
Here I Pod from ELCA Advocacy
Join us where we connect faith-based advocacy and current events that matter in our neighborhoods, worship communities, social service and lives. Each episode brings you insights on important advocacy topics and shows you how to get involved. You will hear from ELCA staff who share their knowledge and experience, helping you reflect on today's challenges. We bring together voices of faith-advocates caring for all people and creation. Tune in to learn, act, and be inspired!
Podcasting since 2025 • 10 episodes
Here I Pod from ELCA Advocacy
Latest Episodes
Episode 10: Faith Leadership in Complex Times
In episode 10, our final episode for season one, host Regina Banks speaks with the Rev Amy Reumann, senior director of Witness in Society. They discuss how Witness in Society fits into the rest of the ELCA and alongside other faith-based partne...
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Episode 10
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Episode 9: Middle East & North Africa Advocacy through Accompaniment
In episode 9, host Regina Q. Banks speaks with Sasha Ghosh-Siminoff, program director for Middle East & North Africa (sometimes referred to as MENA) policy with ELCA Witness in Society. This is a wide ranging conversation ...
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Episode 9
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Episode 8: MMIW Awareness & Indigenous Ministries of the ELCA
In episode 8, host Regina Q. Banks speaks to Vance Blackfox (Director of Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations for the ELCA), Justice Nichols (Program Coordinator for Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations for the ELCA), and Brenda Bla...
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Episode 8
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Episode 7: People & Budget Choices - Perspective from Lutheran Services in America
In episode 7 of Here I Pod, host Regina Q. Banks speaks to Alesia Frerichs, President and CEO of Lutheran Services in America. They discuss the broad array of services LSA provides and how they plan to respond to the upcoming budget reconciliat...
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Episode 7
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