Visions & Tones

In this episode, Dr Nyundu talks a little more about church losing its plot - from a conversation he had on the previous episode with Pastor Jack Chirwa. This lays a foundation for more conversations to he had about the role of church in the community. 

Thanks for choosing the Visions & Tones Podcast.

IG:@_visions_tones 

Pastor Jack Chirwa is the lead pastor of the Full Gospel Church of God in Johannesburg South (Turffontein Campus since 2011) - a vibrant multi-racial and multi-ethnic church. He was born again in October 1986, at the age of 10. He positively responded to the call to serve God and attended bible college in 1999/2000. Post-bible college, Pastor Jack went into full time ministry. He got married to Sister Serah Chirwa in August 2003, and in 2005, they both relocated from Zambia to South Africa. In the same year, he pursued his degree in Theology from the Full Gospel Church of God College. He further acquired an Honours Degree in Theology at Team Impact Christian University, and a Certificate in Leadership in Urban Transformation from the University of Pretoria (South Africa). Pastor Jack is passionate about Deliverance Ministry, Missions and Youth Ministry. He continues to serve God with his beautiful family - Wife - Serah Chirwa, and Children - Zoe, Shaddai and Nathan Chirwa. 

 

Dr. Kris Marsh received her PhD from the University of Southern California in 2005. She was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina before joining the faculty of Maryland where she has been tenured since 2014.

Dr. Marsh’s general areas of expertise are the Black middle class, demography, racial residential segregation, and education. She has combined these interests to develop a research agenda that is divided into two broad areas: avenues into the Black middle class and consequences of being in the Black middle class.

Dr. Marsh released a book in February 2023, with Cambridge University Press, that examines the mental and physical health, wealth, residential choices and dating practices of an emerging Black middle class that is single and living alone. Dr. Marsh is also in the beginning stages of a book that interrogates navigating racism, sexism, and classism among Black golfers.

Professor Marsh teaches courses on Research Methods, Critical Race Theory, Racial Residential Segregation, and Intersectionality. She has been a visiting scholar at the University of Southern California, University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and the University of Johannesburg (in South Africa).

Dr. Marsh has served as a contributor to BET (Black Entertainment Television), Bloomberg, CNN in America, MSNBC, the Associated Press, NBC Washington, and Al Jazeera America and is frequently asked to contribute to the Washington Post. She served as the Secretary of the District of Columbia Sociological Society and the Managing Editor of Issues in Race & Society. Dr. Marsh was awarded the Jacquelyn Johnson Jackson Early Career Award from the Association of Black Sociologists in 2015 and received the Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar award for 2017. Dr. Marsh was elected Chair of the Section on Race, Gender, and Class of the American Sociological Association in 2019.

Since late 2015, Dr. Marsh has been the driving force behind an implicit bias training with various police departments in the State of Maryland. Dr. Marsh was appointed to the Prince George’s County Police Reform Task Force in 2020 and was the Chair of the subcommittee on recruiting, hiring, training, promotions/evaluations, human resource, and mental health. Dr. Marsh also served on the President’s University of Maryland Task Force on Community Policing.

Dr. Marsh served on the board of directors for Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland and Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership.

 

Benard Njoroge holds a Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Newcastle (Australia) and a Bachelors Degree from the University of Nairobi (Kenya). He is a child protection practitioner with more than 10 years of work experience (Kenya and Australia combined). Ben has high interest in Child Welfare and Safety. 

Thanks for choosing the Visions & Tones Podcast.

 

@_visions_tones 

Welcome to Season 3 of The visions & Tones Podcast with Dr T. 

This is a bonus episode expressing gratitude to all the guests in 2023, and all the listeners of the Visions & Tones Podcast.

Thanks for choosing Us.

Go yé and be best human beings, best versions of yourselves. 

See you in 2024. 

 

Eddie is a returning guest on the show and a health and wellness enthusiast. He is a recent Juris Doctor law graduate and works in a plaintiff law firm in Newcastle (Australia). He is also a co-founder of afya  (Instagram: @afyaa_ ) - a health & wellness master mind group. The views expressed here are his own.

Thanks again for choosing the Visions & Tones Podcast 

In this episode Dr Tony Nyundu and Mauro Biosse chat with Tinovimba Timba.

Tino is a Zimbabwean-Australian. Currently living in Australia. She is a student at the University of Newcastle (Australia), studying a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy. She works part-time as an Occupational Therapy Aide at a local private hospital and also casually as a Disability Support Worker in Newcastle.

Tino is passionate about community building, especially engagement and skills development for people with special needs. She is warm at heart, dedicated and professional in her work. 

Outside of her professional pursuits, she finds solace in the company of her dog and indulging in quiet evenings at home.

The views expressed in this episode are not those of her university or her employers. 

Thank you for choosing the Visions & Tones Podcast

 

 

Nokuthula Pheza holds an honours degree in Sociology. She is currently an MA Sociology Candidate at the University of Johannesburg. Her research focuses on understanding how black non-resident fathers negotiate involvement in their children's lives. The study explores the concept of fatherhood by drawing on African decolonial epistemology and theories.

Fuzile Jwara is an MA Sociology Candidate at the University of Johannesburg. His research interests include student activism and campus politics. The research topic of his MA dissertation focuses on the visibility of queer student at the University of Johannesburg in a post #FeesMustFall environment. Fuzile also serves as a Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Peer Educator at the University of Johannesburg's Centre for Student Health & Wellness.

 

Thank you for choosing the Visions & Tones Podcast 

I.G:@_visions_tones 

 

Dr Linda Mshweshwe holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. She is a Postdoctoral Researcher at SOAS University of London in the School of History, Religions and Philosophies. She has taught family sociology at several South African institutions, including the University of Johannesburg and the University of South Africa. Her research interests and publications are in Gender and Justice. Dr Mshweshwe has been active in several community engagement roles that involve women's empowerment. In 2020, she founded a charity organization that provides emotional support for survivors of domestic abuse called 'Woman You are Favored' (WYAF). See webpage below and kindly support her work.

Web: https://womanfavored.com 

Article discussed: https://www.cell.com/heliyon/pdf/S2405-8440(20)32177-0.pdf 

Thanks for choosing the Visions & Tones podcast 

IG:@_visions_tones