20 Minute Takes
Engaging with social justice is complicated and messy, and yet it's the invitation for all Christians. 20 Minute Takes breaks down the big and complicated and brings it into everyday life. Whether through interviews with people on the frontlines or breaking down the concepts in the headlines, 20 Minute Takes helps Christians to stir the imagination for what faithfulness and living justly can look like. 20 Minute Takes is hosted by Nikki Toyama-Szeto, executive director of Christians for Social Action.
Episodes
86 episodes
Michael Kim-Eubanks: How A Church Is Engaging Housing Insecurity in California
This week on 20 Minute Takes, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with Michael Kim-Eubanks. Michael is a musician and co-pastor of Bethel Community Church in San Leandro, CA. They discuss the passage and signin...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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23:59
Jenny Dyer: The Effects of Cutting US Aid for Global Health
This week on 20 Minute Takes, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with Dr. Jenny Dyer, the founder of The 2030 Collaborative. They discuss the reality of foreign aid from the United States, how the recent f...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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26:53
Gary VanderPol: Engaging Climate Justice Practically & Communally
This week, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with author, theologian, and pastor, Gary VanderPol. They discuss climate justice, and practical ways that faith communities can approach Christ-centered climate action prayerfully, personally, and politicall...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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26:28
Kevin Nye: How We Should Understand Homelessness
On this episode of 20 Minute Takes, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with Kevin Nye. Kevin is a writer and advocate working toward ending homelessness by engaging best practices. He's the author of the 2022 book,
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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21:58
Tracey Gee: Living Justly & Knowing What You Want
Welcome to 20 Minute Takes Season 7! What happens when we have learned to distrust our desires? And how does that get in the way of our pursuits to live in whole and just ways in our world today? Listen in as Nikki Toyama-Szeto inte...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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Tony Deik: Pursuing Justice as an Act of Worship
In this final episode of season six, Nikki talks with Tony Deik. Tony is a Palestinian Christian from Bethlehem, Palestine. He is on faculty at Bethlehem Bible College, and currently resides in Bolivia with his family. Tony talks about the cent...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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Edith Yoder: Neighboring Families Out of Housing Insecurity
How can churches be good neighbors to families experiencing housing insecurity? This week on 20 Minute Takes, Nikki talks with Edith Yoder. She's the CEO of Bridge of Hope, an organization that has equ...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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Janna Louie: AAPI Voters, Faith & Politics
This week on 20 Minute Takes, Nikki talks with Rev. Janna Louie, co-founder of the Coalition for Asian American and Pacific Islander Churches (CAAPIC). In this episode, they discuss the complex historical dynamics that affect Asian American/Pac...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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Kristyn Komarnicki & Transforming Conflict
Please enjoy this encore presentation of this episode (originally aired on March 16, 2022).This week, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with Kristyn Komarnicki...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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Jesse Rudy: Widows, Orphans, and Land Theft in Uganda
This week on 20 Minute Takes, Nikki talks with Jesse Rudy. Trained as an attorney, Jesse is the Founder and CEO of Redeem International, a Christian faith-based nonprofit that protects some of the world's most vulnerable widows and orphans from...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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23:15
Nikki Toyama-Szeto: Just Organizational Leadership
This week, David de Leon interviews CSA Executive Director and 20 Minute Takes host, Nikki Toyama-Szeto. Nikki shares what it looks like to lead a justice organization justly. She unpacks her organizational leadership theory anchored in interce...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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23:13
Tim Ignacio & Being A Balikbayan; Not a Missionary
Please enjoy this encore presentation of this episode (originally aired on June 29, 2022).This week, David de Leon chats with Tim Ignacio. He's a Pilipino American community worker (and rapper!) in Metro Manila, in the Philippines. In t...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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23:38
Bill White: LGBTQ+ Inclusion, the Church, & Deepening Our Faith
This week, Nikki talks with Bill White. Bill is co-pastor of City Church Long Beach. Bill shares the story of his son coming out and how that experience challenged his theology and ultimately d...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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27:00
Rick Barry: Politics & Civic Discipleship
This week, Nikki talks with Rick Barry, the executive director of the Center for Christian Civics. Rick helps Christians to think about what i...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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22:49
Ron Sider & A Long View on Justice
July 27, 2024 will mark two years since Ron Sider, founder and President Emeritus of Christians for Social Action (originally Evangelicals for Social Action), passed away.Please enjoy this encore presentation of this episode with Ron (o...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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20:31
Jasmin Shupper & Repair in the Wake of Redlining
This week, Nikki interviews Jasmin Shupper, the CEO and Founder of the Greenline Housing Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to close the racial wealth and homeownership gaps and rev...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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22:13
Gabrielle Clowdus & Being A Good Neighbor to Our Homeless Siblings
This week on 20 Minute Takes, Nikki chats with Dr. Gabrielle Clowdus of Settled, an organization that addresses long-term homelessness through research-based holistic and communal approaches. In this conve...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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22:09
Nishan de Mel: Economics, Corruption & Structural Transformation
This week on 20 Minute Takes, we hear from economist Nishan de Mel. In front of a live audience, Nishan talks about how he and his organization Verité Research attempted to tackle corruption in gove...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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19:47
Ruth Padilla DeBorst & Revisiting Transformation
Welcome to Season 6!In this episode, Nikki talks with Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst of the International Fellowship for Mission as Transformation (INFEMIT). They discuss how a global, interdenominational, a...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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18:56
Ruth Padilla DeBorst & Stories from Living in Intentional Community
Join us in this episode as we talk to Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst about intentional community and ecological justice & how it's lived out at Casa Adobe in Costa Rica. Dr. DeBorst is a profes...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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18:00
Adam Taylor & A Hope for Christian Faith and Politics
Join us in this episode as we talk to Reverend Adam Taylor about the role churches can have in this divided society and examples of how faith can intersect with public policy. Rev...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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24:19
Eboo Patel & Christian Faith in the Public Square
Join us in this episode as we talk to Eboo Patel about what a pluralistic nation needs from Christians. Eboo Patel is the Founder and President of
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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22:08
Brian Zahnd & The Cross for Salvation and Beyond
Join us in this episode as we talk to Brian Zahnd about the role of the cross as well as new ways of looking at the cross as a kaleidoscope, in order to inform how we respond to aspects of Christian life and to justice issues in our society. Ma...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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24:34
Melissa Borja & What Churches Can Learn From Hmong Refugees
Join us in this episode as we talk to Dr. Melissa Borja about what the Christian church can learn to host and welcome refugees. She offers advice on how churches can be better hosts to refugees and talks about how her book,
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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24:23
Justin Fung and Spiritual Formation for Activists
Join us in this episode as we talk to Justin Fung about spiritual formation, activism, and opportunities we have to be formed in God's image. Rev. Dr. Justin Fung serves as the Pastor of Leadership & Spiritual Formation at
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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