the home region with Robert Burns, part 2 (ep 3, 16).

the home region with Robert Burns, part 2 (ep 3, 16).

June 30, 2026 · 28 min · Season 3 · Episode 16

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Robert Burns shares his faith journey and experiences with community in this episode.

After the strategy conversation, co-host Monica Kumar led a different kind of exchange. Robert Burns, Director of the Walton Family Foundation's Home Region Program, shares the arc of his own faith journey: a rural North Carolina upbringing rooted in church every Sunday, a season when faith communities weren't open to who he was, and the community of faith he and his partner Cris have found here in Northwest Arkansas. The conversation moves through loneliness and the gift of invitation, exclu...

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Host: Monica Kumar

Guest: Robert Burns

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Organizations: Walton Family Foundation

Places: North Carolina, Northwest Arkansas

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