The Mestizo Podcast

Growing up in predominantly white spaces left me continually feeling out of place. I am a colombian/Dominican first generation young adult. When with my extended family, I was shamed with the inability to fluently speak Español. I am a mestiza. WOS and this podcast has helped encourage me to imagine myself as a different kind of Latina. I’ve learned so much about who I am, who the Latin theologians both past and present are, and how I can faithfully serve Christ in this mestiza body. This organization is excellent. You will benefit greatly from these conversations. They’ve helped me find my place and I’m sure they will help you too.

Soy latino, 2da gen, en San Diego, CA. Crecí en la iglesia latina pero en la universidad comencé a asistir a una iglesia anglo. I am now the college and young adult pastor of that church, and I’ve seen how many young Latinos have left their childhood churches to join a white church, but still feel somewhat lost in dominant culture spaces. Many of them end up leaving the church altogether. This podcast has helped put words into what I’ve been feeling for a while and helped me better understand the complexities and nuances of this issue. Gracias a la Doctora Elizabeth y Emanuel por su sabiduría y pasión por alcanzar a esta generación. I know God is calling me to some ministry to this population and is using this podcast among other sources they’ve promoted, to stir my heart and imagination. Bendiciones!

I pastor a church in Lexington, KY. Our church is in a predominantly brown and black area of our city. This is also one of the most disadvantaged areas of our city. This podcast has been such a blessing, much needed in the context we minister in. Las voces de los invitados y sobre todo el liderazgo de nuestro hermano Emanuel Padilla y la Dra. Elizabeth Conde-Frazier nos ha bendecido grandemente. It has helped us be better prepared to serve to the “Mestizo Church” the Lord is raising in the US.

As a white woman with many mestizo friends, this podcast has been incredibly helpful for me to learn about the history of the mestizo church and culture and how that has translated into the present day. I am excited to continue to learn and grow in my understanding and engagement with my friends, my community, and the mestizo church.