As we prepare for our next Stott-Bediako Forum on Transformation Revisited: Mission and Gospel Imagination, we are holding conversations with members of the INFEMIT Community to explore some of the related themes. In this podcast, we talk with Al Tizon about Mission as Transformation, its core tenets and relevance for today.
In the second part of our spotlight on Ron Sider, we share a conversation between Ron and one of the many people he has mentored through the years, Al Tizon (Networking Team, INFEMIT).
Ron Sider’s work and his writings on holistic mission have inspired and guided so many within the INFEMIT community. Originally from Canada, Ron’s experience living in inner-city Philadelphia, an urban city in the United States, was particularly influential in shaping his thoughts on social justice and Christian witness. Ron’s work has had a wide reach: he helped organize the 1973 meeting that led to the Chicago Declaration of Evangelical Social Concern, he founded the network now known as Christians for Social Action, and he contributed many important writings, such as Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger…
Corneliu Constantineanu was a theologian whose work was deeply rooted in his context – Romania. He was passionate about the relationship between the Church and the public sphere, and he is remembered as a tireless and dedicated INFEMIT Networking Team member, a devoted husband and father, and a leader and friend to many…
Melba Maggay (Philippines) has been involved in INFEMIT since its early beginnings, after the Lausanne gathering in 1974. She is well known for her work and writing in the area of gospel and culture…
How to describe a life as long and fruitful as that of René Padilla? René loved deeply. He loved books, the essential nutrients for his thoughts. He loved music and often said: “In another life, I’d be an orchestra conductor.” He loved Jesus Christ, who he sought to follow radically. He loved Latin America, refusing to live anywhere else in the world. And he loved his family…