Bio: Christopher Watkin (MPhil, PhD, Jesus College, Cambridge) researches and writes on modern and contemporary French thought, atheism, and religion. Currently, he is a senior lecturer in French studies at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He blogs at christopherwatkin.com, and you can find him on Twitter @DrChrisWatkin.

Episode Show Notes: 

Today on ‘Called To Teach’ Tania speaks with Dr Chris Watkin about how Christianity helps to make sense of our world today. They discuss what made Chris interested in trying to make sense of ideas that help shape our world, what has been the most challenging aspect of trying to make sense of the world, are there a growing number of people trying to make sense of the world, How Chris became a Christian, why Christianity is so important, what is atheism, who came up with the philosophy of atheistic thought and why atheism is wrong, why has atheism become so popular today and so much more! 

Bio: <a href="https://christopherwatkin.com/">Christopher Watkin</a> (MPhil, PhD, Jesus College, Cambridge) researches and writes on modern and contemporary French thought, <a href="https://www.acc.edu.au/podcast/chris-watkins/">atheism</a>, and religion. Currently, he is a senior lecturer in French studies at <a href="https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/chris-watkin">Monash University in Melbourne</a>, Australia. He blogs at christopherwatkin.com, and you can find him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/DrChrisWatkin?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@DrChrisWatkin</a>.
Episode Show Notes: 
Today on ‘Called To Teach’ Tania speaks with Dr Chris Watkin about how Christianity helps to make sense of our world today. They discuss what made Chris interested in trying to make sense of ideas that help shape our world, what has been the most challenging aspect of trying to make sense of the world, are there a growing number of people trying to make sense of the world, How Chris became a Christian, why Christianity is so important, what is atheism, who came up with the philosophy of atheistic thought and why atheism is wrong, why has atheism become so popular today and so much more!

Called To Teach is a monthly educational podcast, where we bring together a variety of experts and thought leaders in the field to provide valuable insights and engaging discussions on the latest developments in education. Whether you're a teacher, a parent, or simply interested in the topic, our podcast is sure to inform, inspire, and challenge you. Join us and be part of the conversation!

Called To Teach is a monthly educational podcast, where we bring together a variety of experts and thought leaders in the field to provide valuable insights and engaging discussions on the latest developments in education. Whether you're a teacher, a...

Called To Teach

How Christianity Helps Make Sense of The World with Dr Chris Watkin 

Description: Called To Teach is centered around all things education to help parents, teachers and students thrive in their daily lives. The show covers interesting topics of conversation being spoken about in the world of education today. 

Bio: Butch Hartman is an award-winning animator, creator, and producer best known for creating some of Nickelodeon’s most successful animated series, including The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, T.U.F.F. Puppy, and Bunsen Is a Beast. Over his 20-year tenure at Nickelodeon, Hartman helped shape the network’s golden era of animation, with The Fairly OddParents becoming its third-longest-running animated series, earning multiple Emmy and Annie Award nominations and two BMI Cable Awards.

Following his time at Nickelodeon, Hartman expanded into digital media and family-focused entertainment, partnering with Pocket.watch to launch HobbyKids Adventures, which quickly reached millions of views and expanded into national retail. A prominent digital creator, Hartman has built a combined social following of millions across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook, where he continues to engage fans through animation, commentary, and creative education.

Hartman is the author of MAD HUSTLE and Christian Creativity, and is the founder and CEO of Butch Hartman Studios, a production company dedicated to creating family-friendly content for global audiences. Current projects include The Garden Cartoon, The Big Blue Book, and The Marriage Show. He also illustrated the Garden Children’s Bible (HarperCollins).

In addition to his creative work, Hartman co-founded The Lion & Lamb Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting faith-informed, family-friendly entertainment and educational resources that protect and uplift children and families. He is also a co-founder of Hartman House, a nonprofit supporting underprivileged children worldwide through education, housing, and humanitarian aid. For more information about Butch Hartman and Butch Hartman Studios, visit www.thebutchhartmanstudios.com. 





Episode Show Notes: 

Today on ‘Called To Teach’ Tania speaks with award-winning animator, creator and producer Butch Hartman best known for creating some of Nickelodeon's most successful animated series, including The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom and Bunsen is A Beast. They discuss how Butch got into animation, why he wanted to be a creator growing up, how creativity is a gift from God, how Butch came up with the ideas for Fairly OddParents and Danny Phantom, how to remain humble in a proud industry, being a pastor while also being in Hollywood, why your reputation matters, and what inspired Butch to start doing more faith inspired stories. Plus so much more! 

Description: Called To Teach is centered around all things education to help parents, teachers and students thrive in their daily lives. The show covers interesting topics of conversation being spoken about in the world of education today.&nbsp;
Bio: Butch Hartman is an award-winning animator, creator, and producer best known for creating some of Nickelodeon&rsquo;s most successful animated series, including The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, T.U.F.F. Puppy, and Bunsen Is a Beast. Over his 20-year tenure at Nickelodeon, Hartman helped shape the network&rsquo;s golden era of animation, with The Fairly OddParents becoming its third-longest-running animated series, earning multiple Emmy and Annie Award nominations and two BMI Cable Awards.
Following his time at Nickelodeon, Hartman expanded into digital media and family-focused entertainment, partnering with Pocket.watch to launch HobbyKids Adventures, which quickly reached millions of views and expanded into national retail. A prominent digital creator, Hartman has built a combined social following of millions across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook, where he continues to engage fans through animation, commentary, and creative education.
Hartman is the author of MAD HUSTLE and Christian Creativity, and is the founder and CEO of <a href="https://thebutchhartmanstudios.com/">Butch Hartman Studios</a>, a production company dedicated to creating family-friendly content for global audiences. Current projects include The Garden Cartoon, The Big Blue Book, and The Marriage Show. He also illustrated the Garden Children&rsquo;s Bible (HarperCollins).
In addition to his creative work, Hartman co-founded The Lion &amp; Lamb Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting faith-informed, family-friendly entertainment and educational resources that protect and uplift children and families. He is also a co-founder of <a href="https://www.hartmanhouse.org/">Hartman House</a>, a nonprofit supporting underprivileged children worldwide through education, housing, and humanitarian aid. For more information about Butch Hartman and Butch Hartman Studios, visit <a href="http://www.thebutchhartmanstudios.com">www.thebutchhartmanstudios.com</a>.&nbsp;
 
Episode Show Notes:&nbsp;
Today on &lsquo;Called To Teach&rsquo; Tania speaks with award-winning animator, creator and producer Butch Hartman best known for creating some of Nickelodeon's most successful animated series, including The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom and Bunsen is A Beast. They discuss how Butch got into animation, why he wanted to be a creator growing up, how creativity is a gift from God, how Butch came up with the ideas for Fairly OddParents and Danny Phantom, how to remain humble in a proud industry, being a pastor while also being in Hollywood, why your reputation matters, and what inspired Butch to start doing more faith inspired stories. Plus so much more!&nbsp;

How Butch Hartman Built Cartoon History with Fairly OddParents and Danny Phantom! 

Description: Called To Teach is centered around all things education to help parents, teachers and students thrive in their daily lives. The show covers interesting topics of conversation being spoken about in the world of education today. 

Bio: Rev. Enid M. Almanzar serves as the Global Ambassador for the Office of the President at OneHope as well as for Bible Media Group (BMG). At the age of fifteen, she experienced a transformative encounter with Jesus through the Book of Hope—an encounter that shaped her lifelong passion for seeing the next generation transformed by God’s Word. Today, she is recognized as a leading voice on global ministry, leadership, and missional strategy, with her insights featured in Univision, Christianity Today, and The Christian Post.

Prior to joining OneHope/BMG, Rev. Almanzar dedicated two decades to the American Bible Society, leading global Scripture engagement initiatives across more than 200 nations and territories and serving as a strategic advisor to the United Bible Societies, a fellowship with Special Consultative Status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). 

Rev. Almanzar also currently serves as first Chairwoman of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NaLEC), representing a growing movement of more than 4,000 U.S.-based Hispanic congregations, and as a board member of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), which connects over 45,000 churches across approximately forty denominations.

In 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recognized her as one of its “15 Women of 

Faith on the Frontlines.” She earned her Master’s in Ministerial Leadership from Southeastern University, where she is currently a Doctor of Ministry candidate and Distinguished Fellow of the Carrión Hispanic Leadership Center.

Residing in New Jersey with her beloved husband and ministry partner, Samuel, Rev. Almanzar also serves on the pastoral board of The Gathering Place NJ. Together, they joyfully raise their two children, Samuel Antonio and Isabella Raquel, along with their two fur babies, Oreo and Latte Snicklefritz. Bible Media Group’s Visual Scripture Series will be available nationwide, beginning with the Gospel of John and Matthew, on March 17, 2026. 





Episode Show Notes: 

Today on ‘Called To Teach’ Tania speaks with Rev. Enid M. Almanzar who serves as the Global Ambassador for the office of the President of OneHope as well as Bible Media Group. They discuss Enid’s WHY behind the mission, the book of hope that landed in her lap at the age of 15. What is the teacher first philosophy, what it means to lead a global movement vs a local movement, how can families and teachers use the bible to celebrate diversity why are bible sales growing in 2026, how has the visual scripture series impacted bible sales, why the visual bible series is more than just another bible plus so much more!

Description: Called To Teach is centered around all things education to help parents, teachers and students thrive in their daily lives. The show covers interesting topics of conversation being spoken about in the world of education today.&nbsp;
Bio: Rev. Enid M. Almanzar serves as the Global Ambassador for the Office of the President at OneHope as well as for Bible Media Group (BMG). At the age of fifteen, she experienced a transformative encounter with Jesus through the Book of Hope&mdash;an encounter that shaped her lifelong passion for seeing the next generation transformed by God&rsquo;s Word. Today, she is recognized as a leading voice on global ministry, leadership, and missional strategy, with her insights featured in Univision, Christianity Today, and The Christian Post.
Prior to joining OneHope/BMG, Rev. Almanzar dedicated two decades to the American Bible Society, leading global Scripture engagement initiatives across more than 200 nations and territories and serving as a strategic advisor to the United Bible Societies, a fellowship with Special Consultative Status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).&nbsp;
Rev. Almanzar also currently serves as first Chairwoman of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NaLEC), representing a growing movement of more than 4,000 U.S.-based Hispanic congregations, and as a board member of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), which connects over 45,000 churches across approximately forty denominations.
In 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recognized her as one of its &ldquo;15 Women of&nbsp;
Faith on the Frontlines.&rdquo; She earned her Master&rsquo;s in Ministerial Leadership from Southeastern University, where she is currently a Doctor of Ministry candidate and Distinguished Fellow of the Carri&oacute;n Hispanic Leadership Center.
Residing in New Jersey with her beloved husband and ministry partner, Samuel, Rev. Almanzar also serves on the pastoral board of The Gathering Place NJ. Together, they joyfully raise their two children, Samuel Antonio and Isabella Raquel, along with their two fur babies, Oreo and Latte Snicklefritz. Bible Media Group&rsquo;s <a href="https://biblemediagroup.com/visual-scripture-series/">Visual Scripture Series</a> will be available nationwide, beginning with the Gospel of John and Matthew, on March 17, 2026.&nbsp;
 
Episode Show Notes:&nbsp;
Today on &lsquo;Called To Teach&rsquo; Tania speaks with Rev. Enid M. Almanzar who serves as the Global Ambassador for the office of the President of OneHope as well as Bible Media Group. They discuss Enid&rsquo;s WHY behind the mission, the book of hope that landed in her lap at the age of 15. What is the teacher first philosophy, what it means to lead a global movement vs a local movement, how can families and teachers use the bible to celebrate diversity why are bible sales growing in 2026, how has the visual scripture series impacted bible sales, why the visual bible series is more than just another bible plus so much more!

Why The Bible Matters More Than Ever Today with Rev. Enid M. Almanzar 

Description: Called To Teach is centered around all things education to help parents, teachers and students thrive in their daily lives. The show covers interesting topics of conversation being spoken about in the world of education today. 

Bio: Dr Andrew Browning AM is an Australian trained obstetrician and gynaecologist who has worked as a Christian missionary in Ethiopia and Tanzania for more than 17 years as a senior fistula surgeon. Andrew spent his elective term at Murgwanza at the beginning of the Rwanda genocide. In 1996 he visited his aunt Valerie Browning and Dr Catherine Hamlin at the Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa and was immediately invited to work there.

Five years later he and his wife moved to Barhirdar in the Amhara region where he took charge of the first regional Hamlin Fistula hospital. Whilst there, he sought ways to reduce the incidence of birth injury, usually obstetric fistula, and the high maternal death rate. Both the Afar and the Amhara regional health bureau was very keen for him to provide volunteer midwives and obstetricians to provide an emergency maternity service in district hospitals and teach the local staff. He needed funds to support his efforts and this is when the Barbara May Foundation was founded in Australia with the help of his obstetrician father, Dr David Browning in 2009.

Andrew has led a team that have gone on to transform several rundown health centres into safe and functional maternal health centres for poor women, and those living in remote regions.

In an effort to help the more than two million women estimated to be suffering with existing obstetric fistula injuries throughout Africa, Andrew continues to provide Fistula camps in Malawi, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Chad, Uganda, Congo and Togo. He is also training local surgeons in those regions in fistula repair. He also consults on global maternal healthcare issues to United Nations Fund for Population Activities and the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics.

 

Episode Show Notes: 

Today on ‘Called To Teach’ Tania speaks with Dr Andrew Browning AM an Australian trained obstetrician and gynaecologist who has worked as a Christian missionary in Ethiopia and Tanzania for more than 17 years as a fistula surgeon. They talk about he became a Christian, why Dr Browning devoted his life to show the love of Jesus, how has his Christian influence changed his approach to his medical mission and humanitarian work, who were the teachers that inspired him, Why obstetric fistula’s are such a serious issue in parts of Africa, and how it affects women’s lives, what challenges has Dr Browning faced and how founding Barbara May foundation has helped him. Plus so much more! 

Description: Called To Teach is centered around all things education to help parents, teachers and students thrive in their daily lives. The show covers interesting topics of conversation being spoken about in the world of education today.&nbsp;
Bio: Dr Andrew Browning AM is an Australian trained obstetrician and gynaecologist who has worked as a Christian missionary in Ethiopia and Tanzania for more than 17 years as a senior fistula surgeon. Andrew spent his elective term at Murgwanza at the beginning of the Rwanda genocide. In 1996 he visited his aunt Valerie Browning and Dr Catherine Hamlin at the Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa and was immediately invited to work there.
Five years later he and his wife moved to Barhirdar in the Amhara region where he took charge of the first regional Hamlin Fistula hospital. Whilst there, he sought ways to reduce the incidence of birth injury, usually obstetric fistula, and the high maternal death rate. Both the Afar and the Amhara regional health bureau was very keen for him to provide volunteer midwives and obstetricians to provide an emergency maternity service in district hospitals and teach the local staff. He needed funds to support his efforts and this is when the Barbara May Foundation was founded in Australia with the help of his obstetrician father, Dr David Browning in 2009.
Andrew has led a team that have gone on to transform several rundown health centres into safe and functional maternal health centres for poor women, and those living in remote regions.
In an effort to help the more than two million women estimated to be suffering with existing obstetric fistula injuries throughout Africa, Andrew continues to provide Fistula camps in Malawi, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Chad, Uganda, Congo and Togo. He is also training local surgeons in those regions in fistula repair. He also consults on global maternal healthcare issues to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.unfpa.org/public/">United Nations Fund for Population Activities</a> and the <a href="http://www.figo.org/">International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics</a>.
&nbsp;
Episode Show Notes:&nbsp;
Today on &lsquo;Called To Teach&rsquo; Tania speaks with Dr Andrew Browning AM an Australian trained obstetrician and gynaecologist who has worked as a Christian missionary in Ethiopia and Tanzania for more than 17 years as a fistula surgeon. They talk about he became a Christian, why Dr Browning devoted his life to show the love of Jesus, how has his Christian influence changed his approach to his medical mission and humanitarian work, who were the teachers that inspired him, Why obstetric fistula&rsquo;s are such a serious issue in parts of Africa, and how it affects women&rsquo;s lives, what challenges has Dr Browning faced and how founding Barbara May foundation has helped him. Plus so much more!&nbsp;

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