Podcasts Culture A World of Difference Women in the Church EPS 41: Dr. Michelle Ami Reyes on Becoming All Things, AAPI Heritage Month, Asian-American women in the Church

Women in the Church EPS 41: Dr. Michelle Ami Reyes on Becoming All Things, AAPI Heritage Month, Asian-American women in the Church

Published: May 19, 2021, 9:30 p.m.

Dr. Michelle Ami Reyes is the Vice President of the https://www.asianamericanchristiancollaborative.com (Asian American Christian Collaborative) and Co-Executive Director at https://www.madeforpax.org (Pax). She is also the Scholar in Residence at Hope Community Church and author of https://amzn.to/3v2pkZH (Becoming All Things: How Small Changes Lead to Lasting Connections Across Cultures). Michelle lives in Austin, TX with her husband, Aaron, and two kids. Find about her work on her website: https://michelleamireyes.com (https://michelleamireyes.com) Follow her work at: https://twitter.com/aachristcollab (@aachristcollab) and https://twitter.com/hopeccatx (@hopeccatx) and her wisdom on twitter at: https://twitter.com/drmichellereyes?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (@drmichellereyes) She speaks to us about how proximity to people who are different from us leads to empathy which leads to action. She references https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2021/march/race-diversity-multiethnic-church-movement-promise.html (Dr. Korie Edwards's Christianity Today article )on multicultural churches. She references Dr. Michael Emerson, a sociologist who says that 70% of multicultural churches still have white male leadership. His bookhttps://amzn.to/3fq8ZY4 ( Divided by Faith) is insightful on race in the church. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.  On Clubhouse https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@loriadbr (@loriadbr). Find Us Online: https://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/ (@aworldof.difference) on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/A-World-of-Difference-613933132591673/ (A World of Difference) on Facebook on Twitter at https://twitter.com/loriadbr (@loriadbr) https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference (https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference) or http://loriadamsbrown.com (loriadamsbrown.com)Mentioned in this episode: Join our Patreon Community for exclusive content, experiences and merch Join our Patreon community This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy