Best Winn Elliott Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 022: What can be learned from the global church in Africa? with Randy Draughon 38:21

5+ y ago38:21

38:21

Randy Draughon is the senior pastor at Midtown Fellowship in Nashville. Emily and Fallon chat with him about the global church and what he has learned from African pastors on his various trips on the continent. We also hear incredible stories about local leaders in Uganda and what they experience in pursuit of sharing the Word. It’s a rich conversa…

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Episode 021: How can a coffee shop impact a community around the world? with Katie Rose from The Well Coffeehouse 48:21

5+ y ago48:21

48:21

On today’s episode, Fallon sits down to chat with Katie Rose who is on staff at the Well Coffeehouse here in Nashville. Similar to our last episode, Katie and Fallon talk about how a coffee shop can make an impact beyond its customers coming in for coffee. We also take a tangent to talk about seasons where God prunes us in gentleness and Katie enco…

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Episode 020: How can a coffee shop impact its community? with April and Bailey from Crest Coffee House 46:55

5+ y ago46:55

46:55

On today’s episode, Fallon spends time with April Kirby and Bailey Plante who run Crest Coffee House in Nashville! (You'll hear us refer to the shop as Crest Café but since the recording they have launched the rebrand to Crest Coffee House.) This coffee shop is not your average place. It’s Nashville’s first and only donation-based coffee shop! And …

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Episode 019: What does it look like to leverage your skills and experiences for someone else? with Matt Wertz and Dave Barnes 49:36

5+ y ago49:36

49:36

We’re killing two birds with one stone today as we hang out and chat with Matt Wertz and Dave Barnes - two of the biggest reasons people know about Mocha Club and African Leadership. Matt and Dave have used their platforms as musicians to share about Mocha Club and their experience with our friends across the continent. Today’s conversation is a re…

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Episode 018: What does true partnership look like in an organization? with Irene Tongoi 33:44

5+ y ago33:44

33:44

Technology is amazing! Today our podcast guest is chatting with us all the way from Nairobi, Kenya! Irene Tongoi is the founder of New Dawn Educational Centre, a project that African Leadership and Mocha Club have supported since the beginning. Irene shares the story of turning her desire to provide education for her community into building a two-s…

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Episode 017: How does God’s faithfulness change our perspective? With Annie Downs 43:03

5+ y ago43:03

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On today’s episode, Emily and Fallon sit down with author, speaker, and podcaster, Annie F Downs. She’s been a LONG time friend of the organization and even was on staff with Mocha Club for a few years. We talk about God’s part in the work Annie does and how He got her there. We talk about her journey and the way the Lord moved details to do HIS wo…

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Episode 016: How do you start a non-profit? with Barrett Ward 45:03

5+ y ago45:03

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That’s right, friends! On today’s podcast episode, we sit down with the founder of Mocha Club, Barrett Ward. He shares the seemingly radical moments that changed the course of his life to be in a career caring for the greater world. At the time, coffee was just getting popular, community social platforms were building, and faxes were still in exist…

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Episode 015: What’s it like to travel to Africa with the Mocha Club? with Kathryn Tuck and Allison Buchignani 47:50

5+ y ago47:50

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On this week’s episode, Fallon sits down to chat (and reunite) with Kathryn and Allison - two of the members of the Mocha Club Journey 2018 team who traveled to Kenya last summer! We bet that if you’ve never traveled to Africa, you have some questions about what it’s like. This conversation is a great way to learn more about how African Leadership …

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Episode 014: How can fear lead to beauty and change? with Jeremy Cowart 31:30

5+ y ago31:30

31:30

Emily and I were so glad to grab some time with Jeremy Cowart on this week’s podcast. Jeremy is a well-known photographer, writer, and visionary and he was a big part of the beginning of Mocha Club supporting African Leadership. We are honored to be part of the start of his journey into philanthropic photography and loved hearing his story! We talk…

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Episode 013: How can you experience Scripture and this Easter season in a fresh way? with Kara Gause 40:02

5+ y ago40:02

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As we prepare for Easter next week, Emily and Fallon sit down with a dear friend, Kara Gause, a writer and editor for She Reads Truth. Kara has a gift of teaching & knowledge of the Word. She shares how her early introduction to theatre and story-telling inspires her understanding & teaching of scripture. Kara and Emily share about their recent tri…

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Episode 012 : What’s the secret to capturing authenticity in your photos? with Char Beck 36:11

5+ y ago36:11

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If you’ve been part of the African Leadership and Mocha Club community for a bit, you know about our amazing friend & photographer Char Beck! Char has a gift not only in photography but also in connecting with people through capturing empathy, adventure, and positivity. You’ll never meet a person who doesn’t love Char. On this week’s episode we tal…

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Episode 011 : How can you impact the water crisis in one easy step? with Mark Brown 38:22

6y ago38:22

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World Water Day is March 22nd! And we are celebrating by hanging out with our friend Mark Brown, author of the best-selling kid’s book series, ZenPig. For the past five years, Mark Brown has been partnering with Mocha Club to donate a portion of his book sales to provide clean water to communities across Africa. You will LOVE Mark! He has never-end…

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Episode 010 : What does changing the world look like when you are doing it with your best friend? with Tito & Geoffrey (and special guest, Caroline Peeples) 36:20

6y ago36:20

36:20

Tito and Geoffrey are our Country Directors in Sudan and Uganda and they have a sweet & goofy friendship. They work closely together as Tito works in the Sudanese refugee camps in Uganda due to civil unrest. And since they met in 2005, they have become the best of friends. In this episode, we get to hear both Tito and Geoffrey share a bit about the…

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Episode 009: What does life look like in South Africa? with Allan Knowles 42:12

6y ago42:12

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A new host joins Emily Blackledge on today’s episode: Emily Hickey is the Director of International Program for African Leadership and Mocha Club. They sit down to chat with Allan Knowles, our Country Director for South Africa to discuss all the things — the effect of sports and politics on one another, witch doctors and ancestral superstitions, gr…

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Episode 008: How can you add purpose to what you are already doing? 36:41

6y ago36:41

36:41

What do you get when you have 10 women, 10 birthdays, and 10 hearts that want to do some good for the world? The Fabulous Friends for Africa! On this week’s episode we chat with Terrie Hill, one of the original Fabulous Friends to hear the story on how a group of women used their birthday to support leaders and communities in Africa. And now more t…

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Episode 007: How can two socks be the start of world impacting change? with Peter Ochiel 49:37

6y ago49:37

49:37

The stories of our life leave an imprint on who we are and typically change the trajectory of how we spend our time. On today’s podcast, you will hear Fallon share more of her story and how growing up in a family who valued travel left an impression on how she would spend her life as an adult. You also get to hear from one of our Project Partners i…

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Episode 006 : Are there change-makers outside of America that desire to help us? with Pastor Mezack & Duane Murray 33:44

6y ago33:44

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There are many Americans who have a desire to change the world around them. They see people and places far from them that seem to be in need and so they want to help. But have you ever thought about other people looking at the United States and wanting to help us? On today’s episode, Fallon sits down in a conversation with a member of our Board of …

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Episode 005: Can “no" be the positive answer? with Geoffrey Ocan 19:08

6y ago19:08

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No is not a fun answer…most of the time. In this week’s episode, we change the conversation to talk about how “no” can actual be a positive answer. Emily shares a conversation she had with African Leadership and Mocha Club’s Uganda country director, Geoffrey Ocan and her unique experience where he tells her no after she asks to see an education cla…

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Episode 004: What is a healthy life/work balance? with Tito Oturo 22:00

6y ago22:00

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Ahh, work/life balance. It’s a topic our society has talked about to death but it’s because it’s so important. On this week’s episode, Fallon and Emily share their own experience about what has worked (and not worked!) to make that balance healthy in their own lives. And we also hear how African Leadership and Mocha Club’s South Sudan country direc…

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Episode 003: Who is your neighbor? with Shannan Martin 37:30

6y ago37:30

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This week’s episode is super special as Fallon gets the pleasure of sitting down to chat with long-time Mocha Club member and author, Shannan Martin. Shannan just launched her newest book “The Ministry of Ordinary Places” and encourages readers to be present and intentional in ordinary ways to better love the people around you. She talks about how …

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Episode 002: When is charity done well? 24:09

6y ago24:09

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We recorded on a Friday but we’re coming to you on a Tuesday (don’t be confused)! In this week’s episode, we talk about how there are lots of folks who have an innate desire to make the world a better place. But where do you even start? Emily and Fallon talk about the multiple ways of doing development work in Africa and why Mocha Club and African …

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Bonus Episode: African Leadership? Mocha Club? Wait, are they two different organizations? How do they work together? 4:30

6y ago4:30

4:30

On this bonus episode, we share a little more in detail who African Leadership and Mocha Club are as organizations committed to investing in Africa through education. https://www.themochaclub.org https://africanleadershipinc.org https://instagram.com/mochaclub https://instagram.com/africanleadershipBy African Leadership & Mocha Club

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Episode 001: Why are we here? with Emily Blackledge and Fallon Klug 16:22

6y ago16:22

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Did you know there are 350 new podcasts launching EVERY DAY?! Emily Blackledge and Fallon Klug kick off the “Changing the Conversation” podcast by answering the question each new listener asks “Why are you here?” We hope that our common dreams of making the world a better place, our listeners will see these conversations as important & inspiring. B…

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Changing the Conversation

African Leadership & Mocha Club

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Episode 022: What can be learned from the global church in Africa? with Randy Draughon 38:21

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Episode 021: How can a coffee shop impact a community around the world? with Katie Rose from The Well Coffeehouse 48:21

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Episode 020: How can a coffee shop impact its community? with April and Bailey from Crest Coffee House 46:55

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Episode 019: What does it look like to leverage your skills and experiences for someone else? with Matt Wertz and Dave Barnes 49:36

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Episode 018: What does true partnership look like in an organization? with Irene Tongoi 33:44

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Episode 017: How does God’s faithfulness change our perspective? With Annie Downs 43:03

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Episode 016: How do you start a non-profit? with Barrett Ward 45:03

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Episode 015: What’s it like to travel to Africa with the Mocha Club? with Kathryn Tuck and Allison Buchignani 47:50

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Episode 014: How can fear lead to beauty and change? with Jeremy Cowart 31:30

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Episode 013: How can you experience Scripture and this Easter season in a fresh way? with Kara Gause 40:02

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Episode 012 : What’s the secret to capturing authenticity in your photos? with Char Beck 36:11

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Episode 011 : How can you impact the water crisis in one easy step? with Mark Brown 38:22

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Episode 010 : What does changing the world look like when you are doing it with your best friend? with Tito & Geoffrey (and special guest, Caroline Peeples) 36:20

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Episode 009: What does life look like in South Africa? with Allan Knowles 42:12

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Episode 008: How can you add purpose to what you are already doing? 36:41

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Episode 007: How can two socks be the start of world impacting change? with Peter Ochiel 49:37

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Episode 006 : Are there change-makers outside of America that desire to help us? with Pastor Mezack & Duane Murray 33:44

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Episode 005: Can “no" be the positive answer? with Geoffrey Ocan 19:08

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Episode 004: What is a healthy life/work balance? with Tito Oturo 22:00

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Episode 003: Who is your neighbor? with Shannan Martin 37:30

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Episode 002: When is charity done well? 24:09

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Bonus Episode: African Leadership? Mocha Club? Wait, are they two different organizations? How do they work together? 4:30

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Episode 001: Why are we here? with Emily Blackledge and Fallon Klug 16:22

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