Lauren Kim: How Young People Are Caring for Creation

20 Minute Takes

20 Minute Takes
Lauren Kim: How Young People Are Caring for Creation
Jul 02, 2025 Season 7 Episode 7
Christians for Social Action

This week on 20 Minute Takes, Nikki Toyama-Szeto speaks with Lauren Kim, National Organizer and Spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action. In this conversation, Lauren shares about how climate action became a crucial part of her faith journey,  shares stories of how young people are caring for creation, and gives some practical first steps for people looking to integrate creation care into their personal lives and faith communities.

You can learn more about Lauren Kim and her work here.

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20 Minute Takes is a production of Christians for Social Action
Hosted by Nikki Toyama-Szeto 
Produced by David de Leon
Editing & Mixing by Wiloza Media
Music by Andre Henry

Episode Artwork Lauren Kim: How Young People Are Caring for Creation 21:06 Episode Artwork Common Hymnal on Songs of Praise & Protest 22:49 Episode Artwork Michael Kim-Eubanks: How A Church Is Engaging Housing Insecurity in California 23:59 Episode Artwork Jenny Dyer: The Effects of Cutting US Aid for Global Health 26:53 Episode Artwork Gary VanderPol: Engaging Climate Justice Practically & Communally 26:28 Episode Artwork Kevin Nye: How We Should Understand Homelessness 21:58 Episode Artwork Tracey Gee: Living Justly & Knowing What You Want 24:57 Episode Artwork Tony Deik: Pursuing Justice as an Act of Worship 32:18 Episode Artwork Edith Yoder: Neighboring Families Out of Housing Insecurity 21:47 Episode Artwork Janna Louie: AAPI Voters, Faith & Politics 25:50 Episode Artwork Kristyn Komarnicki & Transforming Conflict 23:58 Episode Artwork Jesse Rudy: Widows, Orphans, and Land Theft in Uganda 23:15 Episode Artwork Nikki Toyama-Szeto: Just Organizational Leadership 23:13 Episode Artwork Tim Ignacio & Being A Balikbayan; Not a Missionary 23:38 Episode Artwork Bill White: LGBTQ+ Inclusion, the Church, & Deepening Our Faith 27:00 Episode Artwork Rick Barry: Politics & Civic Discipleship 22:49 Episode Artwork Ron Sider & A Long View on Justice 20:31 Episode Artwork Jasmin Shupper & Repair in the Wake of Redlining 22:13 Episode Artwork Gabrielle Clowdus & Being A Good Neighbor to Our Homeless Siblings 22:09 Episode Artwork Nishan de Mel: Economics, Corruption & Structural Transformation 19:47 Episode Artwork Ruth Padilla DeBorst & Revisiting Transformation 18:56 Episode Artwork Ruth Padilla DeBorst & Stories from Living in Intentional Community 18:00 Episode Artwork Adam Taylor & A Hope for Christian Faith and Politics 24:19 Episode Artwork Eboo Patel & Christian Faith in the Public Square 22:08 Episode Artwork Brian Zahnd & The Cross for Salvation and Beyond 24:34