Rumors of Doing Good
Inspiring conversations with pioneers, church planters, change makers and social entrepreneurs who are creatively making a difference in their communities.
Listen in as Rob Schellert talk with friends from around the world as they share their stories and reflect on their experiences and what they have learned along the way in doing good on the Rumors of Doing Good podcast.
These conversations feature everyday heroes who are often making a difference away from the limelight.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 55
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
S3 E9 What If...
In today’s conversation, we reflect on how not everyone has had a positive experience with those who are seeking to do good such as faith based communities, the foster care system, the police and so …
S3 E8 Sesay Abdul Rashid - Caring for Orphans Devastated by the Ebola Epidemic in Sierra Leone
In today’s conversation Rob and Ken are joined by Sesay Abdul Rashid from Makeni Town, Sierra Leone where he and his family noticed hundreds of children living out on the streets, having lost their …
S3 E7 Elizabeth Sparks - Opening the Doors of Hospitality and Creating Community with Folks without Homes
In today’s conversation Rob and Ken are joined by Elizabeth Sparks from Tacoma, Washington USA where she lives and works with the Catholic Worker community for the past seven years.
Since 1983, the T…
S3 E6 What Keeps You from Giving up on Yourself?
Throughout Season 3 of Rumors of Doing Good, Ken and Rob will be taking time to answer a few questions from listeners they have received over the last few years. In today’s conversation, Rob and Ken…
S3 E5 Vivian Labib Nouer - Empowering Folks in the Margins through Social Entrepeneurship
In today’s conversation, Ken and Rob are joined by Vivian Labib Nouer, an award winning artist and social entrepreneur from Cairo, Egypt. Initially an interior designer, she decided to combine her sk…
S3 E4 Uncommon Sense
How we make sense of our world is shaped by the culture in which we find ourselves. In contrast, uncommon sense can be described as thinking outside of the box that culture presents us with.
In today…
S3 E3 Peter & Liz Digitale Anderson - Re-imagining Justice and Safety in Light of George Floyd's Murder, Part II
In today’s episode, Ken and Rob continue their conversation with Peter and Liz Digitale Anderson who happen to live a few blocks away from where George Floyd was murdered by a white male police offic…
S3 E2 Peter & Liz Digitale Anderson - Re-imagining Justice and Safety in Light of George Floyd's Murder, Part I
In today’s conversation, Rob and Ken are joined by Peter and Liz Digitale Anderson who happen to live a few blocks away from where George Floyd was murdered by a white male police officer in Minneap…
S3 E1 Childhood Influences
Throughout Season 3 of Rumors of Doing Good, Rob and Ken will be taking time to answer a few questions from listeners they have received over the last few years.
In today’s conversation, Ken and Ro…
S2 E12 Josh Hawk - Partnering with the City To House Folks without Homes
In today's final conversation of season two of Rumors of Doing Good podcast, Ken & Rob are joined by Josh Hawk who helps lead St. Johns Church in Portland Oregon which was born when two local ch…
S2 E11 Being Human Kind
You might have heard the expression, "A little bit of kindness goes a long way". Join Rob and Ken as they share and reflect on their experiences of how practicing goodwill with others can do wonder…
S2 E10 Turinawe Samson - Creating Space for the LGBTQ Community
In today's conversation, Ken & Rob are joined by Turinawe Samson from Kampala, Uganda where he seeks to create space for the LGBTQ community as well as creating spaces for dialogue and understanding …
S2 E9 The World Can Be A Shitty Place
S2 E8 Zion Tauamiti - Nurturing Wellbeing Amongst Māori Youth
In today’s conversation Rob and Ken are joined by Zion Tauamiti, Samoan born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand where he currently lives to this day working with young people as a wellness chapl…
S2 E7 Measuring Success in Unlikely Places
S2 E6 Annika Spalde - Becoming a Vegan as a Way of Caring For Creation
In today’s conversation Rob and Ken are joined by Annika Spalde from Vadstena, Sweden. Annika is a deacon in the church of Sweden as well as an activist for peace, animal rights as well as climate ch…
S2 E5 Listening as an Act of Love
Oftentimes we hear what is being said, however hearing is a lot different from listening.
In today's conversation Ken and Rob talk about how listening is often something we take for granted when comm…
S2 E4 John Friedrick - Living in a Small Town Where Everyone Knows Your Name
In today's conversation Ken and Rob are joined by artist and musician John Friedrick from Silverton, Oregon USA, a rural town where he has lived for the last 13 years, pastoring Oak Street Church. L…
S2 E3 When Grief Hits Home
At some point in our journey of doing good, we will probably experience grief. It can manifest itself in so many different ways such as shock or disbelief, denial, guilt anger and even depression.
Jo…
S2 E2 Bill & Eve Perry - Hippies Running a Community Cafe
In today’s conversation Rob and Ken are joined by Bill and Eve Perry who were running a bustling fruit and veg shop in the heart of the East End of London, England when they felt a divine nudge to cl…