TCK VOF

3.4 Finding Belonging as a Celibate Christian

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Our interview with Greg Coles discussing his second book No Longer Strangers: Finding Belonging in a World of Alienation where he shares about finding belonging as a celibate Christian.

Greg Coles spent fifteen childhood years as a TCK in Indonesia, on the island of Java. He moved back to the United States for college, where he studied communication, literature, and music, and recently finished a Ph.D. in English. He now works as an author, speaker, and worship leader at his church in central Pennsylvania. His first book, Single, Gay, Christian, tells the story of his own journey through questions of faith and sexual identity. His second book, scheduled to release this coming February, draws heavily from his TCK experience and is called No Longer Strangers: Finding Belonging in a World of Alienation.

“Gay” Vs. “Same-Sex Attraction:” A Dialogue between Greg Coles and Rachel Gilson: https://centerforfaith.com/blog/gay-vs-same-sex-attraction-a-dialogue

Website to purchase Greg’s book Single, Gay, Christian: https://www.gregorycoles.com/book-single-gay-christian/

Website to purchase Greg’s book No Longer Strangers: Finding Belonging in a World of Alienation: https://www.gregorycoles.com/book-no-longer-strangers/

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3.1 Third Culture Adults as International Students

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Third Culture Adult (TCA) is an adult who has lived outside his passport country but only as an adult. In this episode, Elizabeth interviews three TCAs who specifically went overseas as international students. What was the funniest experience they had due to cross-cultural miscommunication? What was the hardest adjustment they had when first moving to a new culture? What was MOST helpful to them in transitioning into their new culture? How did their faith help them navigate the challenges they face living in their Third Culture Adult culture?

Panelists: Ebbin Daniel, Andrew Walsh, and Hannah Peng with Elizabeth Norvell as your interviewer.

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3.2 Multigenerational Minorities’ “In Between”

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Today Elizabeth talks to three multigenerational minorities whose families have called the US home for at least three generations now. How have they felt they were culturally not ethnic enough amongst first and second generations? How have they felt they have been seen as different by European multi-generational? What have they learned with faith as their compass about how to live in this “in-between”?

Panelists: Adrian Reyna-Gonzales, Daniel Sasaki, and Michael Wade with Elizabeth Norvell as your interviewer

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Music:

Fearless First by Kevin MacLeod

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Bonus Episode 2: Discussing the TCK/CCK Concept with Ruth Van Reken

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For our podcast, we have been using the Third Culture Kids term for all Cross-Cultural Kids. Is that okay for the experts in the TCK world? What would someone like Ruth Van Reken, the author of Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds think? Let us get back down to basics to terminologies with Ruth and hear what she has to say about it as well as her hope for the future of the TCK term!

Ruth Van Reken is a second-generation Third Culture Kid* (TCK) and mother of three now-adult TCKs. She is co-author of Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, 3rd ed., and author of Letters Never Sent, her personal journaling seeking to understand the long-term impact of her cross-cultural childhood. For more than thirty-five years Ruth has traveled extensively speaking about issues related to the impact of global mobility on individuals, families, and societies. Since 2001 she has expanded her interest to work with those she calls Cross-Cultural Kids (CCKs)—children who grow up cross-culturally for any reason. She is co-founder and past chairperson of Families in Global Transition. In addition to her two books and many articles, she has writtena chapter in other books including Strangers at Home, Unrooted Childhoods, and Writing Out of Limbo. She has also co-authored a group study guide on transitions in the Bible called Life in Motion. In 2019 she received an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Wheaton College for her life’s work. She now lives in Indianapolis, IN with her husband, David.

*a child who spends a significant period of time during his or her developmental years growing up in a culture outside the parents’ culture.

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Bonus #1: Looking Back at Season Two

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BONUS episode: Elizabeth, Jonathan, and Anna sat down together sharing what they thought about doing TCK VOF Season Two. P.S. Be prepared for a style change!

Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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2.12 TCK as Parents

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What are some differences in culture that you navigated with your spouse in parenting and how did you approach them? How did you strive to maintain a close relationship with your kids when you know that they will grow up and leave the house eventually? How has your faith shaped and challenged your understanding of being a parent?

Panelists: Caleb Cook, Marcia Smith, and Yvonne Bridgeman with Elizabeth Norvell as your interviewer.

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2.11 TCK and Marriage

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What is a cultural misunderstanding you had with your spouse and how did you walk through it? What has helped you understand each other’s cultural worlds? Based on your own experience what is some advice would you give someone who is in a relationship or married with a TCK or non-TCK? And, how did your faith help you navigate the cultural challenges of marriage?

Panelists: Jonathan and Purity Walthour, as well as Abbie and Jason Keel with Elizabeth Norvell as your interviewer.

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2.10 Effects on Future Families

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Jonathan sits down and talks with Steven Black, the host of TCK Care. Steven is getting his master’s in clinical psychology and has worked as both a missionary and TCK Care person. Being a TCK himself, he speaks from both experience and education about the effects of the TCK lifestyle on future families. Check out Stevens podcast at https://tckcare.com/ 

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2.9 Understanding Identity as International and Transracial Adoptees (Part 2)

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What was it like growing up as an International or Transracial Adoptee? How much influence did your blood culture have on your upbringing? How much influence does your adaptive culture have on your life? We continue our conversation about transracial and international adoptees with a different panel.

Panelists: Lauren Burke, Sandhya Oaks, and Will Neusch with Jonathan Walthour as your interviewer.

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2.8 Understanding Identity as International and Transracial Adoptees (Part 1)

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What was it like growing up as an International or Transnational Adoptee? How much influence did your blood culture have on your upbringing? How much influence does your adaptive culture have on your life? Come and join our panelists as they talk through their life and experiences growing up as international and transracial adoptees.

Panelists: Chandran Higgins, John C Hugues, and McKenna Tey with Jonathan Walthour as your interviewer.

Check out John C talk more about this adoptive experience with Jonathan on TCK Tales-https://anchor.fm/t-c-k-tales/episodes/012-My-Identity-is-e2c72l

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