Con Confianza
You've been entrusted with a meaningful ministry. Now what?!? Featuring long-form interviews with LaFe Leaders and friends, we dig into relevant topics for campus ministry and Latino leadership. At the intersection of Christian faith and Latino ethnic identity, God has a gift for you. // Hosted by Steve Tamayo. Theme music by Alex Waters. Brought to you by InterVarsity's Latino Fellowship (LaFe)
Episodes
25 episodes
S4.E5. An Atrevida in the Academy (Noemi Vega Quiñones)
Noemi Vega Quiñones shares several stories of her - and her family's - bravery in this week's episode. From her journey to the United States, to her launch into college life, to her leadership in campus ministry, to her continued pursuit of hig...
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39:24
S4.E4. Diversity, Boundaries, and Honor (Karen Hutchins)
This week's episode features Karen Hutchins, campus minister with InterVarsity's Latino Fellowship (LaFe) at Salem College and Wake Forest University. Karen is a first-generation Colombian and ministers at her alma mater.When Steve and ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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30:50
S4.E3. College offers a fresh start (Miguel Estevez)
In this episode, Steve sits down with the one and only Miguel Estevez — campus minister with InterVarsity's Latino Fellowship (LaFe) and licensed therapist — to discuss what Miguel wished he knew before he went to college.Over the cours...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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29:52
S4.E2. Familia, Prayer and College (Stacy Rafferty)
Today's interview features Stacy Rafferty, one of InterVarsity's National Directors of Diversity and a remarkable Latina leader. Stacy and Steve talk about: the role our families play in going to college, how our ...
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34:25
S4.E1. Latinos, Faith, and the University (Professor DA Horton)
D.A. Horton serves as the Program Director for Intercultural Studies and Assistant Professor at California Baptist University. He is also an Associate Teaching Pastor at The Grove Community Church in Riverside, CA. He and his wife Elicia have b...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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52:41
S3.E6. AMA with Melyssa Cordero
On this episode, Steve and Melyssa engage with questions that might have come up for listeners during this season: questions around Afrolatinidad, intersectionality, and walking with Christ in the pursuit of justice.We hope you enjoy th...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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56:59
S3.E5. Discover Who God Made You To Be (Charlene Accetturo)
We're all on a journey when it comes to our ethnic identity ... whether we realize it or not! In this episode, Steve sits down with Charlene Accetturo to talk about her discoveries and wrestling with her AfroLatina roots (literally).Cha...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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44:49
S3.E4. Cheerfully Defying Stereotypes (Chandra Crane)
In The Future is Mestizo, Fr. Virgilio Elizondo says: "The mestizo affirms both the identities received while offering something new to both." As we continue to explore Afrolatinidad, we brought in an expert on mixed ethnic id...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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44:05
S3.E3. Called to Care for the Least (Jennifer Garrett)
How does Afro-Latina ethnic identity shape political activism? Join us for this conversation with Jennifer Garrett, former LaFe Staff who is a Dominican activist and serves as the Director of Communications and Coaching with the St. Pete Underg...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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45:55
S3.E2. Loving the Image of God in the Mirror (Maritza Crespo)
In this interview, Steve and Maritza discuss Afro-Latino identity. Maritza shares her experience learning to love the image she sees in the mirror, the person God made. They also discuss intersectionality, worship, and advocacy.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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47:42
S3.E1. They Are Us: Black and Latino (Melyssa Cordero)
In this cultural moment, America's experiencing a much-needed racial reckoning. We're crying out and working for justice for black men and women. And "they are us." The Latino community carries a remarkable diversity - ethnic, cultural,...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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48:32
S2 Bonus Episode - On Grief
In this raw cut, Steve interviews Rev. Dr. Orlando Crespo on grief. They cover a range of topics across a broad set of issue. This episode is unedited. We're planning to transcribe it, edit, and release it as an eBook.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:41:24
S2.E6. Beloved Paradigms Q&A (Natalia Kohn Rivera)
Dig deeper into the Beloved Paradigms with Natalia Kohn Rivera, LaFe's Associate Director of Spiritual Formation. On this episode, Natalia answers questions about the paradigms - the Bridal Paradigm, the Child Paradigm, and the Friend Paradigm....
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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53:44
S2.E5. Jesus as your Truest Companion (Angelica Morelos)
What's it look like to start to engage with the Beloved Paradigms? In this episode, we hear from Angelica Morelos - InterVarsity's Campus Staff Minister at UC Davis - and her journey to engage these paradigms. This is a fresh, honest testimony ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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37:53
S2.E4. He calls you "Friend" (Alyssa Read)
In John 15:15, Jesus said "I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you." In today's episode, we ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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34:30
S2.E3. An Unashamed Child (Molly Ramos)
God loves us the way a perfect parent loves a child. In this episode, we hear from Molly Ramos - Regional Community College Coordinator with InterVarsity in the Greater Los Angeles Region - about this Child Paradigm. Molly shares from her exper...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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38:11
S2.E2. Be the Beloved (Ben Sosa)
God invites us to see ourselves as his beloved, to be the Bride of Christ. In this episode, we interview Ben Sosa - Associate Pastor at The Refinery Church in Fresno, CA - about the Bridal Paradigm ... how it challenges Latinos (especially Lati...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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44:30
S2.E1. Introducing the Beloved Paradigms (Natalia Kohn Rivera)
Your perspective on God and your relationships with him has a significant impact on what you do with the ministry that's been entrusted to you. Join Natalia Kohn Rivera, LaFe's Associate Director of Spiritual Formation, as we learn about the Be...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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39:10
Getting Healthy with Jesus (Natalia Kohn Rivera)
We need healthy intimacy with Jesus in order to have a healthy ministry. This interview with Natalia Kohn Rivera (LaFe's Associate Director of Spiritual Formation) explores the challenges we face along the way. Show notes: ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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42:07
Healthy Together (Stacy Rafferty)
God has great reasons for creating diverse communities. In this interview with Stacy Rafferty (InterVarsity's National Director of Diversity), we dig into how our health impact our ability to fully participate in diverse communities and how inc...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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40:38
Healthy with Your Strengths (Rene Aguirre)
Leading out of our strengths helps us be healthy in the midst of our ministry. In this interview, Rene Aguirre (LaFe's Senior Associate Director) shares his own experience with strengths-based leadership, as well as how this intersects with Lat...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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31:15
A Model for Healthy Ministry (Jennifer Aguirre LPC)
Getting healthy for ministry involves more than just our bodies. In this episode, Jennifer Aguirre shares a holistic-dynamic model for health that she's crafted in her years as a licensed professional counselor.Show notes:We'...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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53:13
Be a Healthy Coach (Abner Ramos)
The health of the mentor has an impact on the health of the protégé. In this episode, Abner Ramos drills down to the foundation of his ministry to coach planters and shares a spiritual insight that can have a huge blessing for any ministry lead...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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57:50
Healthy with your Heritage (Rev. Dr. Orlando Crespo)
We've each been given the gift of an ethnic identity. How we engage our ethnic identities has a huge impact on our health. And this is something God cares about. In this interview with Rev. Dr. Orlando Crespo, we explore this topic in depth.
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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44:09
Leading a Healthy Team (Victoria Mejia)
Getting healthy for ministry requires us to develop healthy working relationships with the people around us. In this interview, we talk with Victoria Mejia (LaFe's Associate Director of Leadership Development) about how to build healthy teams.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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42:00