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The Jon Gordon Podcast

The Faith Factor: Dive into the research about what Americans really believe with Angela Redding

The Jon Gordon Podcast

Jon Gordon

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4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I’m thrilled to have Angela Redding from the Radiant Foundation joining us. Angela dives into some eye-opening research on faith and its portrayal in the media. You’ll hear about the surprising disconnect between the reality of faith in people's lives and how it’s depicted in news and entertainment.

Angela shares compelling statistics and real stories that will challenge your perceptions and inspire you to think differently about the power of faith in our everyday lives. Whether you're a person of faith or simply interested in media representations, this conversation is packed with insights you won't want to miss.

Tune in for a thoughtful and transformative discussion on faith, media, and authenticity!

You can find more about Angela's valuable work and the Faith and Media Initiative at faithandmedia.com.

 

About Angela,

Angela Nielsen Redding is a seasoned strategic leader with a robust background in building businesses, forging partnerships, and developing innovative strategies across the corporate, philanthropic, nonprofit, and media sectors. Currently, she serves as the Executive Director at Radiant Foundation, where she champions efforts to promote more accurate, balanced, and positive portrayals of all religions. Through Radiant Foundation, she fosters interfaith collaboration and cultivates opportunities for individuals to connect with a higher power, with a special emphasis on representation in news, entertainment and the exploding creator economy.

Before joining Radiant Foundation, Angela spearheaded innovation and partnerships for a Ford Motor Company technology subsidiary. Earlier in her career, she founded and led a media innovation trade association, overseeing investments in media companies at both multi-million and billion-dollar levels.

Angela’s career also spans a decade in nonprofit management and business consulting, where she worked with some of the world's most impactful corporations, nonprofits, and startups.

In her personal life, Angela is deeply involved in her community. She has led church youth groups in Northern California and Northern Utah, and taught gospel study courses. Above all, she enjoys spending quality time adventuring with her husband and young daughters.

 

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0:31.5

Hey, this is John Gordon with the John Gordon podcast. And today my guest is Angela Redding.

0:36.8

Angela, how you doing? Great. Thanks for having me on. It's great to have you. And today my guest is Angela Redding. Angela, how you doing?

0:37.8

Great.

0:38.8

Thanks for having me on.

0:39.8

It's great to have you.

0:40.8

And you are with the Radiant Foundation.

0:42.8

Can you explain what the Radiant Foundation does?

0:45.8

Sure.

0:46.8

So the Radiant Foundation is all about elevating all faiths in all cultures.

0:51.8

And specifically, we invest in the intersection of faith and media with our

0:56.2

faith and media initiative. Wow. When we had lunch with our good friend, Deb G, and my wife,

1:02.3

you talked about this incredible research that you conducted on faith and perception of faith.

1:09.2

And you had all this incredible research. And I thought,

1:10.9

you know what? The world needs to understand and hear this research. I wanted to have you on.

1:15.3

So let's dive in. Talk about the research that you did and why you did it. Okay. So I think as a person

1:24.1

of faith personally and having a relationship with Jesus Christ being the most important, motivating factor in my life, the privilege of being able to work on something that allows for connection with a higher power and gives people space to live that faith identity in all areas of their life was very appealing to me.

1:42.6

And, you know, we kind of come to the work with our own preconceived

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