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The ThinkOrphan Podcast

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The Think Orphan podcast is hosted by Dr. Karen Hutcheson, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and Philip Darke, President of Providence World and co-author of In Pursuit of Orphan Excellence....

Episodes

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A Guide for the Aspiring Missionary with Ryan Robertson and Dr. Matt Bennett

Have you ever considered being a missionary? Does your church support a missionary sent out to another nation? It takes a whole lot of disce...

47:54Oct 20, 2026

Children's Mental Health in the Global South with Dr. Bryan Gouge

October 10th is World Mental Health Day and we've invited Dr. Bryan Gouge who serves as the Senior Program Design Specialist for Mental Heal...

51:02Oct 6, 2026

Global Mission as a Christian Colony and Revisiting Ecclesiastes

Over the last several years, you have maybe heard Brandon speak about his Anabaptist tendencies towards culture. But what does that mean? An...

41:33Sep 22, 2026

The Fastest Growing Form of Human Trafficking with Amy Miller

Cyberscam Trafficking has grown into a 3 trillion dollar industry since the pandemic and has quickly become one of the most heinous forms of...

51:23Sep 8, 2026

DMEAL for Compliance and Continual Improvement with Jeremy Macias

We've got our resident M&E expert back on the podcast to talk with us about the value and function of DMEAL in working on grants and of cour...

40:50Aug 25, 2026

Strengthening Families Through Fair Trade and Tech with Jessica Ray

With so many factors that lead to multidimensional poverty, what does it look like to scale family flourishing around the world? It's a core...

49:23Aug 11, 2026

Mental Health in Humanitarian Spaces with Weanne Estrada

When we think of people that are fleeing conflict or being displaced by natural disasters, we rightly think about food, water and shelter as...

43:47Jul 28, 2026

Microfinance Critique, Decline of Evangelical Colleges and Remote Work Isolation with Michael Cerna

Christian relief and development work continues to operate in a vastly shifting time. What do demographic shifts mean for the education of f...

54:31Jul 15, 2026

A Holistic and Ecological Approach to Child Programming with Nicole Duciaume

Children are a central focus in international development programming; both from impact in target communities as well as in our fundraising....

52:27Jun 30, 2026

The Integration of Creation Care and Poverty Alleviation with Milmer Martinez Vergara

There is no way to separate the plight of families experiencing poverty with the realities of climate change and ecological degradation. But...

53:20Jun 19, 2026

Global Sports Ministry and the World Cup with Roman Khripunov & Phil Darke

Summer has finally arrived and this isn't just any summer, we have the World Cup! With North America hosting the tournament this year, there...

58:45Jun 2, 2026

How U.S. Immigration Policies Are Separating Families with Matthew Soerens

Over the last year and a half, immigration in the US has been completely upended. With refugee resettlement effectively closed and mass depo...

47:35May 19, 2026

Effective Altruism for Christians with JD Bauman

Are all global justice issues created equal or are certain causes worth more of our attention and funding? Is it possible to get more bang f...

56:44May 5, 2026

The Growing (and Diminishing) Support for Orphanages with Julie Walton & Elli Oswald

There is a bit of dissonance when it comes to the trajectory of Christian support of global orphan care. More Christians are accurately unde...

01:06:32Apr 21, 2026

What Peace Negotiations in Iran Could Look Like with Dr. Joshua Weiss

The podcast is back from a break over Lent and we're diving straight in to the most relevant event happening globally right now. The war bet...

57:11Apr 7, 2026

The Westerner Abuse and Child Protection Conversation (Lenten Recast)

In this season of Lent, we're on a break from new episodes and are re-running a conversation from 2023 that we had with global child welfare...

01:12:29Mar 24, 2026

Decolonizing Christian Mission with Dr. Hunter Farrell (Lent Recast)

In this season of Lent, we're on a break from new episodes and are re-running a conversation from 2023 that we had the co-author of Freeing...

01:11:26Mar 10, 2026

A Lenten Reflection for the Justice Oriented Christian

As we head into the Lent this week, Brandon offers a reflection on the justice work that God calls us into and the opportunity to slow down,...

23:47Feb 17, 2026

Building a Coalition to Welcome Children Home with Tony Lewry

A multitude of orphanages in the Global South continue to be supported by well-meaning Christians throughout the world. Research and scriptu...

45:53Feb 10, 2026

The US Intervention in Venezuela with Ambassador Alejandro Martinez Ubieda and Dr. Greg Burch

This US capture of Nicolás Maduro presents a range of considerations and reflections across international law, humanitarian needs and diplom...

56:24Jan 27, 2026