Know It. Own It. Change It.

August 9th marks the solemn 10-year anniversary of Michael Brown's tragic death. Join us as we reflect on the past decade and lament the enduring legacy of racism in America.

Catch up with us and learn what you can expect this season on the Know It, Own It, Change It Podcast.

Join Us and lend an ear to the needs of the Asian Church as we wrap up season 2 with Peter Lim.

Join us as we talk with Robby Valderemmo about race, music, and economics.    http://robbyv.com/ Robby Valderrama @robbyvalderrama

Dr. Walter Kim shares with us today on the podcast about the good and bad of the word, "Evangelical". He shares why the evangelical church is to pursue justice.   Walter KimWalter Kimhttps://www.walterkim.org

Join us for a dynamic conversation with Joyce Dalrymple as we explore equality and sexism in the church and the history behind it.    Website & Social Media https://www.instagram.com/joycekdalrymple/?hl=en https://www.amazon.com/Women-New-Testament-Transcended-Transformed/dp/1641586621

We continue the conversation on this episode with Dr. Michael Emerson.   Website https://soc.uic.edu/profiles/emerson-michael/

The church of Christ would not have made the progress it's made in terms of reconciliation without the work of Dr. Michael Emerson. Dr. Emerson's work has greatly helped the church understand where we are in regard to race and the church. His words are prophetic, challenging, yet filled with hope as God continues to heal the church of racism.   Website https://soc.uic.edu/profiles/emerson-michael/

Discipleship is core to the journey into the new humanity in Christ. Pastor David Swanson's book, "Rediscipling the White Church" is focused on this and he shares the practicalities of this in this podcast.

Brooke Hemphill loves researching the church around race and providing the data to back it up! In this podcast, she talks about this data and the challenges and the hopes that are facing the church and God's heart for diversity.   Website & Social Media @story_by_numbers https://www.barna.com/beyond-diversity/ raceandredemption.org  

The church has much to learn from the Latino and Hispanic community in order to be the bride of Christ. Pastor Rodrigo Cruz from the Nett Church educates us all on the importance of learning from theology developed in Latin America and the joys and challenges of leading a multi-ethnic church.   Websites & Social Media https://www.thenettchurch.com/ https://www.facebook.com/rodrigocruzflores Instagram – revrodrigocruz Twitter - @revrodrigocruz

Truth-telling is so crucial in the work of reconciliation in the church. There is no one better that speaks the truth with the love of Christ than our special guest, Latasha Morrison from Be the Bridge. Latasha is the best-selling author of her groundbreaking book, Be the Bridge, and is a voice the church needs to listen to.    

Truth-telling is so crucial in the work of reconciliation in the church. There is no one better that speaks the truth with the love of Christ than our special guest, Latasha Morrison from Be the Bridge. Latasha is the best-selling author of her groundbreaking book, Be the Bridge, and is a voice the church needs to listen to.    

Lisa Fields   Website https://jude3project.org/our-founder

We have the amazing honor to host Pastor Rich Villodas from New Life Fellowship Church on the podcast. He shares about leading a multi-ethnic church, his book, "The Deeply Formed Life, and the joys and struggles of leading a multi-ethnic church.

God is doing amazing work in his church! We talk a lot about really hard realities of the sin of racism on the podcast, but in this episode, we talk about joy with the amazing Susan Robinson, co-host of the Race and Redemption Podcast. Susan shares about the joys of the beloved community and how we are better and more like Jesus when we live into God's design for diversity.   Websites & Social Media RACEANDREDEMPTION.ORG @HELLOSUSANROBINSON @RACEANDREDEMPTIONPODCAST

God is doing amazing work in his church! We talk a lot about really hard realities of the sin of racism on the podcast, but in this episode, we talk about joy with the amazing Susan Robinson, co-host of the Race and Redemption Podcast. Susan shares about the joys of the beloved community and how we are better and more like Jesus when we live into God's design for diversity.   Websites & Social Media RACEANDREDEMPTION.ORG @HELLOSUSANROBINSON @RACEANDREDEMPTIONPODCAST

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was radical in his day. Pastor Damon Richardson talks about the importance of understanding Dr. King in his context and the radical nature of his prophetic call to the church and American society.   Website & Social Media Website: urbanlogia.org Youtube: www.youtube.com/@UrbanLogiaMinistries Instagram: @preachdamon      

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was radical in his day. Pastor Damon Richardson talks about the importance of understanding Dr. King in his context and the radical nature of his prophetic call to the church and American society.   Website & Social Media Website: urbanlogia.org Youtube: www.youtube.com/@UrbanLogiaMinistries Instagram: @preachdamon      

We continue the conversation of realizing the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Dr. Bryan Loritts. He shares about what it means to be discipled into the New Humanity from Ephesians 2.   Website & Social Media IG: @loritts https://bryanloritts.com/

Dr. Bryan Loritts is a gift to the body of Christ calling us into unity through the multi-ethnic church movement. He's done extensive work in the country living out the implications of the new humanity from Ephesians 2. In this podcast, we talk about realizing the dream of Dr. King's Beloved Community.   Website & Social Media IG: @loritts https://bryanloritts.com/

Troy Jackson is a King scholar! His insights into the life and practice of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are insightful and challenging. He talks about how we take Dr. King's work and make them cultural.   Websites & Social Media https://undivided.us/ https://www.instagram.com/livingundivided/  

We have the distinct honor of hosting the brilliant, Dr. Korie Little Edwards, author of The Elusive Dream. She shares in depth about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and what the church can learn from his work. Websites & Social Media https://www.korielittleedwards.com/ https://www.facebook.com/korielittleedwards Instagram: gods_peace1 https://www.korielittleedwards.com/the-elusive-dream.html

We have the distinct honor of hosting the brilliant, Dr. Korie Little Edwards, author of The Elusive Dream. She shares in depth about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and what the church can learn from his work. Websites & Social Media https://www.korielittleedwards.com/ https://www.facebook.com/korielittleedwards Instagram: gods_peace1 https://www.korielittleedwards.com/the-elusive-dream.html

(Continued) In order for the church to be the fullness of what God desires, it needs prophets. One of those prophets is Dr. Theon Hill. He shares passionately about the life of Dr. King and the prophetic nature of what we need to hear today in light of his work.   Websites & Social Media @TheonHill (Twitter) Wheaton College: https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/faculty/theon-hill/  

In order for the church to be the fullness of what God desires, it needs prophets. One of those prophets is Dr. Theon Hill. He shares passionately about the life of Dr. King and the prophetic nature of what we need to hear today in light of his work.   Social Media & Website @TheonHill (Twitter) Wheaton College: https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/faculty/theon-hill/

Josh and Dan kick off season two by honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They discuss the importance of understanding his work in its context and the relevancy for today.   Website & Social Media https://oneracemovement.com/about/ https://www.facebook.com/RealJoshClemonshttps://www.facebook.com/dan.crain. Instagram: @realjoshclemons @crain.dan

In today's episode, we have the privilege of hearing from the brilliant, Mekdes Haddis with the National Association of Evangelicals and listening to her journey from Ethiopia to the United States. She shares her book, Just Mission, which talks about laying down power, like Jesus, and embracing mutuality across all barriers.   Websites & Social Media https://www.facebook.com/MekdesAHaddis, https://www.instagram.com/mekdeshaddis/, https://twitter.com/MekdesHaddis https://www.mekdeshaddis.com/, https://www.nae.org/leadership/

Josh and Dan have the honor of interviewing Toni Kim with the National Association of Evangelicals as she shares about the Asian American Pacific Islander history in our country. She shares about the violence that's targeted the AAPI community and the role of the church in justice.   Websites & Social Media https://www.facebook.com/toni.kim.5855, https://www.nae.org/leadership/

We hear from the amazing, Ms. Karen Loritts talking about advocating for mercy and justice, that's rooted in the heart of God. Ms. Karen is a reconciler in Atlanta, who puts an emphasis on using the voice that God has given us to leverage for the kingdom. Websites & Social Media  https://www.instagram.com/karenloritts/ https://www.reviveourhearts.com/authors/karen-loritts/

In this episode, Pastor Lee Jenkins interviews Josh Clemons and Hazen Stevens at the book launch of Know Own Change about the start of OneRace. They share about how OneRace came to be and the work that's been done over the last few years.   Websites & Social Media http://oneracemovement.com

In this episode, Pastor Lee Jenkins interviews Josh Clemons and Hazen Stevens at the book launch of Know Own Change about the start of OneRace. They share why OneRace came to be and the work that's been done over the last few years.   Websites & Social Media oneracemovement.com

Josh continues the conversation with Bethaney Wilkinson about practical steps on how to close the Diversity Gap. She talks about the deep differences that exist in institutions and what it means to exist in a community together.   Websites & Social Media https://www.instagram.com/dominiquedgilliard/ https://www.thediversitygap.com/      

In this episode, Josh interviews Bethany Wilkonson about her journey into understanding and what led her to develop the Diversity Gap. Bethany aims to equip leaders to make changes to become more diverse, that moves from good intentions to good impact.      

We continue the conversation with the woman of OneRace about the role of the church in helping both the woman and the baby to flourish. They discuss the obstacles and struggles that many women face around the complexities surrounding abortion and the role of the church in walking with women. Websites & Social Media https://www.facebook.com/lakisha.c.clemons https://www.facebook.com/tamesis.cruz https://www.facebook.com/anastaciafjohnson, https://www.facebook.com/susantherobinson https://oneracemovement.com/about/#team, https://www.crossoverchurchatl.com/staff, https://www.raceandredemption.org/

The amazing woman of OneRace; Lakisha Clemons, Tami Free, Anastacia Johnson, and Susan Robinson, join the podcast to discuss the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. They discuss all of the dynamics surrounding the decision and the need for the church to be involved in a whole life ethic from womb to tomb.   Lakisha Clemons, Tami Free, Anastacia Johnson, & Susan Robinson   Websites & Social Media  https://www.facebook.com/lakisha.c.clemons https://www.facebook.com/tamesis.cruz https://www.facebook.com/anastaciafjohnson, https://www.facebook.com/susantherobinson https://oneracemovement.com/about/#team https://www.crossoverchurchatl.com/staff, https://www.raceandredemption.org/

We continue the conversation with Pastor Dominique Gilliard in this episode. He expounds upon the prophetic nature of the church.     Websites & Social Media https://dominiquegilliard.com/bio/ https://www.facebook.com/dominique.dg.7 https://www.instagram.com/dominiquedgilliard /https://twitter.com/DDGilliard  

Pastor Dominique Gilliard is a prophetic voice for the church at this time. In this episode, Dominique shares about his work and the book he wrote called, Subverting Witness, which calls the church to leverage the power and privileges culture has given us for kingdom work.   Websites and Social Media https://dominiquegilliard.com/bio/ https://www.facebook.com/dominique.dg.7 https://www.instagram.com/dominiquedgilliard /https://twitter.com/DDGilliard  

In this episode, we talk with Pastor Mark Vroegop about his book, Weep With Me. In it, he outlines how lament is firmly rooted in the scriptures, and how we as the church need to prioritize this through discipleship. Vroegop emphasizes how lamenting together about racial issues builds community and strengthens the bonds of the Christian community.   Websites & Social Media https://www.facebook.com/johncrichards https://www.instagram.com/johncrichardsjr/ https://twitter.com/JohnCRichardsJr https://www.johncrichardsjr.com/, https://abetterglynn.org/  

This episode features John C. Richards who is an attorney, social justice advocate, and pastor. During this time, John highlights the tremendous need for the prophetic church to arise and address matters pertaining to biblical justice.   Websites & Social Media https://www.facebook.com/johncrichards https://www.instagram.com/johncrichardsjr/ https://twitter.com/JohnCRichardsJr https://www.johncrichardsjr.com/ https://abetterglynn.org/

(Pt.2)The Undivided team is doing tremendous across our nation. In this episode, they share about their ongoing work, the prophetic witness of the black church during the Civil Rights Movement, and its relevance for the church today. Websites & Social Media https://www.facebook.com/chuckdmingo, https://www.instagram.com/chuckmingo/ https://twitter.com/ChuckMingo https://www.facebook.com/troy.jackson.3954 https://chuckmingo.com/ https://faithinaction.org/ https://sojo.net/biography/troy-jackson  

The Undivided team is doing tremendous work across our nation. In this episode, they share about their work, the prophetic witness of the black church during the Civil Rights Movement, and it's its relevancy for the church today   Social Media https://www.facebook.com/chuckdmingo, https://www.instagram.com/chuckmingo/ https://twitter.com/ChuckMingo https://www.facebook.com/troy.jackson.3954  

This episode features Dan Crain, Director of Groups and Mobilization for OneRace Movement. Dan shares the need for Cultural Sanctification and Cultural Humility.    Websites https://oneracemovement.com/about/#team  https://www.dancrain.org/

In this episode, Josh Clemons talks with Dr. Michelle Reyes about her book, Becoming All Things. They converse about the importance of developing cultural intelligence and why it's needed in the church.   Social Media https://www.facebook.com/michelle.ami.reyes, https://www.instagram.com/michelleamireyes/ https://twitter.com/michellereyes

Brooke Hempell and Susan Robinson are my (Josh) dear friends. Together, they joyfully share about their journey into reconciliation work and their podcast, Race & Redemption. They give an inspirational, yet challenging call to our white siblings to join the journey toward God's heart for reconciliation Social Media https://www.facebook.com/susantherobinson https://www.instagram.com/hellosusanrobinson  https://www.facebook.com/brooke.hempell https://www.instagram.com/story_by_numbers https://twitter.com/NiferBrooke

In this episode, Pastor Johnson Bowie talks about his journey into reconciliation and the beauty of leading a diverse church from the prayer of Christ in John 17.   Websites & Social Media: https://www.victoryfam.com/welcome https://www.facebook.com/jbowie, https://www.instagram.com/johnsonbowie/ https://twitter.com/johnsonbowie

In this episode, we will get up close and personal with Josh Clemons (host). He shares his heart for reconciliation and what you should expect in the episodes to come.