Texas Impact's Weekly Witness

Weekly Witness Ep.534 Stepping Over the Boundaries with Rev. Dr. Neil Thomas

This week, Scott is joined by Rev. Dr. Neil Thomas, Senior Pastor of Cathedral of Hope of Dallas and a member of Texas Impact's Leadership Council. Dr. Thomas is a leadin

Weekly Witness Ep.533 Living Out a Legacy with Rev. Dr. Daryl Horton

  This week, Scott is joined by Rev. Dr. Daryl Horton, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Austin. Dr. Horton joined Texas faith leaders for a press conference on the

Weekly Witness Ep.531 Prophetic Imagination with Rev. Phil Dieke

This week, Scott was joined by Rev. Phil Dieke, Texas Impact's Board President. Phil and the Texas Impact Leadership Council have done a deep dive this year into the idea

Weekly Witness Ep.531 Voting is a Faith Value

This week, the Weekly Witness team joined Texas faith leaders on the steps of the Texas Capitol for a press conference highlighting diverse faith voices calling on Texans

Weekly Witness Ep.530 Being the Hands and Feet with Bishop Sue Briner

This week, Scott is joined by Bishop Sue Briner, who serves as the bishop of the Southwestern Texas Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Judicatory leader

Weekly Witness Ep.529 Boots on the Ground Faith with Darlene Alfred

This week, Scott is joined by Darlene Alfred who has served in about every position a United Methodist layperson could serve from the local church to the conference and e

Weekly Witness Ep.528 Connecting the Dots with Abel Vega

This week, Scott is joined by Abel who serves as the director of connectional ministries for the Rio Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Among his por

Weekly Witness Ep.527 Crisis and Opportunity for Texas Clergy with Minister Chris Johnson

This week, Scott is joined by Minister Chris Johnson who serves as the director of missions at Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Houston and co-host of Impact Housto

Weekly Witness Ep.526 Call to Feed the Hungry with Diane Hardy-Garcia

This week, Scott was joined by Leadership Council member Dianne Hardy-Garcia, Director of Community Engagement and Advocacy at St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin. Pri

Weekly Witness Ep.525 Dismantling the Structure of Christian Nationalism with Blake Ziegler

This week, Scott is joined by Blake Ziegler, Field Organizer for Texas and National Campaigns at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. Blake joined the Texas I

Weekly Witness Ep.524 Hard to Hear with Rev. Rosedanny Ortiz

This week, Scott is joined by Rev. Rosedanny Ortiz, a newly commissioned United Methodist Pastor serving as the lead pastor of Christ's Foundry UMC in Dallas. Originally

Weekly Witness Ep.523 Capitol Catch-up with Bee Moorhead and Beaman Floyd

This week, Scott is joined by Texas Impact's Executive Director Bee Moorhead and Legislative Counsel Beaman Floyd. The Texas Impact staff recently lead Ready. Set. Go! ev

Weekly Witness Ep.522 It's All Gospel with Rev. Jim Harrington

This week, Scott is joined by Rev. Jim Harrington, the legendary Texas civil rights attorney turned Episcopal priest. Jim spent decades as a leader in fighting for civil

Weekly Witness Ep.521 Making the World More Fair with Rabbi Eleanor Steinman

This week, Scott is joined by Rabbi Eleanor Steinman, senior rabbi of Temple Beth Shalom in Austin. They discuss the new Texas public education curriculum, as well as LGB

Weekly Witness Ep.520 Radical Hope with Ilka Vega

This week, Scott is joined by former colleague Ilka Vega, who has traveled the world serving in various mission, justice, and advocacy roles and is currently serving as t

Weekly Witness Ep.519 Patriotism in Perspective with Rev. Matt Gaventa

This week, Scott was joined by Rev. Matt Gaventa, senior pastor at University Presbyterian Church in Austin. Matt is a Texas Impact Board Member, and our executive direct

Weekly Witness Ep.518 Strengthening Community Through Religious Diversity with Hon. Manpreet Singh

This week, Scott was joined by Judge Manpreet Singh, the first Sikh judge elected in the state of Texas and first Sikh woman judge in the United States. Judge Singh talke

Weekly Witness Ep.517 Where Change Starts with Rev. Marcus Jones

This week, Scott was joined by Rev. Marcus Jones, author and University Chaplain at Huston Tillotson University in Austin after having previously served as the Executive

Weekly Witness Ep.516 Growing Love into Justice with Rev. Dr. Jim Rigby

This week, Scott was joined by Rev. Dr. Jim Rigby, who has served as the pastor of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Austin for 40 years. Rev. Rigby has garnered attent

Weekly Witness Ep.515 Reason and Compassion with Dylan Corbett

This week, Scott was joined by Dylan Corbett, founder and executive director of Hope Border Institute in El Paso. Dylan is a leader in the immigration space, working with