Community Conversations with EduDeo Ministries: Recent Episodes
EduDeo Ministries
Our work takes place through 11 associations around the world. We want to bring our leaders, their expertise, insights and passions to you through The Community Conversation podcast.
We speak with Saul Carvajal, an educator and Walking Together Learning Leader about his experience working with EduDeo Ministries in the Dominican Republic. Saul shares his family story, his experiences in the classroom as a teacher and provides a glimpse of the process and implementation of EduDeo's Walking Together program.
Cromwell Awadey, the Executive Director of International Needs Ghana, joins us on the Community Conversation podcast. We discuss what drew him to International Needs Ghana, his journey to leadership, and why their focus on education is important for the future of Ghana.
Nadine Krikke joins us from Langley, British Columbia to talk about how her experience with EduDeo made its way into the classroom. We talk student leadership, connections between global and local, and roadside etiquette on a long day of travel. Get into it!
We catch up with Pastor Yonson Dethan who leads the Reformed Education Foundation, an association of 23 schools in Indonesia. Rev Yonson shares about the differences between Canadian and Indonesian culture, how the association started, and what he sees as the core message of the Gospel. Get into it!
EduDeo's Executive Director, Phil Beck, sits down to speak with Mario Matos, Ruth Rodriguez, Nilda Navarrete, and Cromwell Awadey at the Converge Conference in San Diego. The group shares conference lessons and the value added for their respective organizations.
We talk to Sylvain Momo, National Coordinator of the Alliance of Evangelical School & Universities in Burkina Faso (AESEB). Sylvain speaks about his path towards leadership, what 'transformational leadership' is, and AESEB's vision for a massive training centre that would reshape the future of Christian education in Western Africa.
This week we are joined by Phocas Ngendahayo, the Rwanda Country Director for Kurumbuka Leadership Solutions. Phocas shares the ark of his long career and why he believes that reaching the next generation of leaders is critical to the future of Africa.
Rev Sevatt Kabaghe, the General Sectary of the Central Church of Africa Presbytery. Rev Kabaghe was born and raised in the Copper Belt and attended Zumba Theological College for his Bachelor of Divinity. He was ordained in 2008 and pastored a number of congregations across Zambia, including in Lundazi – where our partner headquarters are! He took on the role of General Secretary in 2016 – so he’s provides insider insight on where education in Zambia is heading.
In our first episode, Ryan sits down with Yadira Quintanilla, the principal of Cornerstone High School in Belize. Yadira talks Teaching for Transformation, the impact of the Global Education Summit on her leadership journey, and how a love of reading informed her passion for teaching.