Aaron is pleased to be joined by a guest co-host for the first time! Herandy Lucas Pino joined Aaron for a wide-ranging interview with Adam Dickson.  Adam is the Director of the Langston Multicultural Center in Johnson City, TN. Adam is a well respected elected official, civic leader, and self-proclaimed "community gadfly."  He is a strong advocate for increasing diversity in predominantly white Appalachia and committed to sharing stories about African Americans in Appalchia.

Herandy serves as an instructor and community liaison at the Langston Center working with Adam. She shares about her experience living in Johnson City as a Latinx Dreamer who recently became a college graduate.

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Show Notes

Herandy Lucas Pino

Adam Dickson

Langston Center

Appalachian Soul

Josh Mancuso

DEI Alliance

Bethel Christian Church-Jonesborough, TN

Grace Temple Church Eternal Life Center-Johnson City, TN

St. Mary's Catholic Church-Johnson City, TN

First Baptist Church-Jefferson City, TN 

Hopwood Memorial Christian Church-Milligan University, TN

Pioneer Grocery-Jonesborough, TN

Milligan University

WJHL article about 2019 ETSU Regionalism Summit focusing on disparities in health, education, and economic opportunities

Welcome to part 3 of a 6 episode series exploring VALUES that can guide our individual lives as well as the cultures of our faith communities and organizations to be healthier. In this episode Aaron discusses Respect.

Growing out of the first two values of Humility and Hospitality, Aaron suggests that embodying a posture of Respect with those we disagree with offers us the gift of having our views and ideas challenged. Aaron encourages listeners to intentionally get outside our comfort zones, seek out relationships that will stretch us, and find new voices to listen to.

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Show Notes

Mitch Stein with Pond

Brené Brown Unlocking Us Podcast with Aiko Bethea-Inclusivity at Work: The Heart of Hard Conversations

Jamin Rathbun's Trinity Arts Center

The Dispatch

David French

Preston Sprinkle's Theology in the Raw

Richard Rohr's Center for Action and Contemplation

Jemar Tisby

Danté Stewart

Tyler Burns

Propaganda (Prop Hip Hop)

Tim Otto

Luke Wilson

Colby Martin

Jackie Hill Perry

Megan Tschanz

Kate Bowler

Jamie Ivey

Marla Taviano

Brie Stoner

Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Sarah Heath

Rachel Spears

Aila Malik

Becky Endicott

Adam Dickson

The Langston Center

Herandy Lucas Pino

Pond is the most powerful, positive disruptor of the non-profit sector I've encountered in my time in the industry. Offering a marketplace where non-profits are paid real dollars to discover the best business and technology solutions in the industry, Pond is flipping the business paradigm on its head. I was truly humbled to be joined by Pond's Co-Founder and CEO Mitch Stein. Mitch shares about his entrepreneur journey and how his time serving on the Board of the LGBTQ Center of New York inspired him to launch this incredible tech startup.

Digging into faith and spirituality, Mitch shares honestly about some of the harmful experiences he had growing up in the church as he became aware of his identity as a gay man. Mitch asks me a few questions as well, giving me a chance to share how my own Christian faith is continuing to grow and evolve.  We both lean into and reflect on the power of listening to the stories and experiences of others.

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Show Notes

Pond's website-joinpond.com

Mitch Stein on LinkedIn

The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick

The Center-The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of New York

Padrón & Co.-A Houston-based marketing and design company that redesigned the Unleash Generosity website