The Interviews Are Now Online

In April and May 2010, we held a special event called the “Neighboring Faiths Interviews.”  We invited the leaders of four major religions to come for an interview regarding their faith background. 

You likely work with Hindu co-workers or have a Muslim family on your street or your kids play soccer with kids from Jewish families.  And the whole reason for our interview series was to help us learn to be good neighbors and good communicators in a diverse city. 

We’re to be good neighbors. Scripture tells us we are seek our neighbors' good regardless of whether they convert to Christianity or even want to hear about it. At the same time, we’re to be good communicators.  Opportunities often arise in our relationships with others to explain how Jesus can be our Forgiver and Leader. 

But neither is possible without understanding.  Our “Neighboring Faiths” interviews were designed to understand the worldviews we encounter at work, school, and the neighborhood.

Watch or listen to the four interviews by clicking on the following links:

Rabbi Neil Blumofe of

Congregation Agudas Achim

 

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Imam Islam Mossaad of the

North Austin Muslim Community Center

 

Click here for the audio and video recordings

Hindu priest Girish Chaitanya of the

Chinmaya Mission of Austin

 

Click here for the audio and video recordings

Buddhist monk David Zuniga

 

Click here for the audio and video recordings