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What does a world look like where people can lovingly engage with those who have different views without compromising their faith? What does it look like to truly love your neighbor or even your enemy? These questions have led Pastor Bob Roberts Jr to have deep conversations with his friends that are living out their faith in the public square by loving boldly and working together to build resilient communities. Whether you’re Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddist, or no matter your faith, we all can learn how to relate to those who are different than us – to love boldly. Join us on this story-telling journey that will encourage you the listener to better love your neighbor and how to relate to others despite your differences without compromising your beliefs.
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Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Today our guest is Dr. Ingrid Mattson. Born and raised in Canada where she attended Catholic school, and later studied and converted to Islam. After becoming a Professor of Islamic Studies at Hartford Seminary, Dr. Mattson served as vice-president then as president of the Islamic Society of North American- Where she established the Office of Interfaith and Community Engagement in Washington, DC, and facilitated new partnerships with other faith-based communities and civic organizations. She was also a member of the Interfaith Taskforce of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships during the presidency of Barack Obama. And is currently working on a major project addressing spiritual and sexual abuse in Muslim spaces called The Hurma Project. Home – The Hurma Project
Pastor Bob and Dr. Mattson dive into conversation on multi-faith relationships that don’t compromise faith but strengthen communities, speaking out on religious extremism and the initiative of helping those that have been tragically affected by spiritual and sexual abuse by those in position of religious authority.
SHOW NOTES:
The Hurma Project
Bold as Love: What Can Happen When We See People the Way God Does
About Pastor Bob Roberts Jr
Dr. Bob Roberts, Jr. is the founder of GlocalNet, a non-profit dedicated to mobilizing the church for transformation in the public square, founder and chairman of Glocal Ventures Inc (GVI) and co-founder of Multi-Faith Neighbors Network (MFNN), a multifaith organization committed to creating international religious freedom through intentional cross-cultural relationships. He is also currently the Senior Global Pastor at Northwood Church and host of the Bold Love podcast.
Bob has contributed or been featured on the World Economic Forum, Fox Business Channel, Washington Post, New York Times, Huckabee Show, Religious News Service, C-Span, Templeton Religions Trust, El-Hibri, Christianity Today, Outreach Magazine and more.
Bob is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary (Doctorate of Ministry), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Masters of Divinity), and Baylor University (BA). He and his wife Niki have two children and three grandchildren.
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Today our guest is Zeenat Rahman, who is the Director of the Inclusive America Project at the Aspen Institute. She is an expert on global youth issues, multifaith and diversity engagement, and served as Special Adviser to Secretaries Clinton and Kerry on Global Youth Issues at the U.S. Department of State. Her experience spans national security, foreign policy, and leadership development through work in government, private sector, and NGO’s – effectively bridging the gap between policy and community solutions.
So, she is a perfect fit for our discussions here on the Bold Love podcast and we have so many great topics we get to touch on with Zeenat including creating bonds of trust among youth, is the next generation more passionate about being understanding of faith, cultures and working together regardless of faith and her experience as a Special Advisor in the White House.
SHOW NOTES:
Bold as Love: What Can Happen When We See People the Way God Does
About Pastor Bob Roberts Jr
Dr. Bob Roberts, Jr. is the founder of GlocalNet, a non-profit dedicated to mobilizing the church for transformation in the public square, founder and chairman of Glocal Ventures Inc (GVI) and co-founder of Multi-Faith Neighbors Network (MFNN), a multifaith organization committed to creating international religious freedom through intentional cross-cultural relationships. He is also currently the Senior Global Pastor at Northwood Church and host of the Bold Love podcast.
Bob has contributed or been featured on the World Economic Forum, Fox Business Channel, Washington Post, New York Times, Huckabee Show, Religious News Service, C-Span, Templeton Religions Trust, El-Hibri, Christianity Today, Outreach Magazine and more.
Bob is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary (Doctorate of Ministry), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Masters of Divinity), and Baylor University (BA). He and his wife Niki have two children and three grandchildren.
Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
Pastor Dwight McKissic is a prominent Baptist Pastor and has been outspoken recently in regards to some disagreements within the Southern Baptist Convention. He is the founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas. We will dive into some intricate topics with Pastor McKissic on his recent take on the state of the Southern Baptist Convention, racism in the nation and the church, and what we need to do to mend divides in our tribe and nation.
Pastor McKissic's vision is to develop multi-cultural churches and ministries while mentoring church planters, he is the author of several books including "Beyond Roots: In Search of Blacks In The Bible".
SHOW NOTES:
Pastor Bob Roberts Jr Blog
Article on McKissic Leaving SBC of Texas - RNS
Books by Dwight McKissic
Bold as Love: What Can Happen When We See People the Way God Does
About Pastor Bob Roberts Jr
Dr. Bob Roberts, Jr. is the founder of GlocalNet, a non-profit dedicated to mobilizing the church for transformation in the public square, founder and chairman of Glocal Ventures Inc (GVI) and co-founder of Multi-Faith Neighbors Network (MFNN), a multifaith organization committed to creating international religious freedom through intentional cross-cultural relationships. He is also currently the Senior Global Pastor at Northwood Church and host of the Bold Love podcast.
Bob has contributed or been featured on the World Economic Forum, Fox Business Channel, Washington Post, New York Times, Huckabee Show, Religious News Service, C-Span, Templeton Religions Trust, El-Hibri, Christianity Today, Outreach Magazine and more.
Bob is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary (Doctorate of Ministry), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Masters of Divinity), and Baylor University (BA). He and his wife Niki have two children and three grandchildren.
Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
As an evangelical Christian, Rich Stearns dives into a wide array of topics that are needed to help mend divides within his own tribe and relationships with those that are not. Topics from morality, caring for one another regardless, leadership in a diverse world, helping those in seek of refuge, and several tidbits of wisdom he's compiled on leadership along his journey.
Stearns is an author and President Emeritus of World Vision, one of the world's largest nonprofit humanitarian organizations. Over his two decades with the organization, Rich built a strong leadership team focused on bringing corporate best practices to the nonprofit sector. He traveled to more than 60 of the nearly 100 countries in which World Vision has a presence. He served as a prophetic voice, calling on the American church to respond to the AIDS pandemic in the early 2000s and later raising awareness of the global refugee crisis and global poverty. As a thought leader, Rich appeared regularly in media outlets such as Christianity Today, FOX News, CNN, NPR, Charisma News, and Relevant magazine.
Rich is the author of several books, including the best-selling, award-winning The Hole in Our Gospel. He also wrote Unfinished, and most recently published his new book “Lead Like it Matters to God”.
SHOW NOTES:
Pastor Bob Roberts Jr Blog
Lead Like It Matters To God - Rich Stearns
Hole in Our Gospel - Rich Stearns
Bold as Love: What Can Happen When We See People the Way God Does
About Pastor Bob Roberts Jr
Dr. Bob Roberts, Jr. is the founder of GlocalNet, a non-profit dedicated to mobilizing the church for transformation in the public square, founder and chairman of Glocal Ventures Inc (GVI) and co-founder of Multi-Faith Neighbors Network (MFNN), a multifaith organization committed to creating international religious freedom through intentional cross-cultural relationships. He is also currently the Senior Global Pastor at Northwood Church and host of the Bold Love podcast.
Bob has contributed or been featured on the World Economic Forum, Fox Business Channel, Washington Post, New York Times, Huckabee Show, Religious News Service, C-Span, Templeton Religions Trust, El-Hibri, Christianity Today, Outreach Magazine and more.
Bob is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary (Doctorate of Ministry), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Masters of Divinity), and Baylor University (BA). He and his wife Niki have two children and three grandchildren.
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
We are honored to speak with Dr. Ibrahim Al-Naimi in this episode of the Bold Love Podcast. In his home country of Qatar, Dr. Al-Naimi is the Undersecretary of the Minister of Education and has a long history of starting and leading colleges and universities.
At the international level, Dr. Al-Naimi is recognized as a global ambassador promoting a culture of multi-faith relations. He has and continues to serve as Chair of the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID) since its inception in 2007 which serves as a platform for supporting awareness of religious and cultural values in order to address the problems and issues of concern to all people around the world.
SHOW NOTES:
Bold as Love: What Can Happen When We See People the Way God Does
About Pastor Bob Roberts Jr
Dr. Bob Roberts, Jr. is the founder of GlocalNet, a non-profit dedicated to mobilizing the church for transformation in the public square, founder and chairman of Glocal Ventures Inc (GVI) and co-founder of Multi-Faith Neighbors Network (MFNN), a multifaith organization committed to creating international religious freedom through intentional cross-cultural relationships. He is also currently the Senior Global Pastor at Northwood Church and host of the Bold Love podcast.
Bob has contributed or been featured on the World Economic Forum, Fox Business Channel, Washington Post, New York Times, Huckabee Show, Religious News Service, C-Span, Templeton Religions Trust, El-Hibri, Christianity Today, Outreach Magazine and more.
Bob is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary (Doctorate of Ministry), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Masters of Divinity), and Baylor University (BA). He and his wife Niki have two children and three grandchildren.
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
We are honored to have this trio of experts of Religious Freedom on the podcast today as we will dive into the great accomplishments of Religious Freedom over the past several years and the biggest hurdles that need to be addressed along with the importance of basic human rights.
Pastor Bob will lead us on this journey on this roundtable with our very special guests including 2 former Ambassadors-At-Large for International Religious Freedom - Amb David Saperstein (during Obama administration) and Amb Sam Brownback (during Trump administration) along with Asma Uddin from the Aspen Institute. This was such an incredible conversation that takes on rules of law and rules of the heart in a true bridge-building fashion.
SHOW NOTES:
Office for International Religious Freedom
Bold as Love: What Can Happen When We See People the Way God Does
About Pastor Bob Roberts Jr
Dr. Bob Roberts, Jr. is the founder of GlocalNet, a non-profit dedicated to mobilizing the church for transformation in the public square, founder and chairman of Glocal Ventures Inc (GVI) and co-founder of Multi-Faith Neighbors Network (MFNN), a multifaith organization committed to creating international religious freedom through intentional cross-cultural relationships. He is also currently the Senior Global Pastor at Northwood Church and host of the Bold Love podcast.
Bob has contributed or been featured on the World Economic Forum, Fox Business Channel, Washington Post, New York Times, Huckabee Show, Religious News Service, C-Span, Templeton Religions Trust, El-Hibri, Christianity Today, Outreach Magazine and more.
Bob is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary (Doctorate of Ministry), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Masters of Divinity), and Baylor University (BA). He and his wife Niki have two children and three grandchildren.
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Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
In our first episode of Season 2, we dive into data that religion researcher Dalia Mogahed has seen in her research in regards to Islamaphobia, how different tribes respond to polarization, and the importance of faiths working together in the public square to help build civil flourishing communities.
Dalia Mogahed is the Director of Research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, where she leads the organization’s pioneering research and thought leadership programs on American Muslims. Mogahed is former Executive Director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, where she led the analysis of surveys of Muslim communities worldwide.
The theme of all of these conversations Pastor Bob will be having during season 2 will be focused on “Mending the Divide”. So get ready and come along this ride with us!
SHOW NOTES:
ISPU Poll - Muslims at a Crossroads
Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty
Bold as Love: What Can Happen When We See People the Way God Does
About Pastor Bob Roberts Jr
Dr. Bob Roberts, Jr. is the founder of GlocalNet, a non-profit dedicated to mobilizing the church for transformation in the public square, founder and chairman of Glocal Ventures Inc (GVI) and co-founder of Multi-Faith Neighbors Network (MFNN), a multifaith organization committed to creating international religious freedom through intentional cross-cultural relationships. He is also currently the Senior Global Pastor at Northwood Church and host of the Bold Love podcast.
Bob has contributed or been featured on the World Economic Forum, Fox Business Channel, Washington Post, New York Times, Huckabee Show, Religious News Service, C-Span, Templeton Religions Trust, El-Hibri, Christianity Today, Outreach Magazine and more.
Bob is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary (Doctorate of Ministry), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Masters of Divinity), and Baylor University (BA). He and his wife Niki have two children and three grandchildren.
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Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
The past few years have brought tremendous polarization in our country and the world. Whether political differences or social injustice, competing news sources or arguments on social platforms – people are becoming more and more divided all in the eyes of the public square. But how do we repair this extreme polarization? How do we better relate to one another despite differences? What can we do? That is why the theme of all of these conversations Pastor Bob will be having during season 2 will be focused on “Mending the Divide”.
We like to think that if your faith ventures beyond the walls of your church, or tribe, or religion – into the world with people who thought differently than you. And have a realization to see people as beings made in the image of God – it would radically change people’s mindset. We plan to facilitate discussions surrounding guidance & wisdom on suggestions on what it will take to begin to mend our divides. We ask you the listener, to come on this journey with us with an open mind to relate to others despite your differences without compromising your faith.
During this preview, we ask Pastor Bob, with what has transpired over the past couple of years in our nation, why do you think having discussions around finding ways to halt the growing polarization and large divide we are seeing is critical.
We’d hope you’d join us on this story-telling journey focused on encouraging you the listener to live out your faith boldly, how to better love your neighbor and to learn how to relate to others despite your differences without compromising your faith.
For more information about Pastor Bob’s story, notes on this episode or how to get involved in some of the work, please go to bobrobertsjr.com. And if you missed any of our 9 episodes in season 1, don’t miss those and they can be heard on your preferred podcast player or at bobrobertsjr.com.
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SHOW NOTES:
Bold as Love: What Can Happen When We See People the Way God Does
About Pastor Bob Roberts Jr
Dr. Bob Roberts, Jr. is the founder of GlocalNet, a non-profit dedicated to mobilizing the church for transformation in the public square, founder and chairman of Glocal Ventures Inc (GVI) and co-founder of Multi-Faith Neighbors Network (MFNN), a multifaith organization committed to creating international religious freedom through intentional cross-cultural relationships. He is also currently the Senior Global Pastor at Northwood Church and host of the Bold Love podcast.
Bob has contributed or been featured on the World Economic Forum, Fox Business Channel, Washington Post, New York Times, Huckabee Show, Religious News Service, C-Span, Templeton Religions Trust, El-Hibri, Christianity Today, Outreach Magazine and more.
Bob is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary (Doctorate of Ministry), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Masters of Divinity), and Baylor University (BA). He and his wife Niki have two children and three grandchildren.
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Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
On the final Bold Love episode of the year, Pastor Bob interviews Imam Dr. Omar Suleiman. We deep dive into faith's role in social justice, how Muslims & Christians should build relationships despite differences for the good of society & the future of American Muslims.
Omar is a renowned Muslim scholar and faith-driven activist for human rights. He is the Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, and an adjunct professor of Islamic Studies in the Graduate Liberal Studies program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. In addition to being recognized by CNN as one of 25 Muslim American changemakers, Suleiman is included in The Muslim 500 - an annual ranking of the world's most influential Muslims compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre
He is a New Orleans native and in addition to talking delicious cajun cuisine, we get to discuss how faith played a role in his upbringing, how his faith drives him to stand up & speak up for injustices seen locally and globally, how he urges Muslims & Christians to build deeper relationships with each other even with a disagreement in theology for the good of society and how American Muslims have been on a rocky roller coaster ride with US administration, policies and the two major political parties in general and what that looks like moving forward.
SHOW NOTES:
Moving past inshallah: What Muslims want to see in a Biden presidency by Omar Suleiman
Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty
Bold as Love: What Can Happen When We See People the Way God Does
About Pastor Bob Roberts Jr
Dr. Bob Roberts, Jr. is the founder of GlocalNet, a non-profit dedicated to mobilizing the church for transformation in the public square, founder and chairman of Glocal Ventures Inc (GVI) and co-founder of Multi-Faith Neighbors Network (MFNN), a multifaith organization committed to creating international religious freedom through intentional cross-cultural relationships. He is also currently the Senior Global Pastor at Northwood Church and host of the Bold Love podcast.
Bob has contributed or been featured on the World Economic Forum, Fox Business Channel, Washington Post, New York Times, Huckabee Show, Religious News Service, C-Span, Templeton Religions Trust, El-Hibri, Christianity Today, Outreach Magazine and more.
Bob is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary (Doctorate of Ministry), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Masters of Divinity), and Baylor University (BA). He and his wife Niki have two children and three grandchildren.
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Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Beth Moore has seen her share of criticism from her own tribe for speaking out against some sinful behavior of leadership along being compelled to point to a somewhat hidden part of the evangelical culture.
Beth is a best-selling Christian author and Bible teacher from just outside of Houston, Texas. She is the founder of Living Proof Ministries which is a Bible-based organization focused on encouraging women to come to know and love Jesus Christ through the study of Scripture.
We discuss with her how her home was not her safe place growing up, the story of her shock when her pastor first asked her to teach at the church, her deep examination of what the scriptures say on women’s role in ministry, and how she’s dealt with the sharp criticism she’s received from her own tribe.
SHOW NOTES:
Pastor Bob Roberts Jr Blog
Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty
Bold as Love: What Can Happen When We See People the Way God Does
About Pastor Bob Roberts Jr
Dr. Bob Roberts, Jr. is the founder of GlocalNet, a non-profit dedicated to mobilizing the church for transformation in the public square, founder and chairman of Glocal Ventures Inc (GVI) and co-founder of Multi-Faith Neighbors Network (MFNN), a multifaith organization committed to creating international religious freedom through intentional cross-cultural relationships. He is also currently the Senior Global Pastor at Northwood Church and host of the Bold Love podcast.
Bob has contributed or been featured on the World Economic Forum, Fox Business Channel, Washington Post, New York Times, Huckabee Show, Religious News Service, C-Span, Templeton Religions Trust, El-Hibri, Christianity Today, Outreach Magazine and more.
Bob is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary (Doctorate of Ministry), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Masters of Divinity), and Baylor University (BA). He and his wife Niki have two children and three grandchildren.
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