20 Minute Takes Podcast
1) Gabriel Salguero & Advent Welcome: Room in the Inn
On this special episode of 20 Minute Takes, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with Rev. Dr. Gabriel Salguero of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NaLEC) about the current state of immigration in the ...Show More
2) Chi-En Yu: Good Business as Good Neighboring
Can a tech company be a good neighbor? In this final episode of Season 7, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with Chi-En Yu, Product Manager of Dayspring Technologies. They discuss how Dayspring has committed t...Show More
3) Jemar Tisby & Mark Labberton: Credible Witness
This week on 20 Minute Takes, we are sharing a part of Nikki Toyama-Szeto's conversation with Jemar Tisby and Mark Labberton on a new project and podcast: Credible Witness. They discuss the changing l...Show More
4) Avril Speaks: Telling the Truth in Our Storytelling
This week on 20 Minute Takes, we talk Avril Speaks. Avril is an accomplished film producer, showrunner, and director. She serves as Senior Program Director for Christians for Social Action's Storytell...Show More
5) Eugene Cho: Faith and the Politics of Hunger
On this episode of 20 Minute Takes, we speak with Eugene Cho, the President and CEO of Bread for the World—"a nationwide Christian advocacy organization that educates on hunger and equips people to ad...Show More
6) Lauren Kim: How Young People Are Caring for Creation
This week on 20 Minute Takes, Nikki Toyama-Szeto speaks with Lauren Kim, National Organizer and Spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action. In this conversation, Lauren shares about how cl...Show More
7) Common Hymnal on Songs of Praise & Protest
This week on 20 Minute Takes, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with Malcolm du Plessis and Jalen Seawright of Common Hymnal, a songwriting collaborative that writes music of praise and protest, centering espe...Show More
8) Michael Kim-Eubanks: How A Church Is Engaging Housing Insecurity in California
This week on 20 Minute Takes, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with Michael Kim-Eubanks. Michael is a musician and co-pastor of Bethel Community Church in San Leandro, CA. They discuss the passage and signing...Show More
Michael Kim-Eubanks: How A Church Is Engaging Housing Insecurity in California
23:59 | Jun 11th, 2025
9) Jenny Dyer: The Effects of Cutting US Aid for Global Health
This week on 20 Minute Takes, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with Dr. Jenny Dyer, the founder of The 2030 Collaborative. They discuss the reality of foreign aid from the United States, how the recent fundin...Show More
10) Gary VanderPol: Engaging Climate Justice Practically & Communally
This week, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with author, theologian, and pastor, Gary VanderPol. They discuss climate justice, and practical ways that faith communities can approach Christ-centered climate ac...Show More