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Earthkeepers: A Circlewood Podcast on Creation Care and SpiritualityIntentional Community for Human and More-than-Human Beings, with Ruth Padilla deBorst | Ep. 146In this episode, Forrest Inslee and Jo Swinney spend time with Ruth Padilla deBorst of A Rocha Costa Rica, sharing experiences and insights on creation care and community living. Ruth highlights the organization's growth, and its commitment to creation care, community engagement, and environmental justice. In particular, she describes the ways that her intentional community, called Casa Adobe, works to foster deep connection between people and nature, and people with other people. The conversation delves into the challenges of seeking such environmental restoration, addressing issues like river pollution, greenwashing, and the need for a more profound understanding of our...
2026-03-0446 min
What In The World?S4E1 Learning From Those Who Have Experienced Hardship (Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst)In this episode, Jake interviews Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst, and they discuss what we at Elmbrook Church should learn from the broader Majority World Church.Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst currently serves at Western Theological Seminary – Richard C. Oudersluys Associate Professor of World ChristianityList of ResourcesCETI Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians INFEMITLangham Literature World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission Journal of Latin American TheologyLatin AmericaSamuel Escobar René and Kathy Padilla Melba MaggayAfricaKwame Bediako Tite Tiénou Emmanuel KatongoleHavila DarbarageLamin O Sanneh Marcy Emba...
2025-12-0225 min
Antioch Church | Audio PodcastThe RiseRUTH PADILLA DeBORST, Professor, Theologian, Creation Care Activist / Sixth Sunday of Harvest / Luke 24.13-35
2025-11-0214 min
Think Global, Do JusticeHow Leaders Lose Their Way with Peter GreerOne out of three leaders don't finish well in the work that they undertake. Striking, isn't it? As our podcast celebrates 300 episodes of engaging global nonprofit leaders, we strive to be that minority that stay the course God gave us and there's no one better to talk to than today's guest. Making his record sixth interview on the show, we're joined by Hope International CEO Peter Greer who sits down with Brandon Stiver and Phil Darke to discuss his new book, How Leaders Lose Their Way. For whatever area that God has called you to lead in ministry, humanitarian...
2025-10-281h 03
The TRC PodcastFifteenth Sunday After PentecostJoin Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst as she gives the sermon titled "The Blood of Your Sibling is Crying Out" on September 21, 2025 at our 10AM Service.To find out more, visit https://trcholland.org
2025-09-2322 min
The Seed: Conversations for Radical Hope“At School in Community: Resisting the Allure of Empire” from Refugia (Off-Season Special)Episode SummaryToday, we share an episode from a sister podcast, Refugia hosted by Debra Rienstra. Refugia are places of shelter where life endures in times of crisis. From out of these small sanctuaries, life reemerges, and the world is renewed.In this episode of Refugia, Debra speaks with theologian Ruth Padilla DeBorst. She describes life in Casa Adobe, an intentional Christian community in Costa Rica, and discusses what faithful living can look like as we seek to resist complicity in the abuses of empire.Season 4 of Refugia will be released...
2025-08-3040 min
Faith on the RoadProphetic Voice and the Global Church with Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst & Kazusa OkayaWhat is a prophetic voice, really – and why does it matter for Christians around the world today?In this episode, we talk with Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst (Costa Rica and broader Latin America) and Kaz Okaya (Japan) to talk about:- How they understand and embody prophetic voice- The unique challenges and insights of speaking truth in contexts of injustice- What the Western church can learn from the prophetic witness of the church in the Majority WorldJoin us for an honest conversation th...
2025-07-0154 min
Liturgical rebelsEpisode 28- Embracing Peace & Justice with Ruth Padilla DeBorstSend a textIn this conversation, Christine Sine and Ruth discuss the intersection of theology, gender, and social justice. Ruth shares her personal history growing up in Argentina during a military dictatorship, which shaped her passion for peace and justice. They explore the challenges faced by women in theology, the importance of community living, and the role of environmental stewardship. The conversation also touches on the impact of political decisions on migration and refugee support, and concludes with a discussion on maintaining hope in chaotic times.TakeawaysRuth's personal history in Argentina...
2025-04-0244 min
Think Global, Do JusticeChange Management and Community Transformation with Dr. Casey DuthiersThe common adage "when you know better, you do better" makes sense. It also indicates that there is a need to transform what it is that we've been doing. When nonprofits around the world, including those working in Christian development and justice, recognize the need for organizational shifts, they may undertake the years-long process of change management. Perhaps your organization has gone through this (or perhaps it needs to!) To help us understand what change management looks like and what it says for organizations pursuing transformational development models, we have Dr. Casey Duthiers joining the show. Casey is the...
2024-11-2654 min
Antioch Church | Audio PodcastWhat Did Jesus Believe About Justice?RUTH PADILLA DeBORST, Professor, Theologian, Creation Care Activist / Fourth Sunday of Harvest / Luke 4.18-21
2024-10-2116 min
Think Global, Do JusticeDr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst - Integral Mission and Decolonizing TheologyThere is no escaping the reality that much of what we're familiar with in global missions and development has some roots in colonialism. There is no better person to help us disentangle God's work from worldly power structures than Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst. Dr. Padilla DeBorst is the Richard C. Oudersluys Associate Professor of World Christianity at Western Seminary. She describes how integral mission addresses gaps in many traditional approaches to missions and what it looks like to live out a contextualized gospel in Latin America. Podcast Sponsor The Accord Network...
2024-07-0958 min
Across the Divide PodcastCATC #2 Ruth Padilla DeBorst: The Mission of the Church in Contexts of OppressionThe second episode in this special Christ at the Checkpoint series features Ruth Padilla DeBorst, Latin American theologian and teacher. At CATC she gave a presentation titled “The Mission of the Church in Contexts of Oppression." In this episode we play clips from her presentation, and Daniel asks a few questions about some of the key issues she addresses in her talk.
Ruth Padilla DeBorst is a theologian, missiologist, educator, and story-teller, Ruth Padilla DeBorst has been involved in theological formation for integral mission in her native Latin America and beyond for several decades. She teaches at Western Theological Se...
2024-07-0652 min
20 Minute TakesRuth Padilla DeBorst & Revisiting TransformationWelcome to Season 6!In this episode, Nikki talks with Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst of the International Fellowship for Mission as Transformation (INFEMIT). They discuss how a global, interdenominational, and intergenerational community like INFEMIT is helping Christians all over the world think about how the church is showing up in their own contexts, as well as the upcoming Stott-Bediako Forum coming up in Medellín, Colombia this July 15-17. Listen in for a rich conversation on the role of gospel imagination in mission and transformation.Dr. DeBorst is a professor of World Christianity at Western Theological S...
2024-06-2618 min
Theology Lab: Courage & Curiosity for Everyday FaithAl Tizon & Ruth Padilla DeBorst - God & MoneyRecorded on September 17, 2023. The first session of Theology Lab's 2023-2024 series, "God & Money." In this discussion, guest speakers Ruth Padilla DeBorst and Al Tizon explore how money connects to faith, common obstacles that prevent us from seriously engaging this topic, field a question on materialism and the need for a nuanced relationship to capitalism, and more.Learn more about Highrock's Theology Lab: highrock.org/theologylabfacebook: / highrocktheologylabX: https://twitter.com/Theology_LabPodcast includes original music ("Imagination") written by Dean Payla, produced by PALA.
2024-06-0532 min
Lausanne Movement PodcastJustice Reimagined: Faithful Advocacy in Light of the Great Commission with Ruth Padilla DeBorst & Matthew NiermannAs Scripture teaches, all humans are made in the image of God and are worthy. Yet, globally, not all humans are treated equally. With an increasing consciousness of discrimination, the world and the church continue to ask: 'What is fair and just?'
In this episode of the Lausanne Movement Podcast we explore the context shifts in global justice including poverty, persecution, women, marginalised, human rights, slavery, and corruption.
We are joined by guests:
Dr. Matthew Niermann: Director of the State of the Great Commission Report.
Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst: Associate Professor o...
2024-05-0649 min
20 Minute TakesRuth Padilla DeBorst & Stories from Living in Intentional CommunityJoin us in this episode as we talk to Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst about intentional community and ecological justice & how it's lived out at Casa Adobe in Costa Rica. Dr. DeBorst is a professor of World Christianity at Western Theological Seminary, part of the networking team for INFEMIT (a gospel-centered fellowship of mission theologian-practitioners), serves in leadership of the Comunidad de Estudios Teológicos Interdisciplinarios (CETI), and a member of Casa Adobe (an intentional Christian Community with deep concern for right living in relation to the whole of creation). You can find Dr. DeBorst on Lin...
2024-03-2718 min
SURRENDER: Jesus in the margins5.2 Throwback to Surrender 2016: Ruth Padilla DeBorstIn the leadup to Surrender Festival 2024, we're throwing back to some memorable Surrender moments from the past. Episode 2 brings us back to Surrender 2016, when Ruth Padilla DeBorst shared on "weaving rightness"
Ruth Padilla De Borst is a theologian, activist, community member and practitioner. She comes from Latin America, where she describes there is beauty, colour, music, violence, injustice, poverty; and all of these things are woven together. In this message, Ruth asks what it would take to weave rightness into community through belonging?
The theme for Surrender 2016 was 'God. Neighbour. Enemy'.
In 2024, it's "...
2024-02-0721 min
Park Street Church SermonsThere Is Space for AllRuth Padilla DeBorst | Isaiah 55:1-3, 56:4-8 |
Dr. DeBorst provides a view of God's invitation to all of us through the text of Isaiah 55:1-3, 56:4-8.
2023-11-0500 minPark Street Church SermonsThere Is Space for AllRuth Padilla DeBorst | Isaiah 55:1-3, 56:4-8 |
Dr. DeBorst provides a view of God's invitation to all of us through the text of Isaiah 55:1-3, 56:4-8.
2023-11-0500 min
Highrock ChurchTheology Lab: Does Money Matter to God?Recorded on September 17, 2023. The first session of Theology Lab's 2023-2024 series, "God & Money." In this discussion, guest speakers Ruth Padilla DeBorst and Al Tizon explore how money connects to faith, common obstacles that prevent us from seriously engaging this topic, field a question on materialism and the need for a nuanced relationship to capitalism, and more.
2023-10-071h 03
Faith Across Borders: with Dr. Graham Joseph HillEpisode 6: Ruth Padilla DeBorst on Practicing Integral Mission & HospitalityRuth Padilla DeBorst and Graham Joseph Hill on pursuing integral mission and practicing hospitality.
Ruth Padilla DeBorst is the General Secretary of Latin American Theological Fellowship, director of IFES’s Spanish-speaking publishing house, Ediciones Certeza Unida, and team leader of Christian Reformed World Mission’s work in El Salvador. For many years, she worked with the growing Christian student movements of Latin America under the umbrella of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES), of which InterVarsity is a member movement. She has an MA in Interdisciplinary Studies from Wheaton College Graduate School and is pursuing a doct...
2023-07-0525 min
Refugia Podcast: A Podcast About Renewal#26 At School in Community: Ruth Padilla DeBorst on Intentional Christian Community, Resisting the Allure of Empire, and Planetary GardeningTheologian Ruth Padilla DeBorst describes life in Casa Adobe, an intentional Christian community in Costa Rica, and discusses what faithful living can look like as we seek to resist complicity in the abuses of empire.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/refugia/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit refugianewsletter.substack.com
2022-10-0935 min
The Holy PostEpisode 520: Phil & Skye Answer Listener VoicemailsWhat's the correct definition of "woke"? What do Christians in the global south think about sexuality and gender? Biblically, when does life begin? When was America a Christian nation? In this special episode, Phil and Skye respond to voicemails left by Holy Post listeners. Some are serious and others are silly. Plus, additional thoughts about the conservative movement from Episode 519. And, Phil explains why he feels like a celebrity Norwegian walrus named Freya. 0:00 - Intro Animal News 1:40 - Freya the walrus 3:43 - Dead spider claws Voicemail Q&A 5:43 - Q&A intro 7:05 - Angie: What does "woke" even mean? 15:53...
2022-08-031h 22The Holy PostWhat in the World? EPISODE 1: The Kingdom of God with Ruth Padilla DeBorstHow big is the scope of the gospel? What does God's kingdom include? And what happens when we discover the American church isn't the center of it? Based on the book Inalienable by Eric Costanzo, Daniel Yang, and Matthew Soerens, in this episode Skye Jethani (co-host of The Holy Post) talks to theologian and missiologist Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst. With extensive experience in the Latin American church, Padilla DeBorst explains how popular American Christianity misunderstands the Kingdom of God, and how seeking the wisdom of the global church can guild the American church through its current crisis. "I...
2022-07-151h 02
Regent College PodcastWise Leadership #3: Becoming Leaders in Community- With Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorstLeaders can become stars, celebrities, and potential saviours to many people they lead and even themselves. Often this can lead to burnout or fallout and a misconstrued view of what leadership is. We had a conversation with Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst on how one needs to lead in community where trusted friends and colleagues can speak truth into a leaders life. In an effort to lead like Jesus Dr. DeBorst challenges leaders to allow others to see your humanity and point them to Jesus who emulates true leadership. We hope you enjoy this conversation. To learn more about...
2022-03-2543 minRegent College PodcastWise Leadership #3: Becoming Leaders in Community- With Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorstLeaders can become stars, celebrities, and potential saviours to many people they lead and even themselves. Often this can lead to burnout or fallout and a misconstrued view of what leadership is. We had a conversation with Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst on how one needs to lead in community where trusted friends and colleagues can speak truth into a leaders life. In an effort to lead like Jesus Dr. DeBorst challenges leaders to allow others to see your humanity and point them to Jesus who emulates true leadership. We hope you enjoy this conversation. To learn more about...
2022-03-2543 min
Field NotesEp 13: Ruth Padilla DeBorst – A story of living hopefully in Costa RicaHow do we keep going after trauma and tragedy? How can we avoid becoming overwhelmed and despairing in the face of the environmental catastrophe unfolding before our very eyes?Ruth Padilla DeBorst is a renowned Latin American theologian based in Costa Rica, where she lives in Casa Adobe, an intentional community committed to living as good neighbours in right relation with people and the rest of creation. She is a long-time friend and former trustee of A Rocha International. In this profoundly moving conversation with Peter and Bryony, she talks about how a terrible personal t...
2021-11-1238 min
Asbury Seminary Kentucky ChapelSent Beyond - with Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst"Sent Beyond" with Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst, presented by Asbury Seminary Kentucky Chapel, recorded on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Asbury Theological Seminary's Kentucky campus
2021-10-1316 minAsbury Seminary Kentucky ChapelWill the offering be well received? - with Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst"Will the offering be well received?" with Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst, presented by Asbury Seminary Kentucky Chapel, recorded on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at Asbury Theological Seminary's Kentucky campus
2021-10-1219 minEarthkeepers: A Circlewood Podcast on Creation Care and SpiritualityCreation Care & Community: Erika Alvarez and Johann Ruíz Michelsen of Casa Adobe | Ep. 40In this episode we talk with Erika Alvarez and Johann Ruiz of Casa Adobe. Casa Adobe is an intentional community of people in Costa Rica working together to care for creation, build true relationships, and nurture their faith lives. At the heart of their values is their belief that environmental justice and social justice cannot be separated. Ecological Disciple blogBook giveaway: Want to be in a drawing to receive a copy of Victoria Loorz’ book Church of the Wild? Leave a voice message telling us why YOU listen to the Earthkeepers podcast. Fin...
2021-10-1138 min
Open to WonderRuth Padilla DeBorst | Beyond Sunday, Episode 1Ruth Padilla DeBorst joins hosts Chris and Karen for the first episode of Open to Wonder Season 1: Beyond Sunday. Ruth lives in an intentional community at Casa Adobe in Costa Rica and shares what it means to live into and out of your faith seven days a week. And her honest answer to how we can intentionally live our faith in our neighborhoods and communities is a do-able life-changer (it may or may not involve a lawnmower.)
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2021-09-2850 min
Christ City Church, Washington DCA Look Back at the Early ChurchThis week we hear from the premier Latin American theologian Ruth Padilla-DeBorst. Ruth is a Costa Rican-based theologian, missiologist, educator and storyteller. She has been involved in leadership development and theological education in her native Latin America for decades where she serves with a number of global organizations focusing on global mission and ministry primarily in the majority world.
2021-08-0318 min
The Stott LegacyDr Ruth Padilla deBorstRuth Padilla de Borst knew John Stott from her childhood since he was a frequent visitor to the family home in Argentina and elsewhere in Latin America. In fact, the main photograph for the episode’s image shows John celebrating his 80th birthday with the Padilla family in 2001. Ruth's father, the late and much missed René Padilla, became an important colleague and close friend of John’s, in part through their participation in IFES student ministry across Latin America and especially through the Lausanne Movement. John was instrumental in getting René a place in the main speaker programme at the 1974 Lausan...
2021-07-2942 min
Historias De La Otra MitadPrograma 23 - Invitada: Ruth Padilla DeBorst, fundadora y miembro de Casa AdobeRuth Padilla DeBorst, doctora en filosofía y teología, presidenta de CETI Continental y fundadora y miembro de Casa Adobe, comparte con nosotras sus experiencias y reflexiones sobre temas tan variados como el lenguaje, la teología, la vida y los tiempos actuales.
2021-07-2830 min
INFEMIT PodcastInterview with Ruth Padilla DeBorst (by René August) Part IIAfter listening to Ruth's full presentation, we continued the conversation with her about her ideas on "Joining Hands in the Construction of a Reconciliation Politics." In this episode, we chat with Ruth about resources for those who are interested in wanting to learn more about reconciliation politics, the goal in calling the church to lament, and a continued reflection on her analogy of 'joining hands.'
2021-03-0419 min
INFEMIT PodcastRuth Padilla DeBorst: Plenary SessionListen to Ruth Padilla DeBorst's full presentation- "North-South Partnership in God's Mission: Joining Hands in the Construction of a Reconciliation Politics."
2021-02-2534 min
INFEMIT PodcastInterview with Ruth Padilla DeBorst (by René August) Part IFor the Stott-Bediako Forum, Ruth Padilla DeBorst shared her thoughts with us on "North-South Partnership in God's Mission: Joining Hands in the Construction of a Reconciliation Politics." In this podcast, René August interviews Ruth about her work, different resources she recommends, and more on creating a reconciliation politics.
2021-02-2519 min
LA REBELIÓN DE LOS SANTOS: un Podcast sobre Fe y EspiritualidadDones espirituales ➤ RUTH PADILLA DEBORST 🎧 Podcast 𝘓𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘰́𝘯 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘴RUTH PADILLA DEBORST es una teóloga colombiana/argentina/costarricense. Aprovechando el estímulo del capítulo Y DIO DONES A SU PUEBLO, nos pusimos a charlar sobre un montón de temas que nos atraviesan. •
¿Cómo podemos discernir los carismas espirituales de las características y habilidades de las personas carismáticas? ¿Cómo conviene abordar los dones más llamativos, los que tienen una manifestación más sobrenatural o espectacular? ¿Cuál debería ser la relación entre el don y la jerarquía en la iglesia? ¿Los dones deberían inclinar la balanza sobre temas...
2021-02-0819 min
The Jim Wallis PodcastRuth Padilla DeBorst on the Global Common Good vs. Governmental Self-InterestLatin American theologian, missiologist, and educator Ruth Padilla DeBorst and Rev. Jim Wallis discuss the importance of social consciousness in the creation of government policy. Speaking of government priorities, Padilla DeBorst says, "If there is an awareness that the place of government is to guarantee the wellbeing of people and not just to serve the interests of a few or to line one's pockets, it makes a big difference. That's something we can be grateful for at same time as we mourn the lack of that kind of consciousness on the part of many governments in the wo...
2020-04-1742 min
St Alfred's Anglican ChurchCry for JusticeRuth Padilla DeBorst at St Alfred's
Ruth is a wife, mother, theologian, missiologist, educator, and story-teller. As Leader of Missional Leadership with Resonate Global Mission, she works with the Comunidad de Estudios Teológicos Interdisciplinarios (a learning community with students across Latin America), and coordinates the Networking Team of INFEMIT (International Fellowship for Mission as Transformation). She serves on the board of A Rocha, the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies and the American Society of Missiology. She lives with her husband, James, in Costa Rica as a member of Casa Adobe, an intentional Christian Community with deep concern for right l...
2019-11-1700 min
Life & FaithRebroadcast: Just WomenTwo conversations, two stories of lives committed to justice and the flourishing of others.
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“The rescue of one person matters infinitely - it matters to that person, and it matters to us - and at the same time, that one rescue can send a ripple effect through a system of millions of people who are enslaved and exploited.”
In this episode of Life & Faith, we bring together two conversations with remarkable women working to bring justice to situations of terrible brokenness.
Bethany Hoang spent many years with International Justice Mission, an org...
2019-08-0731 min
Creation Care Mission's PodcastLiving well together in the Creation Community - Ruth Padilla DeBorstPicture
Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst yearns to see peace and justice embrace in the beautiful and broken world we call home. A wife of one and mother of many, theologian, missiologist, educator, and story-teller, she has been involved in leadership development and theological education for integral mission in her native Latin America for several decades.
She works with the Comunidad de Estudios Teológicos Interdisciplinarios (CETI), a learning community with students across Latin America. She coordinates the Networking Team of INFEMIT (International Fellowship for Mission as Transformation), collaborates with Resonate Global Mission, and serves on the board of Arocha and t...
2018-10-1939 min
Theology on MissionS1:E31 A Future For Reformed Theology? (Roundtable)
Is there a future for Reformed theology? Yes, there is! But it might look different. This internationally diverse panel discusses how the Reformation can still impact the West.
In this round table is Ruth Padilla Deborst, Carl Ellis, Jin Kim, Cherith Fee Nordling and David Fitch, hosted as ever by Geoff Holsclaw. Recorded at the Missio Alliance event, "The Young, Restless, and Always Reforming", around the panel titled, "The Reformed Tradition and the Christendom Legacy."
2016-05-2436 min
Life & FaithLife and Faith: Eating
Life and Faith examines the way that whenever we eat, we are eating with other people. Ruth Dearnley, World Vision Australia's campaign leader for child protection and trafficking, discusses how the food we but in the supermarket can be the result of child trafficking and exploitation and what we can do to to combat this. Ruth Padilla DeBorst, World Vision International's director of Christian Formation and Leadership Development, shares her thoughts about what it means to eat in community and why Christians should seek to eat with those who are different.
2013-10-1815 minLife & FaithLife and Faith: Ruth Padilla DeBorstRuth Padilla DeBorst has been involved in leadership development and theological education in her native Latin America as a missionary with Christian Reformed World Missions for many years: first in student ministry with the Comunidad Internacional de Estudiantes Evangélicos (IFES), then with Seeds of New Creation, a ministry that trains for and promotes holistic mission in El Salvador. Ruth currently serves as Director of Christian Formation and Leadership Development with World Vision International.
She came on Life and Faith to discuss the reasons behind church growth in Latin America in contrast to the decline found in th...
2013-09-2215 min