244 - Take it to the Bridge: A Conversation on Glocal Worship with Tongan American Creative Artist Aisea Taimani
Be the Bridge Podcast with Latasha Morrison
Be the Bridge
4.9 • 774 Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2022
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
Music has the power to transform and transcend; it can build bridges and recognize intersections. Tongan American creative artist, Aisea Taimani’s honest music does just that. Listen in as he discusses glocal worship with Be the Bridge founder and podcast host, Latasha Morrison. They dive into the value of different worship styles and the necessity of experiencing them. This conversation is a reminder of the intentionally diverse creation of God and the amazing beauty found in the church. Glocal worship is an invitation to celebrate and to lament, to hope and to empathize as we work to bring God’s Kingdom to earth as it is in heaven.
Host & Executive Producer - Latasha Morrison
Senior Producer - Lauren C. Brown
Producer, Editor, & Music - Travon Potts
Transcriber - Sarah Connatser
Quotes:
“We've always heard local and global. But I think this term [glocal] was just an opportunity to really imagine how we look at the world, especially as a people of faith, recognizing that in order to reach people, you no longer have to travel out of your country.” -Aisea Taimani
“Learning the songs from different cultures and different languages has really actually deepened my theology and given me tools to move towards curiosity rather than judgments whenever I experience something that's different, especially in church.” -Aisea Taimani
“I promise you that when you hear my people sing with all of their heart, they have something to teach the rest of the world about who God is.” -Aisea Taimani
Links:
Ad for Epic Will: EpicWill.com [use promo code BTB20 for 20% off] Ad for Charity Water: CharityWater.org/Bridge
Aisea Taimani: instagram.com/aiseataimani/
facebook.com/weareminorislands
minorislands.bandcamp.com/
youtube.com/channel/UCV5Nrik1Yz-rMj6RILmaD5w
Aisea Taimani + Minor Island’s song Take A Stand: youtube.com/watch?v=cYGPkcUTwJA Sandra Van Opstal’s book The Next Worship: sandravanopstal.com/the-next-worship/
Be the Bridge: BeTheBridge.com
facebook.com/beabridgebuilder/
instagram.com/bethebridge/
twitter.com/BAbridgebuilder
Latasha Morrison: latashamorrison.com/
facebook.com/LatashaMMorrison
instagram.com/latashamorrison/
twitter.com/LatashaMorrison
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Be the Bridge, Be the Bridge. |
| 0:01.2 | You are listening to the Be The Bridge podcast with Latasha Morrison. |
| 0:06.0 | What are you guys doing today? |
| 0:08.8 | It's exciting. |
| 0:09.4 | Each week, Be The Bridge podcast tackles subjects related to race and culture with the goal of bringing understanding. |
| 0:17.0 | But I'm going to do it in the spirit of love. |
| 0:19.4 | We believe understanding can move us toward racial healing, racial equity, and racial unity. |
| 0:25.0 | Latasha Morrison is the founder of Be the Bridge, |
| 0:27.8 | which is an organization responding to racial brokenness and systemic injustice in our world. |
| 0:34.0 | This podcast is an extension of our vision to make sure people are no longer conditioned by a racialized society but grounded in truth. |
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| 0:45.6 | Without further ado, let's begin today's podcast. |
| 0:48.8 | Oh, and stick around for some important information at the end. |
| 0:55.2 | You guys, I am so happy to introduce a new friend to the Be the Bridge podcast. |
| 1:03.4 | I met him just a few months ago. |
| 1:07.1 | And when I met him, I knew that I wanted to introduce him to the Beater Bridge community. |
| 1:12.6 | Just I love the work that he's doing. |
| 1:15.6 | And friend, would you introduce yourself to the Beater Bridge community? |
| 1:21.6 | Malo El-Lay, my name is Aisea, Daimani. |
| 1:26.6 | But friends and family call me Sarah so feel free to call me |
| 1:30.7 | Sarah Seya I'm so glad to have you own the podcast and um you are a brilliant |
| 1:39.8 | American creative um you're based in the Bay Area. I tell you, the Bay Area is producing some |
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