Design and Religion
by Van Shea Sedita And Rev Dr. Nate Phillips
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Look for the Helpers 12: Dignity, Love and Respect
Look for the Helpers 12: Dignity, Love and Respect
About this podcast
We envision a world where design and religion work together to spread love, empathy, and charity faster than divisiveness, selfishness, and hate. To achieve this, we aim to bring the stories of those driving this change—both big and small—into the spotlight, allowing ideas for positive transformation to spread quickly and reach those who need them most.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 51 episodes
- Look for the Helpers 12: Dignity, Love and Respect · 50 min · Season 4 Episode 51In this episode of Design and Religion: Look for the Helpers, Kim Eppehimer shares the deeper logic behind her work with Friendship House, Limen Recovery + Wellness, and the…
- Look for the Helpers 11: Food & Community · 49 min · Season 4 Episode 50This episode of Design and Religion continues the “Look for the Helpers” series with Cathy Kanefsky, President and CEO of the Food Bank of Delaware. The conversation opens with…
- Look for the Helpers 10: Building Homes and Hope · 45 min · Season 4 Episode 49This episode centers on Kevin L. Smith’s long vocation of service through Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County and the way his housing work and Christian calling have grown…
- Look for the Helpers 9: Community & Mental Health · 48 min · Season 4 Episode 48This episode of the Design and Religion Podcast explores the role of community helpers through a conversation with leaders from NAMI Delaware, the state chapter of the National…
- Look for the Helpers 8: Food and Dignity · 45 min · Season 4 Episode 47This episode centers on Dan Zauderer, founder and CEO of Grassroots Grocery, and his effort to address food insecurity through a model rooted in dignity, volunteerism, and…
- Look for the Helpers 7: Erasing Medical Debt · 43 min · Season 4 Episode 46In this episode of Design and Religion – Look for the Helpers, Van Sedita and Pastor Nate Phillips speak with Michelle Santoro, Associate Director of Philanthropy at Undue…
- Look for the Helpers 6: Unlocke the Light · 48 min · Season 4 Episode 45This episode of Design and Religion – Look for the Helpers features Chris Locke, founder of SL24: UnLocke the Light and Sean’s House in Newark, Delaware. Chris shares the story…
- Look for the Helpers 5: Hard or Soft? · 54 min · Season 4 Episode 44In this episode, Nate and Van sit down with Alex Kocman to discuss his theological framework and his new book, Ordered to Love. The conversation explores the tension between…
- Look for the Helpers 4: Children and the American Legal System · 46 minIn this episode of Design and Religion – Look for the Helpers, Van and Pastor Nate welcome Dan McGarvey Esq., a criminal youth defense attorney in Colorado. Dan works daily with…
- Look for the Helpers 3: Empathic Witness · 57 min · Season 4 Episode 42In this Look for the Helpers episode, Van and Pastor Nate sit down with researcher and social scientist Julie Krohner, who defines her work simply: helping people cultivate self…
- Look for the Helpers 2: Courage Without Applause · 55 min · Season 4 Episode 41In this episode of Design and Religion: Helpers, we sit with Jason Baxley, a police lieutenant, tactical flight officer, and paramedic whose work exists at the intersection of…
- Look for the Helpers 1: Dignity and the Math of Poverty · 1 h 0 min · Season 4 Episode 40In the first episode of Look for the Helpers, we talk with Jamie Moulthrop of Table of Plenty about what food insecurity actually looks like in suburban America. Jamie shares…
- Innovation · 55 min · Season 3 Episode 39This episode examines religious innovation through three distinct lenses. Philip Jones, a retired Presbyterian pastor, brings institutional honesty. He names the anxiety beneath…
- Islam & First Impressions · 1 h 9 min · Season 3 Episode 38Van invites Drew Marshall to explore the world of Islam through the lens of architecture as a living expression of belief, migration, conflict, humility, community behavior, and…
- Spiritual Maintenance · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 37This episode brings together Rev. Dr. Pamela Adams, Van, and Pastor Nate for a deep, candid conversation about what actually happens at the intersection of mental health…
- Heart of Judaism · 60 min · Season 3 Episode 36In this thought-provoking episode, Van Sedita and retired Presbyterian pastor Phil Jones speak with Mark Friedman, author of Come Now, Let Us Reason Together. The conversation…
- Men's Health · 54 min · Season 3 Episode 35In this candid conversation, Van Sedita, Nate Phillips, and John Molina-Moore take on men’s health through stories of stress, faith, and vulnerability. What starts with beard…
- Indelible Experiences · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 34What makes an experience unforgettable—and how do we design for it? In our latest Design & Religion, Van and Pastor Nate sit down with UX legend Jared Spool to unpack “indelible…
- Artificial Intelligence · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 33In this lively episode, Van and Pastor Nate dive into the hype and hope of AI—asking what it means for creativity, conscience, and the Church. From Black Mirror-style “hollow…
- Endurance · 51 min · Season 3 Episode 32Nate and Van are joined by design researcher Oxana Loseva to explore endurance—how we keep going without losing ourselves. They contrast resilience with endurance, and Nate…
