Mixed Blessings

**About this episode** Culture isnʼt a museum piece—it moves, mixes, and mutates.In this episode, Imer steps into the everyday texture of culture (and its fragility) with Bushman #1, then widens the lens with voices like Brian Stanley, Harvey Kwiyani, Neil Shenvi, and Mark Charles. From music and language to clothing and worship, the question keeps returning: when the gospel crosses borders, what gets honored, what gets lost, and whatʼs created in theaftermath? **People featured in this episode**    Imerhttps://imersantiago.com/Santiagohttps://imersantiago.com/— Host. Puerto Rican–American trumpeter, jazz musician, and worship leader based in St. Cloud, Florida. Puerto Rican–American trumpeter, jazz musician, and worship leader based in St. Cloud, Florida.    Tedhttps://tedesler.substack.com/Eslerhttps://tedesler.substack.com/— President/CEO of Missio Nexus (since 2015 ); former church planter in Sarajevo, Bosnia; previously held leadership roles with Pioneers. Author of The Innovation Crisis; holds a PhD in Intercultural Studies Fuller Theological Seminary.    Brianhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Stanley_%28historian%29#:~:text=Brian%20Stanley%20is%20a%20British,Christian%20missions%20and%20world%20ChristianityStanley — Historian of world Christianity and Christian missions. Professor at the University of Edinburgh; has writtenand edited multiple books on missions history.    Timothy “Bushman #1” Adebulehttps://www.threemasks.com/— Owner of Three Masks, Inc. African goods shop near downtown Orlando) and a local cultural guide/educator featured in this episode.  Harveyhttps://harveykwiyani.substack.com/Kwiyani — Malawian theologian and missiologistknown for work on decolonizing mission and global/diaspora Christianity. Author of Decolonizing Mission.    Neilhttps://shenviapologetics.com/Shenvihttps://shenviapologetics.com/— Writer and speaker known for apologetics and engagement with questions of faith, philosophy, and culture.Holds a PhD in theoretical chemistry UC Berkeley) and studied at Princeton.    Markhttps://wirelesshogan.com/Charleshttps://wirelesshogan.com/— Speaker, writer, and consultant on theintersections of race, culture, faith, and American history. Co-author of Unsettling Truths (with Soong-Chan Rah) on the legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery. **Music** - Fisk University Jubilee Quartet / Swing LowSweet Chariot / Public domain via archive.org - Out To The World / Theories / courtesy ofhttp://www.epidemicsound.com/Epidemichttp://www.epidemicsound.com/Sound - Philip Ayers / Riverwalk / courtesy ofhttp://www.epidemicsound.com/Epidemichttp://www.epidemicsound.com/Sound - Bokyung Kim / Gu Arirang Instrumental Version) / courtesyof Epidemic Sound - Dex 1200 / Saya Cair / courtesy ofhttp://www.epidemicsound.com/Epidemichttp://www.epidemicsound.com/Sound - Dark Native American Flute Solo / courtesy of EnvatoElements **Credits** Host: Imerhttps://imersantiago.com/Santiago Produced by: Arrivalhttp://www.arrivalcreative.com/Creative Presented by: Missiohttps://missionexus.org/Nexus