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Episode: Compassionate Response: What Is Ours to Do in Times of Disaster?Original air date: Monday, January 25, 2010Episode Description:On this week's episode Kelly and Deborah come together in their virtual coffee shop to talk about the situation in Haiti, as well as the lessons we have learned from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the tsunami in Southeast Asia in 2004. What can we do as individuals and spiritual communities to respond to the immediate needs of Haiti as well as support the long-term rebuilding? Join us as come together again to co-create a world that works for all.
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Episode: Parliament of the World's Religions, Part 2, With a Call to ActionOriginal air date: Monday, January 04, 2010Episode Description:The 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions was held Dec 3– 9 in Melbourne, Australia. With more than 6,000 attendees, 650 programs and over 1,000 presenters, the impact of this gathering will bless us for many weeks, months, years. Join Revs. Deborah Olive and Kelly Isola as Deborah discusses the call to action from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the actions faith leaders around the world are taking right now to co-create A World That Works for All.
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Episode: Parliament of the World's Religions, Part 1Original air date: Monday, December 14, 2009Episode Description:Deborah Olive, minister of Unity Church of Olympia, co-chair of the Spiritual Social Action Ministry Team, and co-host of A World That Works has returned from the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions held in Melbourne, Australia. This year’s theme is “Making a Difference: Hearing Each Other, Healing the Earth.” More than 6,000 people attended, representing faith traditions, cultures and nations from around the world. New Thought was represented by over 200 delegates (from all 10 threads within our movement) and presented five programs. Our creation and sponsorship of the Season for Nonviolence, under the umbrella of the Association for Global New Thought, clearly demonstrates our involvement and contribution to Spiritual Social Action. This is an introduction and overview of an event with over 1,000 presenters and 650 programs.
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Episode: Healing the World of Homophobia From the Inside Out: Liberation 2010Original air date: Monday, December 07, 2009Episode Description:Join us for a profound and inspiring conversation with the Founder and Director of the Bodhi Spiritual Center, Mark Anthony Lord. His most recent creation, Liberation 2010, is an LGBT friends and family spiritual conference dedicated to empowering LGBT people as well as friends, family members and supporters to establish a greater sense of acceptance, affirmation and empowerment within themselves. From this liberated self we will collectively co-create more inclusive societies, a world free of homophobia, a world that works for all.
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Episode: From Idea to Film and Social Media to Spiritual ActionOriginal air date: Monday, November 30, 2009Episode Description:This week Kelly talks with Cynthia Phillips, founder of the Solet Initiative of Phoenix, Ariz., a not-for-profit organization devoted to supporting the growth of vibrant sustainable communities and business around the world (www.solet.org). Through network and organizational development, educational and cultural events, and media productions; the Solet Initiative serves as a catalyst for building awareness of environmental and social issues while providing the avenues for action and engagement, to co-create a world that works for all.
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Episode: Next Generation Unity is Spiritually Socially ActiveOriginal air date: Monday, November 23, 2009Episode Description:Ned Kelley and Rachel Simpson, ministerial students at Unity Institute®, share insights about the key role Next Generation Unity (18 to 35-ish year olds) plays in the creation of A World That Works for All.
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Episode: Guest Dr. Barbara FieldsOriginal air date: Monday, November 09, 2009Episode Description:Dr. Barbara Fields, co-founder and executive director of the Association for Global New Thought, will share insights into the key role of the Peace Generation (25 to 35 year olds) in the creation of A World That Works for All.
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Episode: Daniel Nahmod, Singer, Songwriter and HumanitarianOriginal air date: Monday, November 02, 2009Episode Description:Daniel has performed his profound, heart-opening original music for over one million people in 45 U.S. states and Canada since beginning his music career in 1999... selling 70,000 CDs to date and receiving literally thousands of standing ovations along the way. His poetic and evocative message of peace, love and compassion across all nations, cultures and faiths has found overwhelming acceptance wherever he has performed. Tune in for an inspiring and exciting conversation with Daniel.
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Episode: Season for Nonviolence, Part 2Original air date: Monday, October 26, 2009Episode Description:Our Season for Nonviolence focus this week is on children and family involvement. We discuss a number of tools made available through the Association for Global New Thought. We start with “64 Ways in 64 Days to Bring Peace to the Family.” Kelly shares favorite children’s books and we mention curricula for peace and nonviolence made available to the schools. During the 10th Anniversary Year of SNV, a new program, Peaceport, was created for youth. More resources are available on our blog—or go to www.agnt.org and click on Season for Nonviolence.
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Episode: Season for Nonviolence, Part 1Original air date: Monday, October 19, 2009Episode Description:A Season for Nonviolence, January 30–April 4, is a national 64-day educational, media and grassroots campaign dedicated to demonstrating that nonviolence is a powerful way to heal, transform and empower our lives and our communities. Inspired by the 50th and 30th memorial anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., this international event honors their vision for an empowered, nonviolent world. Tune in to discover simple ways that you and your community can become involved or how you can take your work for peace and nonviolence to the next level.
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Episode: Reinventing Our World: Three Transformative Social Innovations to Change the GameOriginal air date: Monday, October 12, 2009Episode Description:Reinventing Our World: Three Transformative Social Innovations to Change the Game
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Episode: One Ministry Asks "What Can We Do?" With Guest Rev. Charline E. ManuelOriginal air date: Monday, October 05, 2009Episode Description:Inspired by her visit to the Parliament of World Religions in 2004, Rev. Charline returned to her ministry and asked the following question in the fertile
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Episode: Global Peace SummitOriginal air date: Monday, September 28, 2009Episode Description:Rev. Kelly Isola, co-chair of the Spiritual Social Action Ministry Team, certified BePeace Trainer and co-host of A World That Works has just returned
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Episode: Meeting Global Warming With Possibility, With Guest Michael McCordOriginal air date: Monday, September 21, 2009Episode Description:Environmental changes are rapidly changing the face of our planet. As many debate whether or not global warming is real, others are engaging powerful actions that may seem like a drop in the bucket. But these drops are adding up. Isn't it time to ask, What can I/we do?
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Episode: Peace Is Getting ... Well, Popular ...Original air date: Monday, September 14, 2009Episode Description:Peace is breaking out in Costa Rica as over 40 nations attend the fourth Global summit. And peace is breaking out through Unity's second annual 11 Days of Global Unity project.
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Episode: Guests Revs. Matthew Long and Jan ChaseOriginal air date: Monday, August 24, 2009Episode Description:Tune in for A World That Works when Deborah Olive and Kelly Isola interview Revs. Matthew Long and Jan Chase, Unity ministers who are active in their communities and are creating extraordinary 11 Days of Global Unity events. 11 Days of Global Unity is an annual worldwide promotion of peace and sustainability with more than 200 concerts, festivals, webcasts and other events culminating on September 21, the U.N. International Day of Peace. Join in for a warm, delightful and inspiring conversation with Matthew Long and Jan Chase and get inspired to create your own 11 Days of Unity celebration.
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Episode: Be PeaceOriginal air date: Monday, August 03, 2009Episode Description:Today' guest is Rita Marie Johnson, founder of the Rasur Foundation in Costa Rica. She went to Costa Rica in 1993 to help strengthen its national model of peace. As a result, a new "peace package" is now being implemented: a Ministry for Peace that collaborates with a national Academy for Peace, which trains peace teachers in the practice of BePeace. Listen this week to hear how this new model is inspiring hope around the world as people realize that similar models could be replicated in their countries.
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Episode: Guest Rev. Temple HayesOriginal air date: Monday, July 27, 2009Episode Description:Kelly and Deborah are pleased to welcome Rev. Temple Hayes from First Unity Campus in St. Petersburg, Fla. Temple is the chairwoman and passionate advocate of Life Rights, a Peace Through People Initiative that combines human rights, civil rights, religious rights ... ALL RIGHTS. Join us for a powerful discussion about helping people live the principle of respecting the right of all to live in freedom and in peace, as well as respecting the diversity of our world.
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Episode: Blessed UnrestOriginal air date: Monday, July 20, 2009Episode Description:Kelly and Deborah return for their metaphysical cup of coffee to discuss ideas inspired by Paul Hawken’s book Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came Into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming. We travel from the Big Bang to Cultural Creatives to the Largest Movement in the World: millions of grassroots organizations seeking to make the world a better place.
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Episode: Teens Peace Ambassador TrainingOriginal air date: Monday, July 13, 2009Episode Description:International Teen Ministry Coordinator for the Association of Unity Churches International, and the difference teens are making in our world through spiritual social action. She shares with our audience an exciting new program called "Peace Ambassador Training," where teens learn the practice of BePeace® then share this with their YOU communities and begin to move into more spiritual social action in their regions, and upon graduating from YOU, embark on international service trips. Join us for an inspirational hour about the Youth of Unity.
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Episode: Guest Charley Thweatt, Singer and SongwriterOriginal air date: Monday, July 06, 2009Episode Description:Charley’s lyrics open the heart and create a sense of universal oneness that is such a vital part of spiritual social action. He has traveled the world and has many stories of healing and service. Tune in for a warm, delightful and inspiring conversation with Charley!
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Episode: Guest Greg Eric PetersenOriginal air date: Monday, June 29, 2009Episode Description:In honor of Independence Day, the hosts interview Eric Petersen, author, attorney and expert on the life of Thomas Jefferson. Eric will discuss the principles that guided Thomas Jefferson and, due to his enormous influence, the founding of the United States of America. Asserting that all people are created equal and that each person shall be granted the individual right to discover, develop and contribute their unique gifts was revolutionary. We take the view that the founding of the United States of America was a grand spiritual social action project based on spiritual principles that are timeless and continue to bless our world.
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Episode: Guest Greg Tamblyn, SongwriterOriginal air date: Monday, June 22, 2009Episode Description:Greg Tamblyn, songwriter, author, humorist and speaker joins Revs. Kelly and Deborah. Greg’s lyrics are often funny so we discuss not only the role music can play in our spiritual awakening, but the extra boost that comes from laughter. From spiritual awakening, to a greater capacity to love, to a passion to serve as exemplified in the Bali orphanage project, we “connect the dots” to show how Greg’s music inspires spiritual social action.
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Episode: Shoes4Unity.orgOriginal air date: Monday, June 01, 2009Episode Description:Tune in to hear more about this social action opportunity - Shoes 4 Unity...
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Episode: Awakening the Dreamer—Changing the DreamOriginal air date: Monday, April 13, 2009Episode Description:There’s a movement emerging on Planet Earth, new ways of living that will take us beyond the crises of our age into a world that works for all. The work of the Pachamama Alliance is helping to build the movement of awake, committed, engaged people; it is an invitation they extend to everyone through the Awakening the Dreamer—Changing the Dream Symposium. Listen as our special guest this week, Mark DuBois, describes how anyone can participate in this symposium and offer it in their own community in order to discover who we can be and what we can do at this point in history—and have fun doing it.
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Episode: Peace Making Social Change?Original air date: Monday, April 06, 2009Episode Description:Barbara Fields, Co-founder and Project Director – The Gandhi King Chavez Season for Nonviolence 1998-present; Program Director – Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago; Co-founder and Project Director of the Synthesis Dialogues with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama of Tibet; Coordinator of U.S. based omni-local initiatives for Harvard Global Negotiation Project’s Abraham Walk Initiative in the Middle East and much more is today’s guest. After 12 years of grassroots initiatives through Season for Peace and Nonviolence, we explore the contributions of this project and its implications in social change.
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Episode: The Engaged Spiritual LifeOriginal air date: Monday, March 30, 2009Episode Description:This week Deborah and Kelly join together over a cup of coffee to talk about a powerful book, The Engaged Spiritual Life by Donald Rothberg, who has committed his life to social change and to awakening our deeper spiritual nature. Kelly and Deborah will discuss the core of the book—ten spiritual principles for living an engaged spiritual life. The conversation highlights some basic spiritual teachings with social context and application to provide a clear guide to connecting inner and outer transformation which is spiritual social action.
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Episode: Reaching Out Across the WorldOriginal air date: Monday, March 23, 2009Episode Description:On today's program we are speaking with Robin Goff of the Light Center in Baldwin, Kansas, about being engaged in compassionate service internationally.
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Episode: Guests Christine Elliot and John McNeil of the Peace AllianceOriginal air date: Monday, March 16, 2009Episode Description:In 2004 John McNeil and Christine Elliot initiated the California Department of Peace campaign at their Unity church, now called The Unity Center, with the blessing and support of their founding minister Reverend Wendy Craig-Purcell. They join A World That Works to share their powerful story of how they became involved in this spiritual social action. They have educated and inspired thousands with knowledge, skill and enthusiasm to become powerful, SPIRITUAL, world-citizen activists.
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Episode: Bring ‘Em In, Build ‘Em Up, Send ‘Em Out!Original air date: Monday, March 02, 2009Episode Description:In this program, our special guest Rev. John Strickland from Atlanta shares how his ministry is redefining mission work as an element for church growth. John believes that by reaching out and doing good works, the church is energized and it grows in consciousness and compassion. He says, “We see ourselves now as reaching inward so that we can go out into the world with a message and works that transform the world.” Come join us for another wonderful hour of how we help cocreate a world that works for all.
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Episode: EarthCare in UnityOriginal air date: Monday, February 23, 2009Episode Description:The current environmental situation can be an invitation for all of us to practice our spiritual principles by actively recognizing the face of God in each expression of creation. Guests Ron Habin and Michael McCord will inspire you with tools, projects, and passion for the greening of our earth.
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Episode: Unity: Reaching Out to Their Community, with guest Tom ZenderOriginal air date: Monday, February 16, 2009Episode Description:Join Kelly and Deborah for an inspiring look at a Unity ministry that began with small steps and created a surprising difference in their community. Today’s guest is Tom Zender, former president and CEO of Unity.
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Episode: Celebrate the Season for NonviolenceOriginal air date: Monday, February 09, 2009Episode Description:Join Deborah and Kelly with special guests as we visit the grassroots projects that have made a difference for peace and nonviolence in their communities.
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Episode: Spiritually Motivated or Humanly Driven?Original air date: Monday, February 02, 2009Episode Description:Listen as Deborah and Kelly kick off this new radio show by engaging in a lively discussion of stories about people making a difference in our world. Be inspired as you learn to embrace Spirit in the same fun, empowering, and uplifting manner.
