ArtSoul Spotlight
ArtSoul Radio Introduces The “Praise Hands Podcast” w/ Robby Valderrama
The Praise Hands Podcast is one of the newest podcasts being featured on the ArtSoul Radio platform. This podcast is about Creative and Cross-Cultural Christianity, and is hosted by Robby Valderrama. Robby is a nationally respected voice on the American intersection of church, race, music, and economics. With a track record of cultivating multicultural ministries that creatively engage their local communities, Robby’s unique background of music, church ministry, and finance has helped individuals, churches, and organizations across the nation navigate complex issues of culture with ease and confidence.
When he’s not speaking or consulting, he hosts the Praise Hands Podcast, leads the Praise Hands Collective worship group, serves at The Belonging Co, and treasures every moment with his wife Bria Jean and their two daughters.
The inspiration behind the Praise Hands Podcast is all about reconciliation and unity. After moving from the San Francisco Bay Area to Nashville, Tennessee, Robby realized that he moved from one of the least churched areas to one of the most churched areas in the country. But along with that positive change, he noticed that he also moved from one of the least racially segregated areas to one of the most racially segregated areas. Nashville is the home of a variety of industries including music, movies, education, a host of church denominations, and publishing. The racial divide surprised him and made him sick to his stomach. He was determined to do something about it. That is when the Praise Hands Podcast was created.
With a spirit of reconciliation, the Praise Hands Podcast counters the segregation through honest conversation about the American intersection of church, race, music, and economics. Additionally, he launched Praise Hands Collective, a multicultural worship expression that brings people together across languages, genres, and denominations. And most recently, he is exploring the creation of a platform to resource diverse worship leaders called DiverseWorship.com.
Tune in to www.artsoulradio.com every Monday at 12 noon CST and & 7pm CST to hear a new episode from this podcast. What exactly is “Creative, Cross-Cultural Christianity”? The episode below answers that question and explains why it’s needed. Tune in and be sure to sound off your thoughts in the comment section!
WHY WE NEED CREATIVE, CROSS CULTURAL CHRISTIANITY: