The Better Samaritan Podcast
The Better Samaritan is a podcast with Kent Annan & Jamie Aten where we’re learning—along with you—how to more helpfully love our neighbors, from everyday acts of kindness to navigating complex humanitarian challenges facing the church and society. Join us as we interview experts with insight on learning to do good, better.
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The EU Just Absorbed 2 Million Ukrainian Refuge...
A professor with the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College has just arrived on the border of Ukraine to assist with healthcare efforts. Here’s his report from the field.
28 min
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A Well-Equipped Church is the Best Place to Sta...
Dr. Nicole Martin explains how Healing Groups work—and why scripture is essential to the process
38 min
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Enneagram and Justice Work
Suzanne Stabile explains how your number can be an asset in helping professions.
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Twenty Minutes of Soul Care & Free Writing with...
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A Pastor and a Psychologist Unpack Why Pastors ...
They're being forced to moderate skirmishes without an answer, rather than minister, according to one Mennonite leader.
36 min
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Racism Drove Many Asian-Americans from Local Ch...
Why a church plant in Austin, TX has grown exponentially this year—plus, wisdom on being prophetic vs. being noisy.
40 min
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Ten Minute Embodied Prayer Meditation to Help M...
12 min
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Dallas Jenkins on His Funding Model and Ethical...
The hit show has raised $10 million through crowdfunding—and its Christmas special topped box office charts. What drives Jenkins’ marketing philosophy?
42 min
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This FEMA Official Says the Government Wants to...
He's served with FEMA under 3 presidents. Marcus Coleman shares with us about his calling.
29 min
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Two Christian Reporters Talk About Reporting on...
32 min
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Why Disasters?: Kent and Jamie on the Hot Seat ...
Remembering 10 years, and exploring the M.A. in Humanitarian & Disaster Leadership
31 min
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Welcoming the Stranger Isn't a Political Burden...
Shane Claiborne wants to challenge our idea of scarcity—and how it affects policies at the southern border.
30 min
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The Story Philip Yancey Waited 50 Years to Writ...
“Things I Thought We Were Done With, in the United States, Are Recurring”
37 min
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We Know Things Are Bad in Haiti. What’s the Way...
An assassination, an earthquake and ongoing kidnappings on top of a dysfunctional republic. One reporter—herself a Haitian immigrant—explains why she still has hope for Haiti.
33 min
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How Do You Sustain Hope in the Midst of This Wo...
We asked every one of our podcast guests this question. Here are their answers
22 min
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How Do We Make the Jericho Road Safer for Those...
We asked every podcast guest: in the context of your work, how can we make a difference in the system?
17 min
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What Does Humility Look like in Your Field?
Top humanitarians & NGO leaders share.
14 min
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How Have You Been Learning to Do Good, Better i...
Top humanitarians & NGO leaders share.
18 min
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Tearfund Haiti Director on the President's Assa...
The country has been a tangled web of violence & instability—and now it's under a declared State of Siege. Here's what humanitarians are most concerned about next.
18 min
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We Asked 12 Top Humanitarians What Surprises Th...
14 min
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WorldVision President Emeritus Rich Stearns on ...
42 min
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How Can I Leverage How God Has Wired Me for God...
Terence Lester, author and founder of Love Beyond Walls, on calling, proximation, and what he's learned from his friends without an address.
40 min
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Musician David Gungor of the Brilliance on Redi...
In both in art and peacemaking, sometimes we have to be comfortable with dissonances.
36 min
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Don't Underestimate Refugees in 2021. They May ...
Pastor Jean Pierre Gatera on misconceptions, COVID, and what never to say to a newly resettled refugee
27 min
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One Thing Keeps Women & Children Enslaved for 2...
Unleashing that potential is easier than you might think, says one expert
28 min