God on the Move Podcast

Where is the moral voice of the church when rivers are poisoned, forests are destroyed, and communities lose their livelihoods? 

In this episode of God on the Move, Seth Appiah-Kubi shares how his Christian faith led him from a career in finance to become national director of A Rocha Ghana, a Christian conservation organization working across Ghana to protect ecosystems, wildlife, and water while supporting community livelihoods. He describes Ghana’s worsening environmental crisis—especially illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) polluting rivers with mercury and cyanide, degrading land, and threatening protected forests—alongside climate-change impacts in the savanna north. Seth explains A Rocha’s slow but growing engagement with churches through training, conferences, and partnerships, and recounts their major campaign to stop bauxite mining in the biodiverse, river-sourcing Atewa Forest, including a 2020 court case that has halted mining while they advocate for national park status and call the global church to prayer and action.

 

📚 Links from the Interview

A Rocha Ghana

Article: A Critique of Prosperity Theology in the Context of Ghanaian Christianity

Podcast: 83. From Slavery to Climate Crisis: An Exploration of Injustice

 

🧑‍💻 About Seth

Dr. Seth Appiah-Kubi is the National Director of A Rocha Ghana. Seth has a strong experience and passion for conservation and the security of natural resources for communities that depend on them. He has been involved in conservation and creation care for almost 15 years and has been a key part in formulating the conservation models used by A Rocha Ghana, involving community-based conservation, conservation education and conservation research.

Seth holds a PhD in finance and is a Chartered Management Accountant. He served on both national and international conservation committees, platforms and forums dealing with various protocols relating to the environment, biodiversity and natural resources.

 

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What if a ship full of books could do more for a city than any bookstore ever could? 

 

In this episode of God on the Move Alexandrea Alexis shares how God led her from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to serving on the Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating book fair, and eventually into an advanced preparation leadership role ahead of the ship’s UK tour. She explains the ship’s mission of sharing knowledge, help, and hope through discounted educational literature, community programs, and partnership with local churches and organizations, including outreach and prayer initiatives across London. Alex reflects on cultural transitions between the Caribbean and New York, learning flexibility and leadership on board, ministry moments in minority-Christian contexts, a challenge team in Madagascar, highlights like global worship, and her next step of rest and waiting on God.

 

📚 Links from the Interview

GBA Ships

OM International

OM UK

 

🧑‍💻 About Alex

Coming from the island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Alexandrea (27) has served onboard the MV Logos Hope for the past three years. What first started as prayer to serve led to God working in her life in ways that she never would have imagined. Reflecting on her life, she is able to see God's hand preparing her for where she is now - from moving to the USA during her formative years, then having to transition back into her home culture as a late teen, as well as being exposed to missions at a young age. Not only that, as she journeyed with the ship, she has been able to see God's hand in the places that she visited and understand the importance of presence. As Alex comes to the end of her time onboard, she looks forward to what God has in store for her but is content in her season of "waiting on God".

 

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We hear about Iran in the news almost every day—but when was the last time you heard the voice of an Iranian Christian?

 

In this episode of God on the Move, Ashkan shares his powerful story of coming to faith in Jesus, fleeing Iran, losing his father, and discovering hope in the midst of grief, exile, and uncertainty. He also opens a window into the lives of Iranian Christians whose faith is often hidden but deeply alive—believers gathering in underground churches, women leading Bible studies in secret, young people facing rejection, and families paying a high cost for following Christ.

Through stories from his book Faith Sacrifice: A Voice for the Voiceless, Ashkan invites the global church to listen, pray, and stand with brothers and sisters in Iran whose courage is remarkable, but whose voices are seldom heard.

 

📚 Links from the Interview

Faith’s Sacrifice: A Voice for the Voiceless: Untold Stories of Christians in Iran

Ashkan’s Instagram 

OpenDoors: Iran

 

🧑‍💻 About Ashkan

A. R. Ashkan is a writer committed to documenting the hidden lives of Iranian Christians. His work focuses on faith, resilience, and the challenges faced by believers who endure rejection, discrimination, and persecution while often concealing their faith for safety. Through careful research and anonymized testimonies, Ashkan seeks to honor their sacrifices and share their stories with dignity and respect. He has dedicated his writing to raising awareness of these communities and ensuring their voices are heard, even when they cannot speak openly.

 

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What if the systems that ended slavery also helped ignite the climate crisis now threatening the Caribbean? 

 

In this episode of God on the Move, Dr Keron Niles shares how Trinidad and Tobago’s history of plantation slavery connects to today’s fossil-fuel-driven climate impacts, arguing that both are rooted in the same export-oriented production logic and the “tragedy of the commons.” He explains how industrialization replaced forced labor with coal-powered machines, driving emissions that now intensify hurricanes and sea-level rise for small island states. Keron challenges climate denial and the idea that Christianity is anti-science, describing faith as answering “why” while science explains “how.” He also addresses ongoing injustices, including modern slavery tied to mining for energy-transition metals, and calls the church toward justice, repentance, and prayer for peace grounded in the cross.

 

📚 Links from the Interview

Dr Keron Niles

 

🧑‍💻 About Keron

Dr Keron Niles is a Lecturer at the Institute of International Relations at the University of the West Indies. His work focuses on problems that arise at the intersection of climate and energy policy. Within the last five years, his research has also focused on assessing cultural industries as a pathway to low-carbon and circular economic growth. 

 

As a certified youth worker for the past 21 years, and a published poet, Dr. Niles has been involved in international outreach projects in Guyana, Suriname, Haiti and Kenya. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Government (with minors in History and International Relations) from The University of West Indies and a Master’s Degree in International Law from the University of Aberdeen. Dr. Niles also serves as an advisor to the Port of Spain Hub of the Global Shapers Network – a global youth movement founded by the World Economic Forum.

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What if your burnout isn’t proof you’re failing—but a signal you’ve been caring deeply for too long? 

 

In this episode of God on the Move, Laura Howe shares how 20 years as a social worker serving people facing trauma, addiction, homelessness, and severe mental illness led her into compassion fatigue—and how God met her in that breaking point with a new vision. You’ll hear why she believes the local church can become a community of support, belonging, and hope alongside professional care, and how Hope Made Strong was born to equip churches with language and practical tools for mental health. Laura also explains the growth of the Church Mental Health Summit—from a free online event to thousands of registrations across 120 countries—and her next step: partnering with local churches to host community-based “pop-up” summits that build trust and real relationships.

 

📚 Links from the Interview

Hope Made Strong Website

Hope Made Strong Podcast

Church Mental Health Summit Website

Wen-Pin Leow: Mental Health and the Church

 

🧑‍💻 About Laura

Laura Howe is a registered social worker, ministry leader, and the founder of Hope Made Strong. With over 20 years of experience in mental health and addictions, Laura is passionate about helping the local church become a place of hope, belonging, and purpose. Through the Care Ministry Podcast, online courses, coaching, and the global Church Mental Health Summit, Laura has supported thousands of  eaders around the world.

She knows firsthand the weight of caregiving and the risks of burnout, which is why her heart is to see leaders strengthened and equipped to serve well, without losing themselves in the process. Laura’s teaching is practical,  faith-filled, and always rooted in real-life ministry experiences. Whether she’s training volunteers or speaking at large events, Laura helps churches build sustainable care ministries that truly make a difference.

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