273 – Ending Human Trafficking – The Book!

Dave Stachowiak interviews co-authors, Shayne Moore, Sandie Morgan, and Kimberly Yim about their newly released book: Ending Human Trafficking: A Handbook of Strategies for the Church Today. Together, they discuss the inspiration for the book and each of their unique take on equipping leaders in the church. Speakers Shayne Moore, MA Shayne Moore is an author, editor, and activist. She coauthored Refuse To Do Nothing: Finding Your Power to Abolish Modern Day Slavery, which was named a 2014 Resource of the Year in Outreach Magazine. Shayne is the cofounder of Redbud Writers Guild, and former director of operations at the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College Graduate School. With an MA in theology, Shayne is a national guest lecturer on issues of global justice. Sandie Morgan, PhD, RN Sandie Morgan is director of the Global Center for Women and Justice at Vanguard University. She is recognized globally as a leader in the fight against human trafficking. She hosts the Ending Human Trafficking podcast, and she also served by presidential appointment on the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking. Kimberly Yim, MA Kimberly McOwen Yim is cofounder and executive director of the SOCO Institute, and she writes and speaks on issues related to human trafficking. She is also coauthor (with Shayne Moore) of Refuse To Do Nothing: Finding Your Power to Abolish Modern Day Slavery. Key Points The book was written to give churches and the faith-based communities an understanding of their unique role in the fight against human trafficking. Learning about human trafficking will build awareness about prevention gaps, or even how we are already fighting human trafficking in our community. Invitations to begin: Join - you don't need to reinvent the wheel; join and grow the resources around you. Pray - seek wisdom from God to see where the gaps are or how you are already fighting through prevention. Collaborate - look at the resources in your community to see where you fit and partner with others in your community to build a strong safety net. Resources Ending Human Trafficking: A Handbook of Strategies for the Church Today (InterVarsity Press or Amazon) Use code: EHT30 for 30% off and free shipping from InterVarsity Press Ep. 272 - The Cool Aunt, with Rachel Thomas Ep. 266 - Rescuing Boys Labor Trafficked in the Fishing Industry, with Chris Fields Love the show? Consider supporting us on Patreon! Become a Patron Transcript Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast, this is episode number 273 Ending Human Trafficking: The Book! Production Credits [00:00:09] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential. Dave [00:00:29] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak. Sandie [00:00:34] And my name is Sandie Morgan. Dave [00:00:37] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, I am so looking forward to this conversation today because we are featuring the book that is coming out on ending human trafficking with both you and two of your co-authors. And I'm so glad that we have the entire author team here today to be able to talk about this new book and to really look at some of the key lessons that are coming out of it. So first of all, congratulations to all of you on this book coming out, and I'm really glad to introduce to our audience today, Shayne Moore, Kimberly Yim, and of course, my co-host Sandie. Shayne Moore is the author of five books, including Ending Human Trafficking: A Strategy for the Church Today and was director of operations at the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College Graduate School with a...