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.

20 Minute Takes is a religion podcast hosted by Christians for Social Action, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Christians for Social Action hosts 20 Minute Takes, a religion show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #6

  Andre Henry: Tracing the Christian Racial Wound

  Jul 21, 202621 minS8

  What does it mean for Christians to be accountable to their tradition's entanglement with racism, white supremacy and anti-Blackness? On this episode of 20 Minute Takes, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with musician and writer, Andre Henry. Andre serves as the program director for CSA's Racial Justice Institute. In this episode, they discuss the current backlash that against racial justice efforts in the United States, and the long history of how Christians have both contributed to the upholding of racial hierarchy, as well as the prophetic actions Christians have undertaken to dismantle it. Check out this four-part series that Andre recently published on "Understanding Racism." You can listen to Andre's music here and learn more about his work here . Additionally, you can follow him on Instagram and Threads . 20 Minute Takes is a production of Christians for Social Action Hosted by Nikki Toyama-Szeto Produced by David de Leon Editing and Mixing by Wiloza Media Music by Andre Henry

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  Episode #5

  Zakiya Jackson: Good Neighbor, Bad Systems

  Jul 15, 202627 minS8

  This week, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with Zakiya Jackson of the Expectations Project. They talk about the spiritual practice of being a good neighbor, and how good neighboring goes beyond individual relationships to considering how systems and policy affect our communities as a whole. You can follow Zakiya on Instagram and Threads . You can learn more about the Expectations Project here . 20 Minute Takes is a production of Christians for Social Action Hosted by Nikki Toyama-Szeto Produced by David de Leon Editing and Mixing by Wiloza Media Music by Andre Henry

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  Episode #4

  Erina Kim-Eubanks & Communal Formation

  Jun 23, 202625 minS8

  <p>Faith communities have the power to help give shape to people's lives, for better, and sometimes for worse. On this episode of 20 Minute Takes, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with Erina Kim-Eubanks. She's the co-pastor of Bethel Community Presbyterian Church in San Leandro, CA, a multigenerational church community that she and her husband have helped to replant since the Covid-19 pandemic. In this conversation, Erina reflects on what spiritual formation looks like at their church, how the their community is intentional in their imagination and praxis, and how communal practices around liturgy and scripture nourish their congregation.</p><p>You can...

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  Episode #4

  Erina Kim-Eubanks & Communal Formation

  Jun 23, 202625 minS8

  Faith communities have the power to help give shape to people's lives, for better, and sometimes for worse. On this episode of 20 Minute Takes, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with Erina Kim-Eubanks. She's the co-pastor of Bethel Community Presbyterian Church in San Leandro, CA, a multigenerational church community that she and her husband have helped to replant since the Covid-19 pandemic. In this conversation, Erina reflects on what spiritual formation looks like at their church, how the their community is intentional in their imagination and praxis, and how communal practices around liturgy and scripture nourish their congregation. You can find Erina's writing here . Follow her on Instagram . 20 Minute Takes is a production of Christians for Social Action Hosted by Nikki Toyama-Szeto Produced by David de Leon Editing and Mixing by Wiloza Media Music by Andre Henry

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  Episode #3

  Sara Améstegui Deik & Eschatological Imagination

  Jun 16, 202625 minS8

  <p>Eschatology refers to the area of theological reflection that makes meaning of "the last things;" it often conjures up notions of apocalypticism, heaven, judgment, or even the book of Revelation. On this episode of 20 Minute Takes, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with Sara Améstegui Deik about how eschatologies help to form our broader theological imaginations. Sara is a scholar based in Bolivia, and her expertise is in Christian Zionism—an ideology that has had an outsized influence on Christian thinking and Christian ethics, particularly among Evangelicals in the West. What possibilities exist beyond this, in theologizing the future, and living jus...

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