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InflexionPoint Podcast: Cultivating Change from the Inside Out

InflexionPoint Podcast: Cultivating Change from the Inside Out

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Enter a brave space to ponder solving The Cairo Question. Engage in dialogue based on the premise that dismantling racism goes beyond laws and legislation or politics or economics. It's an inside job where personal transformation and accountability impact social change in multiple dimensions: individual, interpersonal, systemic, and structural. It's a place to get comfortable with deconstructing your inner thoughts, ideas, and beliefs to examine what flows out into the world through your words, actions, and behaviors, particularly towards others who are different from yourself.

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  • From Mission to Empowerment: Guest Craig Alsup on Service, Power, and Community at MANNA Worldwide

    From Mission to Empowerment: Guest Craig Alsup on Service, Power, and Community at MANNA Worldwide
    Jun 3 2026
    GUEST BIOGRAPHY: Craig Alsup is a follower of Christ with a personal mission to impact the world through both Christian missionary service and entrepreneurship. He has been married to his wife Jennifer for 20 years and has 6 kids. He serves full-time as Associate Director for Asia with MANNA Worldwide, leading mission teams and building partnerships to launch and sustain churches, nutrition centers, and orphanages. Craig also consults with entrepreneurs and business leaders on systems, efficiency, and marketing; speaks at churches and leadership events; and leads Lone Star Dads Fort Worth to help dads build authentic connection and community. Craig’s passion is helping churches, business leaders, and individuals align their lives with their mission to impact the world.ABOUT MANNA WORLDWIDE: MANNA Worldwide began with a conviction that vulnerable children deserved more than survival. Founded in 2001. “At MANNA Worldwide, we believe no child should have to face hunger or poverty alone. For almost 30 years, we have worked with local leaders and communities to create programs that meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of children. Every project starts with one question: How can we give these children hope today and a brighter future tomorrow?” Core Mission: “...rescuing children from the grip of poverty,” with a holistic faith-based model focused on nutrition, medical care, education, clean water, orphan/family care, camps/retreats, leadership/job skills, and gospel-centered service. MANNA Worldwide works directly with local partners across 47 countries to rescue children from the grip of physical and spiritual poverty.
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    59 mins
  • Encore: Who Shapes the Moral Climate of Society? A Conversation with Author William Mile

    Encore: Who Shapes the Moral Climate of Society? A Conversation with Author William Mile
    May 20 2026
    REIMAGINE WE BEGINS WITH REIMAGINE ME"It's not just a philosophy, a brand, or even a framework, It represents an evolutionary process towards empowerment."—Anita D. Russell
    Worldview Formation: The 8:2 Theory of Leadership    Worldview formation refers to the process by which individuals or groups develop a comprehensive set of beliefs, values, and assumptions that shape their understanding and interpretation of the world.


    Insight: Racism, nationalism, tribalism, and hierarchy are not first political problems. They are identity problems produced by worldview formation. In many historical situations, a relatively small number of people strongly shape the moral direction of a society — for better or worse.
    Book Quote: “Imagine the possibility of exposing hidden forces that have manipulated civilizations, sparked genocides, and turned brother against brother. Imagine how much better your life could be if you had knowledge powerful enough to fuel culture, unite humanity, and create meaning in people’s lives for generations to come.” — William Mile

    Central Question: Why do you use the word imagine?

    Audience Reflection Ethos
    1. Who influences your moral thinking the most?
    2. Where do you see the “8:2 dynamic” in your own environment?
    3. What responsibility do individuals carry when destructive narratives dominate public discourse?
    4. When have you personally helped shift the moral climate of a conversation, group, or community?
    5. What would change in society if more people consciously chose to defend human dignity in everyday interactions?
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    56 mins
  • A Case Study in Worldview: “Rescue or Empowerment?

    A Case Study in Worldview: “Rescue or Empowerment?
    May 6 2026
    MANNA WORLDWIDEMANNA Worldwide began with a conviction that vulnerable children deserved more than survival.
    “At MANNA Worldwide, we believe no child should have to face hunger or poverty alone. For almost 30 years, we have worked with local leaders and communities to create programs that meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of children. Every project starts with one question: How can we give these children hope today and a brighter future tomorrow?”
    Core Mission: “...rescuing children from the grip of poverty,” with a holistic faith-based model focused on nutrition, medical care, education, clean water, orphan/family care, camps/retreats, leadership/job skills, and gospel-centered service.
    7 Key Program Areas: MANNA Worldwide works directly with local partners across 47 countries to rescue children from the grip of physical and spiritual poverty:
    (1) Nutrition Centers
    (2) Medical Clinics
    (3) Education & Schools.
    (4) Clean Water Projects & Wells
    (5) Leadership Development
    (6) Camps & RetreatS
    (7) Orphan Care & Family Homes
    Mission Trips: Rooted in local communities, MANNA develops programs around their specific needs, giving mission trip participants the unique opportunity to partner with people who live in and love those communities to bring flourishing and hope to children.
    EPISODE REFLECTIONDoes MANA Worldwide see itself as a catalyst for self-empowerment or a source of empowerment?
    AUDIENCE REFLECTION ETHOS
    1. Power & Narrative: When you engage in helping others—do you see yourself as bringing power to them, or helping reveal the power that already exists within them?
    2. Helping vs Building: Are your efforts (time, money, service) creating short-term relief—or contributing to long-term capacity, ownership, and independence?
    3. Role & Responsibility:
    In the spaces where you serve, are you positioned as the center of the solution—or are you intentionally making space for others to lead, decide, and define their own future?
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    54 mins
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