The Gospel and the Roma with Melody Wachsmuth
From The Missions Drop by Frontier Ventures
October 18, 2025 · 39 min · Season 4 · Episode 10
About this episode
Melody J. Wachsmuth discusses the challenges faced by the Roma in connecting with faith and the church.
In this episode, Melody J. Wachsmuth speaks to us about the Roma, a diverse group of people that struggles to find deeper paths into faith in Christ as well as connection with the broader church. Melody's areas of research include eco-theology and mission, trauma-informed spiritual formation, and Pentecostalism among the Roma . Her first book, published 2023, is entitled Roma Pentecostals Narrating Identity, Trauma, and Renewal in Croatia and Serbia . Resources Related to the Episode: Roma Networks: https://romanetworks.org/ Roma Bible School Facebook page: Romska Biblijska Škola - Roma Bible School Melody's substack : In-Between Spaces | Melody | Substack Contact us: Our Podcast E-mail: thedroppodcast@frontierventures.org Andy's Email: andy.b@frontierventures.org Andy's Instagram: andybettencourt823 Dave's Email: dave.datema@frontierventures.org Emily's Instagram: no_the_other_emily Listen to Us: https://themissionsdrop.libsyn.com/site Visit Us: www.frontierventures.org www.missionfrontiers.org https://www.ijfm.org/ Follow Us: www.facebook.com/frontiervntrs www.instagram.com/frontierventures https://twitter.com/FrontierVntrs Music by Isaac Huerta: 626-421-2242; @_isaac._h_
People in this episode
Guest: Melody J. Wachsmuth
Topics covered
- Roma
- faith
- Pentecostalism
- eco-theology
- spiritual formation
- trauma
- church connection
Keywords
- Roma
- faith
- Pentecostalism
- eco-theology
- spiritual formation
- trauma
- church
- identity
- renewal
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Frontier Ventures, Roma Networks, Romska Biblijska Škola - Roma Bible School, In-Between Spaces | Melody | Substack
Books & works: Roma Pentecostals Narrating Identity, Trauma, and Renewal in Croatia and Serbia
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