Podcasts about black preacher

The Mancave Caucus covers all the latest from this week, Joe Biden calling MAGA supporters all "garbage", Kamala's newest accent...the Black Preacher, more stats from recent swing state polls, a long list of attempts at voter suppression and fraud in swing states, and of course RIP Peanut the Squirrel...another victim of government overreach. All that and more!

Racist? ODOT hires expensive, controversial black preacher to sell Portland Rose Quarter to blacks who live there: https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/09/04/odot-bets-on-a-man-of-faith-to-sell-a-controversial-transportation-project/ Political Spamouflage? Be on the lookout for fake conservatives saying controversial things online: https://oregoncatalyst.com/80142-warnings-political-spamouflage.html Politico investigation on election hacking backs up stolen election claims: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/09/politico-reveals-evidence-election-hacking-blind-spot-six/ Dominion CEO hid Serbian/Chinese employees working in Canada writing code: MI Sheriff investigation https://x.com/PeterBernegger/status/1788301986225369475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1788301986225369475%7Ctwgr%5E029f912a7a79a820f1588be8015dd7456a7e5fed%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2024%2F09%2Fpolitico-reveals-evidence-election-hacking-blind-spot-six%2F Trump outperforming 2020 Hispanic support along with other groups: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/09/report-trump-outperforming-his-2020-support-among-hispanic/ The Trump numbers: https://x.com/DC_Draino/status/1825531458116542885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1825531458116542885%7Ctwgr%5E04bd68e561f5b8269aaf1a7890af5fd3df87d6b3%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2024%2F09%2Freport-trump-outperforming-his-2020-support-among-hispanic%2F Trump pledges to release Epstein files: https://www.infowars.com/posts/massive-development-trump-pledges-to-release-all-jeffrey-epstein-information-including-full-list-of-visitors-to-pedo-island-little-saint-james/ 

I've been working through some thoughts about race, and since it's Black History month, I'd figure I'd introduce you to some things I've been thinking about. I hope this is helpful - feel free to let me know any thoughts you have! God bless! Come Closer by Sátyr x marsquake Provided by Lofigirl Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLCV6udNmtw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2wwKsq0HL1xJpXyvAXL3KC?si=3d68deafbe0d4967

In the early 1980s, Black students and the African American community at American University had been demonstrating for more access and inclusion in the university's community services. One of the demands was for four hours of time every Saturday on Radio station WAMU, the campus station. This demand was met and suddenly Black students and the community were pouring into the station on Saturdays to make radio, to learn the craft, to be heard. Judi Moore Smith heard the call and soon was producing 10 minutes every week during that four-hour Saturday slot. Someone heard one of Judi's pieces and urged her to apply for funding. She was already going to Union Temple Baptist Church in Anacostia near Washington DC, mesmerized by the preaching of Rev. Willie Wilson. She began to cross the country interviewing preachers and ministers, capturing their speaking styles, their preaching styles, listening, watching, realizing these were not only religious men delivering weekly sermons—these were performing artists. Judi lit the path with this piece and the creation of a deep archive of Black history and creative expression. It is one of the projects that has inspired us over the years—the spirit, the stylizing, the swagger, the soul, the poetry—and the music. Judi asked one of the preachers, Reverend Robert Pruitt, to do the narration for the piece and gathered a kind of congregation in the studio with him to enact call and response. Davia reached out to Judi this year to see if she had a copy of the piece. It was created in the days way before the internet and the archiving of everything. Luckily we found a cassette of it at the Pacifica Archives. Special Thanks to Judi Moore Latta for all her pioneering radio documentary work especially about Black culture, history and expression and her decades of teaching and working with hundreds of young people across the years. And thanks to Pacifica Archive. The Kitchen Sisters Present is produced by The Kitchen Sisters, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, with Brandi Howell and Nathan Dalton. The Kitchen Sisters receive support from the National Endowment for the Arts, and from generous contributors to The Kitchen Sisters nonprofit Productions. We're part of PRX's Radiotopia – a network of independently created and owned podcasts – some of the best stories out there.

2:08 - "More is caught than is taught" - Growing up on Southside of Chicago.5:08 - Explanation of the 5 Watersheds - European economic powerhouse to control the world.7:02 - Miseducation: Are Europeans God's preferred people?8:00 - Who's Superior, who's Inferior? Understanding the Mis-image of God.9:38 - Is there anything wrong with having money? 10:52 - These are the wealthy people in the world.11:44 - When does wealth become dangerous?12:23 - What is the Black Pastors role in terms of helping black people build wealth?14:28 - The Black Preacher has to teach the bible + how to become economically stable.15:00 - Preachers have to accept the role, even beyond the bible.17:20 - Should Pastors know how to acquire and attain wealth .20:10 - Formal education is overrated. It's the attitude and aptitude of the individual that is going to make the difference.21:25 - There are only 3 ways to build wealth. Entrepreneurship is a vehicle to build wealth. 22:30 - Does a formal education put us in a box?24:44 Bringing empowerment locally and globally - starting the first black healthy soul food culinary school and an exchange student program from Kenya to America. 

In The BeginningJames Weldon Johnson captures the beauty of the message of the Black Preacher in the Creation.  In the beginning, there was God. It is He who was then and is now.  It is He that loves and created us with His own hand. It is God who loves us more than anyone else.

Keith Daniel and Tom Droege are intentional about funding Black entrepreneurs and bringing more equity to venture capital. They stop by WHERE'S THE FUNDING? to discuss inequalities in the VC ecosystem, whether the VC model is suitable for Black entrepreneurs, and what they are doing to create access to funding for Black founders.Through Resilient Ventures, the co-founders, have built a reputation of action and integrity. Their early-stage venture fund exists to show that VC can be a good model for Black founders if it is done differently, and by differently they mean more equitably. Black entrepreneurs often do not have the opportunity or privilege to raise friends and family rounds and often grow slower (despite being in business for a while) because they do not have the opportunity to raise funding to scale and grow.

Keith Daniel and Tom Droege are intentional about funding Black entrepreneurs and bringing more equity to venture capital. They stop by WHERE'S THE FUNDING? to discuss inequalities in the VC ecosystem, whether the VC model is suitable for Black entrepreneurs, and what they are doing to create access to funding for Black founders.Through Resilient Ventures, the co-founders, have built a reputation of action and integrity. Their early-stage venture fund exists to show that VC can be a good model for Black founders if it is done differently, and by differently they mean more equitably. Black entrepreneurs often do not have the opportunity or privilege to raise friends and family rounds and often grow slower (despite being in business for a while) because they do not have the opportunity to raise funding to scale and grow.

Keith Daniel and Tom Droege are intentional about funding Black entrepreneurs and bringing more equity to venture capital. They stop by WHERE'S THE FUNDING? to discuss inequalities in the VC ecosystem, whether the VC model is suitable for Black entrepreneurs, and what they are doing to create access to funding for Black founders.Through Resilient Ventures, the co-founders, have built a reputation of action and integrity. Their early-stage venture fund exists to show that VC can be a good model for Black founders if it is done differently, and by differently they mean more equitably. Black entrepreneurs often do not have the opportunity or privilege to raise friends and family rounds and often grow slower (despite being in business for a while) because they do not have the opportunity to raise funding to scale and grow.

Keith Daniel and Tom Droege are intentional about funding Black entrepreneurs and bringing more equity to venture capital. They stop by WHERE'S THE FUNDING? to discuss inequalities in the VC ecosystem, whether the VC model is suitable for Black entrepreneurs, and what they are doing to create access to funding for Black founders.Through Resilient Ventures, the co-founders, have built a reputation of action and integrity. Their early-stage venture fund exists to show that VC can be a good model for Black founders if it is done differently, and by differently they mean more equitably. Black entrepreneurs often do not have the opportunity or privilege to raise friends and family rounds and often grow slower (despite being in business for a while) because they do not have the opportunity to raise funding to scale and grow.

Keith Daniel and Tom Droege are intentional about funding Black entrepreneurs and bringing more equity to venture capital. They stop by WHERE'S THE FUNDING? to discuss inequalities in the VC ecosystem, whether the VC model is suitable for Black entrepreneurs, and what they are doing to create access to funding for Black founders.Through Resilient Ventures, the co-founders, have built a reputation of action and integrity. Their early-stage venture fund exists to show that VC can be a good model for Black founders if it is done differently, and by differently they mean more equitably. Black entrepreneurs often do not have the opportunity or privilege to raise friends and family rounds and often grow slower (despite being in business for a while) because they do not have the opportunity to raise funding to scale and grow.

Keith Daniel and Tom Droege are intentional about funding Black entrepreneurs and bringing more equity to venture capital. They stop by WHERE'S THE FUNDING? to discuss inequalities in the VC ecosystem, whether the VC model is suitable for Black entrepreneurs, and what they are doing to create access to funding for Black founders.Through Resilient Ventures, the co-founders, have built a reputation of action and integrity. Their early-stage venture fund exists to show that VC can be a good model for Black founders if it is done differently, and by differently they mean more equitably. Black entrepreneurs often do not have the opportunity or privilege to raise friends and family rounds and often grow slower (despite being in business for a while) because they do not have the opportunity to raise funding to scale and grow.

Keith Daniel and Tom Droege are intentional about funding Black entrepreneurs and bringing more equity to venture capital. They stop by WHERE'S THE FUNDING? to discuss inequalities in the VC ecosystem, whether the VC model is suitable for Black entrepreneurs, and what they are doing to create access to funding for Black founders.Through Resilient Ventures, the co-founders, have built a reputation of action and integrity. Their early-stage venture fund exists to show that VC can be a good model for Black founders if it is done differently, and by differently they mean more equitably. Black entrepreneurs often do not have the opportunity or privilege to raise friends and family rounds and often grow slower (despite being in business for a while) because they do not have the opportunity to raise funding to scale and grow.

Keith Daniel and Tom Droege are intentional about funding Black entrepreneurs and bringing more equity to venture capital. They stop by WHERE'S THE FUNDING? to discuss inequalities in the VC ecosystem, whether the VC model is suitable for Black entrepreneurs, and what they are doing to create access to funding for Black founders.Through Resilient Ventures, the co-founders, have built a reputation of action and integrity. Their early-stage venture fund exists to show that VC can be a good model for Black founders if it is done differently, and by differently they mean more equitably. Black entrepreneurs often do not have the opportunity or privilege to raise friends and family rounds and often grow slower (despite being in business for a while) because they do not have the opportunity to raise funding to scale and grow.

Keith Daniel and Tom Droege are intentional about funding Black entrepreneurs and bringing more equity to venture capital. They stop by WHERE'S THE FUNDING? to discuss inequalities in the VC ecosystem, whether the VC model is suitable for Black entrepreneurs, and what they are doing to create access to funding for Black founders.Through Resilient Ventures, the co-founders, have built a reputation of action and integrity. Their early-stage venture fund exists to show that VC can be a good model for Black founders if it is done differently, and by differently they mean more equitably. Black entrepreneurs often do not have the opportunity or privilege to raise friends and family rounds and often grow slower (despite being in business for a while) because they do not have the opportunity to raise funding to scale and grow.

Keith Daniel and Tom Droege are intentional about funding Black entrepreneurs and bringing more equity to venture capital. They stop by WHERE'S THE FUNDING? to discuss inequalities in the VC ecosystem, whether the VC model is suitable for Black entrepreneurs, and what they are doing to create access to funding for Black founders.Through Resilient Ventures, the co-founders, have built a reputation of action and integrity. Their early-stage venture fund exists to show that VC can be a good model for Black founders if it is done differently, and by differently they mean more equitably. Black entrepreneurs often do not have the opportunity or privilege to raise friends and family rounds and often grow slower (despite being in business for a while) because they do not have the opportunity to raise funding to scale and grow.

Keith Daniel and Tom Droege are intentional about funding Black entrepreneurs and bringing more equity to venture capital. They stop by WHERE'S THE FUNDING? to discuss inequalities in the VC ecosystem, whether the VC model is suitable for Black entrepreneurs, and what they are doing to create access to funding for Black founders.Through Resilient Ventures, the co-founders, have built a reputation of action and integrity. Their early-stage venture fund exists to show that VC can be a good model for Black founders if it is done differently, and by differently they mean more equitably. Black entrepreneurs often do not have the opportunity or privilege to raise friends and family rounds and often grow slower (despite being in business for a while) because they do not have the opportunity to raise funding to scale and grow.

Keith Daniel and Tom Droege are intentional about funding Black entrepreneurs and bringing more equity to venture capital. They stop by WHERE'S THE FUNDING? to discuss inequalities in the VC ecosystem, whether the VC model is suitable for Black entrepreneurs, and what they are doing to create access to funding for Black founders.Through Resilient Ventures, the co-founders, have built a reputation of action and integrity. Their early-stage venture fund exists to show that VC can be a good model for Black founders if it is done differently, and by differently they mean more equitably. Black entrepreneurs often do not have the opportunity or privilege to raise friends and family rounds and often grow slower (despite being in business for a while) because they do not have the opportunity to raise funding to scale and grow.

Keith Daniel and Tom Droege are intentional about funding Black entrepreneurs and bringing more equity to venture capital. They stop by WHERE'S THE FUNDING? to discuss inequalities in the VC ecosystem, whether the VC model is suitable for Black entrepreneurs, and what they are doing to create access to funding for Black founders.Through Resilient Ventures, the co-founders, have built a reputation of action and integrity. Their early-stage venture fund exists to show that VC can be a good model for Black founders if it is done differently, and by differently they mean more equitably. Black entrepreneurs often do not have the opportunity or privilege to raise friends and family rounds and often grow slower (despite being in business for a while) because they do not have the opportunity to raise funding to scale and grow.

Keith Daniel and Tom Droege are intentional about funding Black entrepreneurs and bringing more equity to venture capital. They stop by WHERE'S THE FUNDING? to discuss inequalities in the VC ecosystem, whether the VC model is suitable for Black entrepreneurs, and what they are doing to create access to funding for Black founders.Through Resilient Ventures, the co-founders, have built a reputation of action and integrity. Their early-stage venture fund exists to show that VC can be a good model for Black founders if it is done differently, and by differently they mean more equitably. Black entrepreneurs often do not have the opportunity or privilege to raise friends and family rounds and often grow slower (despite being in business for a while) because they do not have the opportunity to raise funding to scale and grow.

Keith Daniel and Tom Droege are intentional about funding Black entrepreneurs and bringing more equity to venture capital. They stop by WHERE'S THE FUNDING? to discuss inequalities in the VC ecosystem, whether the VC model is suitable for Black entrepreneurs, and what they are doing to create access to funding for Black founders.Through Resilient Ventures, the co-founders, have built a reputation of action and integrity. Their early-stage venture fund exists to show that VC can be a good model for Black founders if it is done differently, and by differently they mean more equitably. Black entrepreneurs often do not have the opportunity or privilege to raise friends and family rounds and often grow slower (despite being in business for a while) because they do not have the opportunity to raise funding to scale and grow.

Keith Daniel and Tom Droege are intentional about funding Black entrepreneurs and bringing more equity to venture capital. They stop by WHERE'S THE FUNDING? to discuss inequalities in the VC ecosystem, whether the VC model is suitable for Black entrepreneurs, and what they are doing to create access to funding for Black founders.Through Resilient Ventures, the co-founders, have built a reputation of action and integrity. Their early-stage venture fund exists to show that VC can be a good model for Black founders if it is done differently, and by differently they mean more equitably. Black entrepreneurs often do not have the opportunity or privilege to raise friends and family rounds and often grow slower (despite being in business for a while) because they do not have the opportunity to raise funding to scale and grow.

Keith Daniel and Tom Droege are intentional about funding Black entrepreneurs and bringing more equity to venture capital. They stop by WHERE'S THE FUNDING? to discuss inequalities in the VC ecosystem, whether the VC model is suitable for Black entrepreneurs, and what they are doing to create access to funding for Black founders.Through Resilient Ventures, the co-founders, have built a reputation of action and integrity. Their early-stage venture fund exists to show that VC can be a good model for Black founders if it is done differently, and by differently they mean more equitably. Black entrepreneurs often do not have the opportunity or privilege to raise friends and family rounds and often grow slower (despite being in business for a while) because they do not have the opportunity to raise funding to scale and grow.

Join us as Karl, our next-gen executive pastor, unpacks how we are never too far gone that Jesus can't make a difference. 

Check out our conversation with Lenny Duncan, former ELCA pastor and author of Dear Church, a Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US and United States of Grace. In this episode, Lenny shares his interaction with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry about Black Lives Matter, his experiences doing anti-racism and reparations works, and his decision to leave his calling as a pastor, along with many other interesting topics. In his remarks about Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Lenny mentions that the Bishop has never publicly said “Black Lives Matters (BLM).” We found a video from 2015 where he talks about BLM, watch it here. You can follow Lenny on Instagram @lennyduncan and check out his podcast @blackberryjams.

Extra special guest host Lenny Duncan joins Sherley and Clove!Pastor, Writer and Speaker Lenny Duncan is the author of two books: Dear Church - A love letter from Black Preacher to the whitest denomination in the US & United States of Grace: A Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope. Lenny has walked MANY paths in his life as a Black Man, from high school drop out, drug dealer, sex worker, street corner poet, hitchhiker, dharma bum, small-town drifter, seminarian, political activist, father, again a pastor who loves and welcome queer, trans and two-spirited people, a public theologian, lover and writer. Now you are thriving as a PODCASTER. He is the co-host of the Blackberry Jams Podcast. @BlackberryPhans (via Twitter) where Lenny and his co-host Leslie Mac pull the curtain back on how jam band culture & Black liberation work intersect through their love of the band Phish! You can find out more about him and his work at https://unitedstatesofgrace.com • The word ˈkôrəjəbəl• HAPPY Mexican Independence Day!• On a pastoring sabbatical spilling evangelical tea, relax, relate release for Jesus.• Nicki Minaj mistakes STD for vaccine side effects.• The Players: David, Ziba and Hushai 2nd Book of Samuel Chapter 16 - "Right out in the open, Huh"?“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” ― Angela Davis Thank you for listening to S1 – Ep.58 ▶️ http://bit.ly/chonillanetwork | Help us create more content! Pass the plate & donate to https://bit.ly/passtheplatedonate ☻☺ Tweet https://twitter.com/tsacpod and use the hashtag #TSACP while listening. – Join the Sherley & Clove podcast community on FB – Have a question or feedback; submit a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. You never know; we may read or play your msg on the show! – Email us: tsacpodcast@gmail.com

Highlights: “The chaotic city of Portland was once again the battlefield of what appears to be nothing less than a burgeoning civil war between the far-left activist Antifa and the Patriot militia known as the Proud Boys.”“Even though the Antifa weren't outnumbered they collapsed like a house of cards. The Proud Boys forced the Antifa agitators to retreat almost immediately.”“If you want law and order in Portland, you need to look elsewhere other than your mayor and your city council.”  “There was a particularly golden moment in this clash and that involved a Black Preacher's wife absolutely roasting white liberals… She exposed in less than 60 seconds the pathetic hypocrisy of the radical left - All women matter, black lives matter, but I, a white liberal will not engage with you because of your husband.”  Timestamps:[02:47] The recent clash between the Proud Boys and Antifa in Portland[05:17] Portland Mayor calling on all citizens to ‘choose love' [06:07] The golden moment in the clash - a Black Preacher's wife exposing the hypocrisy of white liberals [09:30] The surge in gun sales and Patriot militias membership[11:00] What a civil war may indeed look like if it were to break out here in the USResources: Ep. 601 Why PATRIOT MILITIAS Are SURGING!!!Join our ARMY!! Our Virtual gathering of New Conservative Patriots on September 3rd and 4th needs YOU! Register today at https://conferences.turleytalks.com/Get your FREE copy of Scott's Ebook, Bigger IS Better: 7 Reasons Why Commercial Beats Single-Family Investing here: Commercial Academy & Turley TalksJoin Commercial Academy 3-Day LIVE Training Experience here: Commercial Academy Live Event Get Your Brand-New PATRIOT T-Shirts and Merch Here: https://store.turleytalks.com/Become a Turley Talks Insiders Club Member and get the first 7 days FREE!!: https://insidersclub.turleytalks.com/welcomeFight Back Against Big Tech Censorship! Sign-up here to discover Dr. Steve's different social media options …. but without the censorship! https://www.turleytalks.com/en/alternative-media.comThank you for taking the time to listen to this episode.  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and/or leave a review.Do you want to be a part of the podcast and be our sponsor? Click here to partner with us and defy liberal culture!If you would like to get lots of articles on conservative trends make sure to sign-up for the 'New Conservative Age Rising' Email Alerts. 

Grace Spring Forum Online with Lenny Duncan — United States of Grace: Celebrate Pride Monday, June 7, 2021   “The dreamers—those of us still engaged in building and often rebuilding the promises and vision of this country, those of us who are wrestling… we are America. We are the America that I'm writing about.” — Rev. Lenny Duncan     At thirteen, Lenny Duncan was a poor, queer Black teenager from Race Street in West Philadelphia, who climbed aboard a Greyhound bus and left his family behind. What Duncan found, in small towns and big cities across America, is what makes his new memoir so rich, so heartbreaking and so surprisingly patriotic.     Lenny Duncan is a pastor of the Jubilee Collective, a community in Vancouver, Washington; the board chaplain for ReconcilingWorks; and the author of Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US and United States of Grace: A Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope.     Each year the cathedral chooses a theme for inspiration and reflection, and in 2021 our theme is healing. Join Dean Malcolm Clemens Young for a conversation with Duncan about America, and survival, hope and grace.     Support the author and local booksellers — buy his books at The Collective – Oakland. #TheForum #USofGrace   You can help us bring the arts to life at Grace with a gift today to The Forum. Text Think to 76278.     About the guest LENNY DUNCAN (he/him) is a writer, witness, agitator, and pastor of the Jubilee Collective, a community in Vancouver, Washington, where he lives, organized around the idea that maybe Jesus is an anti-racist and loves queer, trans, and two-spirited people, too. Duncan has spent time in all 48 contiguous states, sleeping by the side of the highway or in penthouses along the way. His first book, Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US (2019), was a surprise hit for his publisher. Duncan is the board chaplain for ReconcilingWorks. He has been featured on NPR's Morning Edition and Code Switch.   About the host   The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young is the dean of Grace Cathedral. He is the author of The Spiritual Journal of Henry David Thoreau and The Invisible Hand in Wilderness: Economics, Ecology, and God, and is a regular contributor on religion to the Huffington Post and San Francisco Examiner.    About The Forum  The Forum is a series of stimulating conversations about faith and ethics in relation to the important issues of our day. We invite inspiring and illustrious people to sit down for a real conversation with the Forum's host, Malcolm Clemens Young, the dean of Grace Cathedral, and with you. Our guests range from artists, inventors and philosophers to pop culturists and elected officials, but the point of The Forum is singular: civil, sophisticated discourse that engages minds and hearts to think in new ways about the world.  https://gracecathedral.org/the-forum/ 

This week's guest is Rev. Lenny Duncan. Lenny is a pastor and the author of two books: Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US, and the forthcoming United States of Grace: A Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope. In this conversation we talk about Rev. Duncan's life, his books, Christianity in America, and America overall. Please note there were some technical difficulties with this recording. Follow Lenny on Twitter and visit unitedstatesofgrace.com. Follow Blake on Twitter, subscribe to his newsletter, and visit his website. Exvangelical is part of the Irreverent Media Group. Visit irreverent.fm to see all the other shows. Buy Exvangelical merch here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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GUEST: This week Rob, Kevin and Iain welcome Pastor Lenny Duncan. Lenny has been everything from high school dropout, drug dealer, sex worker, street corner poet, hitchhiker, dharma bum, small-town drifter, seminarian, political activist, father, pastor, lover, public theologian, and writer. Now he thrives in the Pacific Northwest where he is the Pastor of the Jubilee Collective. “Jesus is anti-racist and loves queer, trans, two-spirited people too,” says Pastor Lenny. With that in mind, his commitment to antiracism to naming racist structures in the church and the wider community is a commitment to the Way of the Cross. He's calling now on ‘white folk to do white folk work' and dismantle White Supremacy. On the heels of his wildly successful book - Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Church in America, Pastor Duncan is about to release his second book. The United States of Grace: A Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope ~ is a compelling, heartbreaking, inspiring, gutting, giving, prophetic word of hope for a country facing a great challenge. Pastor Duncan has the guys in stitches and in tears. He's brutally honest and non-apologetic for the truth he boldly tells. BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Each week in February the guys will highlight another Black Canadian Hero. Iain shares his admiration for Viola Desmond. Lenny Duncan talks about Uncle Jimmy Baldwin. IT'S NOT A LIE OF YOU BELIEVE IT:This week Iain talks about his baseball skills... or did he? https://unitedstatesofgrace.com/ This Podcast was recorded on February 17th, 2021. 

Jay and Ryan are taking a break, so we begin a new series with Matt Gilleskie (our producer) flying solo. In this episode, Matt introduces you to Lemuel Haynes, a remarkable pastor and activist living during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Haynes was the first African American ordained in any religious body in America, the first to receive an honorary graduate degree, and a pastor of character, commitment, and intense hope in the Sovereign God. This brother has much to teach us. For further reading…- "May We Meet in the Heavenly World: The Piety of Lemuel Haynes", Thabiti Anyabwile- "The Faithful Preacher: Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African-American Pastors", Thabiti Anyabwile- "Sketches of the Life and Character of the Rev. Lemuel Haynes", Timothy Mather CooleyThe books below are scholarly works and thus are quite expensive. I include them here because they may be available at your library or for online reading, if you are affiliated with an institution of higher education.- "Black Puritan, Black Republican: The Life and Thought of Lemuel Haynes", 1753-1833, John Saillant (note: “Republican,” as used in the title, denotes sympathy with the American cause against Great Britain and monarchy generally, not a contemporary political party)- "Black Preacher to White America: The Collected Writings of Lemuel Haynes", 1774-1833, edited by Richard NewmanHave questions or ideas for a future episode? Email them to bespoken@biblechurch.org.Bespoken is a weekly podcast by Pastors, Jay Thomas and Ryan McKee. Each week we cover spiritual topics and issues that will help you grow closer to God and deeper in Christ.

Jay and Ryan are taking a break, so we begin a new series with Matt Gilleskie (our producer) flying solo. In this episode, Matt introduces you to Lemuel Haynes, a remarkable pastor and activist living during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Haynes was the first African American ordained in any religious body in America, the first to receive an honorary graduate degree, and a pastor of character, commitment, and intense hope in the Sovereign God. This brother has much to teach us. For further reading… - "May We Meet in the Heavenly World: The Piety of Lemuel Haynes", Thabiti Anyabwile - "The Faithful Preacher: Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African-American Pastors", Thabiti Anyabwile - "Sketches of the Life and Character of the Rev. Lemuel Haynes", Timothy Mather Cooley The books below are scholarly works and thus are quite expensive. I include them here because they may be available at your library or for online reading, if you are affiliated with an institution of higher education. - "Black Puritan, Black Republican: The Life and Thought of Lemuel Haynes", 1753-1833, John Saillant (note: “Republican,” as used in the title, denotes sympathy with the American cause against Great Britain and monarchy generally, not a contemporary political party) - "Black Preacher to White America: The Collected Writings of Lemuel Haynes", 1774-1833, edited by Richard Newman Have questions or ideas for a future episode? Email them to bespoken@biblechurch.org. Bespoken is a weekly podcast by Pastors, Jay Thomas and Ryan McKee. Each week we cover spiritual topics and issues that will help you grow closer to God and deeper in Christ.

Jay and Ryan are taking a break, so we begin a new series with Matt Gilleskie (our producer) flying solo. In this episode, Matt introduces you to Lemuel Haynes, a remarkable pastor and activist living during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Haynes was the first African American ordained in any religious body in America, the first to receive an honorary graduate degree, and a pastor of character, commitment, and intense hope in the Sovereign God. This brother has much to teach us. For further reading…May We Meet in the Heavenly World: The Piety of Lemuel Haynes, Thabiti AnyabwileThe Faithful Preacher: Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African-American Pastors, Thabiti AnyabwileSketches of the Life and Character of the Rev. Lemuel Haynes, Timothy Mather Cooley The books below are scholarly works and thus are quite expensive. I include them here because they may be available at your library or for online reading, if you are affiliated with an institution of higher education.Black Puritan, Black Republican: The Life and Thought of Lemuel Haynes, 1753-1833, John Saillant (note: “Republican,” as used in the title, denotes sympathy with the American cause against Great Britain and monarchy generally, not a contemporary political party)Black Preacher to White America: The Collected Writings of Lemuel Haynes, 1774-1833, edited by Richard NewmanHave questions or ideas for a future episode? Email them to bespoken@biblechurch.org.Bespoken is a weekly podcast by Pastors, Jay Thomas and Ryan McKee. Each week we cover spiritual topics and issues that will help you grow closer to God and deeper in Christ. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our hosts Kimberly Wagner and Marvin Wickware talk about modeling care and justice, preaching hard messages, and resisting white supremacy. Our first guest today is not a guest! Marvin Wickware takes the guest seat to discuss his research into white supremacy, race relations, and what makes racial reconciliation work succeed and fail. Our second guest is Vicar Carolyn Lawrence, an LSTC student on her final year internship in Upstate New York. Lifted up today:Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US by Lenny DuncanSurviving a Dangerous Sermon by Frank A ThomasWritings from Lenny Duncan, including a 5 part series on "Why the ELCA Needs to Start a Reparations Process."Visit lstc.edu/events for information on the upcoming Vine Deloria Jr. Theological Symposium, November 17-18th.We'd love to hear from you! Send your questions or feedback to lstcpodcast@gmail.com.Our music is by Keith “Doc” Hampton. Thanks to Frantisek Janak and Michael Liotus for technology support. This episode was produced and edited by Eric Fowler (Halvorson). This podcast was made possible by the Lyn C. and Stewart W. Herman Jr. Fund for Innovation in Theological Education.

In this episode Dr. Dana Carson, the Kingdom Voice, breaks down what it means to be called by God!

The oppressive fog of White Supremacy looms heavy and thick. In this episode, Meta, Miriam, Matthew, Derek, and Ian confess on behalf of the Church. You can find Alter Guild on Instagram and Facebook or visit our website at www.alterguild.org/.  The Church Confesses White Supremacy is from Meta’s forthcoming book “Speak It Plain: Words for Worship and Life Together” (Fortress Press, December 2020). Please email us at alterguild@gmail.com with any anti-racist liturgical resources you know and use, so we can add it to our list: Anti-Racist Liturgy Resources: The Disrupt Worship Project (disruptworshipproject.com) Enfleshed (enfleshed.com) Dear Church: A Love Letter From a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US by Lenny Duncan

Please navigate to westviewboulder.org to visit our community, listen to our podcast or view our service livestream. Being Lutheran and More, The Westview Podcast is produced by Nicole Garcia and AJ Hoelter in association with Westview Church, Boulder, Colorado. You can support the podcast by giving directly to Westview Church. Please visit us at westviewboulder.org to connect and/or give. Show Notes: Black lives matter. Let us as a Church realize this. Let us live like Christ and invite all into our home and treat them to a warm hearth and hearty food. Look into the gospel of Mathew, starting in chapter 7 and through chapter 10. Lets us strive to be open and listen to other people. Let us consider who we are as humans and Lutherans. Pulse Shooting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_nightclub_shooting Charlston Church Shooting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_church_shooting Two Black Trans Women Were Killed in the U.S. in the Past Week as Trump Revokes Discrimination Protections for Trans People: https://time.com/5853325/black-trans-women-killed-riah-milton-dominique-remmie-fells-trump/ 8:46: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html Latinx: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latinx#:~:text=Latinx%20is%20a%20gender%2Dneutral,Its%20plural%20is%20Latinxs. Never talk to the police: https://twitter.com/DrHST/status/300317324123197440?s=20 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE Vida: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vida_(TV_series) Hoodies: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/06/magazine/the-politics-of-the-hoodie.html Personal Bias: https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/behavioral-competencies/ethical-practice/pages/become-aware-of-personal-bias-and-improve-ethical-practice-.aspx#:~:text=To%20have%20personal%20biases%20is,well%2Dbeing%20and%20professional%20success. Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43602206-dear-church Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering Godby Kaitlin B. Curtice: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52545499-native Reconciling In Christ (RIC) Resources: https://www.reconcilingworks.org/resources/ric/ Civil Rights Act of 1964: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1965 How Does Implicit Bias Influence Behavior?: https://www.verywellmind.com/implicit-bias-overview-4178401#:~:text=Implicit%20biases%20are%20influenced%20by,members%20of%20other%20social%20groups.

Hold My Iced Coffee - Wesley Pennington Interview Show NotesIn this episode, we had the pleasure of interviewing Sgt. Wesley Pennington, an army veteran, RI State Trooper, winning high school football coach, President of Rally Point Men’s Ministries, a men’s Pastor at Sacred Exchange Fellowship in East Greenwich, RI, and husband to the talented Marissa Pennington. Fatherhood and parenthood are close to his heart; he has two beautiful daughters (one 6 months old!) and believes parents play a crucial role in today’s society. “Unfortunately, we’ve lost the ability to father. How can we expect men to be fathers when they don’t have those role models?” Sgt. Pennington explains how he had the vision to create Rally Point Ministries to encourage and reenergize men to turn back to their families and the Lord. He also explores what inspired him to become a state trooper. Wesley honestly addresses the question: how can we talk to our kids about what is going on in the world?Wesley also reveals how he has personally been affected by seeing the racism, trauma (George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, BLM protests, etc.) and discord in our country. As he has wrestled with the many “parts” inside him, Wesley has a unique perspective. He identifies with being an african American man, being a police officer and a pastor; he experienced this firsthand as he worked as an officer during June’s second protests in Providence, RI. With all the pain and frustration, he sees the key to transformation as God’s love and loving others. Wesley powerfully portrays that individuals seeing a person as a fellow human being with feelings, pain and struggles can stop misjudgements and bring healing to people. “We’ve lost the human touch. We may be brown or black in color, white in color, yellow in color, but underneath that skin, we’re all human, we’re all the same. God made us all the same and expects us to have that love and respect for each other. Empathy opens up communication.” Wesley reminds us, “Jesus said, ‘Love your God with all your heart, soul and mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.’” As an officer, every day while doing his job with excellence, he still puts himself in someone else’s shoes to try and understand their human emotions. He explores how the Church needs to be intentional, refusing to say “this is not my problem,” or staying comfortable in our setting. When we encounter those who are different from us, our love can increase and racism is broken down. Wesley advocates for confronting and changing our implicit bias as individuals (some that we might not even understand), and he is hopeful that we can grow closer to Jesus and innovate, finding new ways to think about the issue of racism with intentionality and humility. Wesley believes God is throwing out the old playbook; he sees hope. Wesley also unpacks rage vs. anger. Cindy brings up abusers’ anger over reacting to hurt. “If we have love, these things don’t happen. God says to all of us, I’ve put you here to help solve this issue, no matter how complex or uncomfortable.” Wesley, Cindy and Elaina talk about how Jesus is the one who loves us unconditionally and empowers us to show value and love to others, which may mean doing the hard, right thing. “We can come together in love, even if we disagree on some points, and listen to each other and maybe even have a change of thought. Maybe if we saw more humility, we would see less abuse.” -Wesley PenningtonWesley organized and moderated an amazingly insightful round table discussion Rally Point Men’s Talk called REDEFINED about race, how we can approach what’s going on in the world and bring change. Panelists include Bishop Jeffrey Williams, Pastor Donovan Woodruff, Pastor Tony Palow, Mike Caparelli of Unmuted Ministries (who we interviewed on Hold My Iced Coffee,) and Pastor Frank Reedy. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXtzQtSa810&feature=emb_err_woytRally Point Men’s Ministry Website: http://www.rallypointmensministries.org/

This week we are continuing the conversation on Changing Truth and officially wrapping up our 4 part truth series.  This is the audio from our live conversation with listeners on Facebook and YouTube.  Thank you to everyone who participated.  We had some great comments and questions.  Check us out on Facebook and YouTube the Monday after each regular episode at 5pm PST. ANTI-RACIST RESOURCE LIST This list is an evolving anti-racist resource list, and consists of material we have found helpful in our journey into anti-racism.  To view the update list please visit Irenicast.com/AntiRacist.  To recommend resources to be added to the list please email us at podcast@irenicast.com. In addition to the informational resources below, you can also go to Ways You Can Help for information on real steps you can take to make a difference wherever you are.   Books I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone Race Matters by Cornel West Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X Kendi The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration In The Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander What Movies Teach About Race: Exceptionalism, Erasure, and Entitlement by Roslyn M. Satchel Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US by Lenny Duncan Beyond Inclusion, Beyond Empowerment: A Developmental Strategy to Liberate Everyone by Leticia Nieto Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Raising White Kids: Bringing up Children in a Racially Unjust America by Jennifer Harvey All the Colors of the Earth by Sheila Hamanaka Black is Brown is Tan by Arnold Adoff Two Mrs. Gibsons by Toyomi Igus   People to Follow Austin Channing Brown (Author) Tori Williams Douglass (Anti-Racist Educator, Founder of White Homework) Andre Henry (Musician, Artist, Podcaster, Activist) Nikole Hannah-Jones (Journalist)   Podcasts Hope & Hard Pills Intersectionality Matters Code Switch Truth’s Table   Films/Videos The Next Question (Web Series) 13th (2016 Netflix Documentary) Blindspotting (2018 Film) Get Out (2017 Film)   Organizations Black Lives Matter Showing Up For Racial Justice Ida B. Wells Society Understanding Race   Curriculum White Privilege Curriculum from the UCC   Articles & Other Resource Lists An Antiracist Reading List by Ibram X. Kendi on books to help America transcend its racist heritage. (New York Times Article) Educate Yourself: An Essential Anti-Racism Reading Guide by Dan Ahwa (Viva Article) None of the links on this list will use our Amazon Affiliate links.  If there is anything on this list to be purchased they will be linked to POC owned businesses or to the author’s own site. FACEBOOK LIVE EVENTS During quarantime, we are offering additional ways to connect via Facebook Live.  You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/Irenicast On Thursdays, Casey will be popping on to share his thoughts on the week and let you know about what else might be happening with the show.  He is calling this time Thoughtful Thursdays. Every Sunday morning at 10am PST, Jeff and Rajeev are going to live to hangout.  It is a great opportunity to ask questions, share some of our favorite things and have a generally good time.  We’re calling it Sunday Mic Check. And finally, as a supplement to the podcasts we will be starting something called, Continuing the Conversation.  This will be an opportunity give your thoughts on the current Irenicast episode in addition to getting a preview for the next episode.  We will be doing this the Mondays after new episodes post at 5pm PST. RELEVANT LINKS From Our Continuing the Conversation on Changing Truth The Truth Series so Far What Is Truth? – Spilling the Capital Tea – 165 Continuing the Conversation on Episode #165 – What is Truth – 165b Moral Truth – Relative or Reality? – 166 Continuing the Conversation on Moral Truth – 166b Who Tells the Truth? – Rajeev’s Three R’s – 167 Continuing the Conversation on Who Tells the Truth - 167b Changing Truth - An Ever Evolving Journey - 168 Beyond Inclusion, Beyond Empowerment A Developmental Strategy to Liberate Everyone by Leticia Nieto (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Aurora police ban carotid pressure holds, maneuver used to restrain Elijah McClain, who died after encounter (Denver Post Article) SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. 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In this episode, we sit down and talk with social media influencer and host of Godly Vibes Only Podcast, Monishia Gaither. Monishia is an amazing young woman from Atlanta, Georgia with a story that will bring you to tears.Support the show (https://www.fearisaliar.co/)

Our truth series is wrapped up this week with a deeply personal conversation on changing truth.  Everyone on this show, and the vast majority of our listeners, have experienced a truth change.  Many times we refer to that process as deconstruction.  A term that reflects a reality we all share, but that falls short of communicating the depth and heartache involved in the process of changing truth. Bonnie starts the conversation with the question, “What was it like for you to wake up one morning and know you were not operating with the same set of beliefs?”  The answers get personal and lead to an unexpected reminder of the privilege inherent in questioning truth.  Race, gender and sexuality can be a huge catalyst for how traumatic a truth revision can be. As the group continues to share it also becomes apparent that representation in our education into new truths is paramount.  It helps us see ourselves so that we can better see others.  We are not on this journey alone. This episode closes with a round of Famous Christians for 100.  Each host has provided a quote from a ‘famous’ ‘christian’ and the others need to tap their vast knowledge of Christian culture to guess the source.   Conversation on Changing Truth (00:04:23) Famous Christians for 100 Segment (01:08:15) ANTI-RACIST RESOURCE LIST This list is an evolving anti-racist resource list, and consists of material we have found helpful in our journey into anti-racism.  To view the update list please visit Irenicast.com/AntiRacist.  To recommend resources to be added to the list please email us at podcast@irenicast.com. In addition to the informational resources below, you can also go to Ways You Can Help for information on real steps you can take to make a difference wherever you are. Books I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone Race Matters by Cornel West Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X Kendi The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration In The Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander What Movies Teach About Race: Exceptionalism, Erasure, and Entitlement by Roslyn M. Satchel Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US by Lenny Duncan Beyond Inclusion, Beyond Empowerment: A Developmental Strategy to Liberate Everyone by Leticia Nieto Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Raising White Kids: Bringing up Children in a Racially Unjust America by Jennifer Harvey All the Colors of the Earth by Sheila Hamanaka Black is Brown is Tan by Arnold Adoff Two Mrs. Gibsons by Toyomi Igus People to Follow Austin Channing Brown (Author) Tori Williams Douglass (Anti-Racist Educator, Founder of White Homework) Andre Henry (Musician, Artist, Podcaster, Activist) Nikole Hannah-Jones (Journalist) Podcasts Hope & Hard Pills Intersectionality Matters Code Switch Truth’s Table Films/Videos The Next Question (Web Series) 13th (2016 Netflix Documentary) Blindspotting (2018 Film) Get Out (2017 Film) Organizations Black Lives Matter Showing Up For Racial Justice Ida B. Wells Society Understanding Race Curriculum White Privilege Curriculum from the UCC Articles & Other Resource Lists An Antiracist Reading List by Ibram X. Kendi on books to help America transcend its racist heritage. (New York Times Article) Educate Yourself: An Essential Anti-Racism Reading Guide by Dan Ahwa (Viva Article) None of the links on this list will use our Amazon Affiliate links.  If there is anything on this list to be purchased they will be linked to POC owned businesses or to the author’s own site. FACEBOOK LIVE EVENTS During quarantime, we are offering additional ways to connect via Facebook Live.  You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/Irenicast On Thursdays, Casey will be popping on to share his thoughts on the week and let you know about what else might be happening with the show.  He is calling this time Thoughtful Thursdays. Every Sunday morning at 10am PST, Jeff and Rajeev are going to live to hangout.  It is a great opportunity to ask questions, share some of our favorite things and have a generally good time.  We’re calling it Sunday Mic Check. And finally, as a supplement to the podcasts we will be starting something called, Continuing the Conversation.  This will be an opportunity give your thoughts on the current Irenicast episode in addition to getting a preview for the next episode.  We will be doing this the Mondays after new episodes post at 5pm PST. RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation on Changing Truth The Truth Series so Far What Is Truth? – Spilling the Capital Tea – 165 Continuing the Conversation on Episode #165 – What is Truth – 165b Moral Truth – Relative or Reality? – 166 Continuing the Conversation on Moral Truth – 166b Who Tells the Truth? – Rajeev’s Three R’s – 167 Continuing the Conversation on Who Tells the Truth - 167b Memoir of a Gay Pastor – Closets and Calling – 131 (Irenicast Episode) Jeremiah 20 (CEB) The Pagan Christ: Is Blind Faith Killing Christianity? by Tom Harpur  (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel by Brian D. McLaren & Tony Campolo (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) N.T. Wright (New Testament Scholar) Liberation Theology Just a Sister Away: Understanding the Timeless Connection Between Women of Today and Women in the Bible by Renita J. Weems (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine by Sue Monk Kidd (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) The Death of the Mythic God: The Rise of Evolutionary Spirituality by Jim Marion (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Our Religions: The Seven World Religions Introduced by Preeminent Scholars from Each Tradition by Arvind Sharma (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) The Five Stages of the Soul: Charting the Spiritual Passages That Shape Our Lives by Harry R. Moody (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) The Autobiography of Malcolm X by MALCOLM X (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Gustavo Gutiérrez (Peruvian philosopher, theologian, and Dominican priest regarded as one of the founders of liberation theology) We Drink from Our Own Wells: The Spiritual Journey of a People by Gustavo Gutierrez (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Rob Bell (American Author and Speaker) Pema Chödrön's Compassion Cards: Teachings for Awakening the Heart in Everyday Life Cards by Pema Chodron (Amazon Affiliate Link) Love Wins by Rob Bell (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Evangelicals Shift Progressive in Proximity to Whiteness – With Special Guest Joey Torres – 121 (Irenicast Episode) Samwise Gamgee (Fictional Character from The Lord of the Rings) From Our Famous Christians for 100 Segment Jeopardy (America Game Show) John Piper John MacArthur Franklin Graham Pat Robertson Carman Desmond Mpilo Tutu (South African Anglican Cleric, Theologian and Nobel Prize Winner) C.S. Lewis Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (Book - AMazon Affiliate Link) SUPPORT THE SHOW You can always count on Irenicast providing a free podcast on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  However, that does not mean that we do not have expense related to the show.  If we have provided value to you and you would like to support the show, here are a few options. PAYPAL - You can make a one-time, or recurring, tax-deductible donation to the show through PayPal. Just go to Irenicast.com/PayPal to make your donation. We are a 501(c)(3). MERCH - Irenicast has a merch store at Irenicast.com/Store.  We are always developing more items so check out our current offerings. AMAZON - Next time you go to make a purchase on Amazon consider using our Amazon affiliate link.  This will give us a small portion on everything you purchase.  No additional cost will be passed on to you. IRENCAST HOSTS Rev. Allen O’Brien, MAT | co-founder & co-host | allen@irenicast.com You can connect with Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, & LinkedIn. Rev. Bonnie Rambob, MDiv | co-host | bonnie@irenicast.com You can connect with Bonnie on Facebook and at Parkside Community Church-UCC Pastor Casey Tinnin, MTS | co-host | casey@irenicast.com You can follow Casey on Twitter and Facebook, or you can check out his blog The Queerly Faithful Pastor or loomisucc.org Jeff Manildi | co-founder, producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema. Rev. Rajeev Rambob, MCL | co-host | rajeev@irenicast.com You can follow Rajeev on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our progressive Christian conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Pandora and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on PayPal, Amazon or at our Store Love Us? CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin. This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

!!!!!EXPLICIT!!!!! Whoo-wee! This week my guest is none other than Rev. Lenny Duncan...man, you don't want to miss this brutha's story and the work he's doing.

!!!!!EXPLICIT!!!!! Whoo-wee! This week my guest is none other than Rev. Lenny Duncan...man, you don't want to miss this brutha's story and the work he's doing.

John 10:1-10[Jesus said,] “Very truly I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate is a thief and a bandit. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought them out, he goes ahead of them and they follow him because they know his voice. They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.”Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was trying to say to them. So he said to them again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the shepherd of the sheep. Everyone who came before me were thieves and bandits, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Everyone who hears my voice will be saved, and they will come in and go out and find pasture. The thief comes only to kill and to steal and to destroy. I came so that they may have life and have it abundantly.”I’ve listened to the first two episodes of Nadia Bolz-Weber’s new podcast. It’s called “The Confessional” and so far – again, just two episodes in – it’s been interesting. It’s not safe for work or if the kids are around, unless your co-workers or kids are okay with foul language, and some very adult themes, so consider that however you need to.Nadia Bolz-Weber says “The Confessional” is meant to be like a “washing machine for your shame and secrets,” a chance for guests and callers to share experiences from their lives they’re not proud of. She even gives a phone number at the end of each episode which you can call, make a confession of your own, and possibly have that confession played on the podcast for all of her listeners to hear. (The podcast walks this strange, fine line between holy and hokey, for me, so far, because of that, but it’s mostly holy, and pretty compelling.)Anyway, Nadia’s first guest was Megan Phelps-Roper, who is a former member of the Westboro Baptist Church, which was started by her grandfather and made up, mostly, I believe, of his offspring and members of Megan’s extended family. Westboro Baptist Church, for those of you who don’t know or maybe haven’t heard about in a while, is a congregation of Christians who find it meaningful to protest publicly about how much God hates gay people. They also stage protests at funerals for soldiers by way of chants and signs and songs. They have a pretty active online presence, too, so I went to their website yesterday, just for the heck of it, and found out they’re pretty certain the Coronavirus is God’s wrathful judgment upon an unfaithful people. So, they’re a fun bunch who give Christianity and Church and Faith and Jesus, actually, a bad name, in my opinion.But, Megan Phelps-Roper was on “The Confessional” podcast – and I’ve heard her speak on other occasions, too – to renounce that part of her life and to explain how she came to see her faith and her God in a different, more gracious, loving sort of light, in spite of how she was raised. Oddly enough, she says what broke the ice for this new way of knowing God, was the concern showed for her – in spite of her harsh and hard-hearted ways – by followers on Twitter, who genuinely worried about someone who could harbor so much hate in their heart, and were willing to engage that with her.Nadia’s second guest was Lenny Duncan, an African-American pastor in the ELCA, who recently wrote a book called, Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S. (A handful of us at Cross of Grace have actually read and discussed his book, as part of our study of race relations.) Pastor Duncan has quite a story to tell about a childhood of abuse, a life of addiction, prostitution, incarceration, and the ramifications of all of that which resulted in the broken – but now mended – relationships between his daughter and her mother. (Duncan and his then-girlfriend became pregnant when he was 19 and she was 17, before he effectively disappeared for about 13 years, before getting his you-know-what together, and working to restore that relationship.)Lenny Duncan was on “The Confessional” podcast to talk about the moments in his life when he was the most lost and broken (all of that addiction, prostitution, and incarceration, for example), but how he found grace and gentleness and love from others, despite his incapacity to share that same kind of grace and gentleness and love in return. He seems to have found all of that by way of 12-step recovery programs, his sponsors there, and, of course, through the forgiveness of his wife and partner and the daughter they created – and who they now love and care for, together.So I thought about these two stories and about “The Confessional” as I read this morning’s Gospel and all of Jesus’ words about what it means to hear the voice of the Good Shepherd; to be called by name; to be fully known; to be led out, in safety, by the Shepherd of the sheep; and to follow that lead into a life of faith and joy. Or, as Jesus says it, “Everyone who hears my voice will be saved, and they will come in and go out and find pasture.”See, I’m inclined to see the leaders of that Westboro Baptist Church as “strangers,” “thieves,” and “bandits” – to use Jesus’ other words. I see them as those who corrupt the grace and good news of God’s love in Jesus and lead people astray, despite their best intentions. Their own people – and anyone else who finds that sort of theology compelling – are being misled and misguided and manipulated into obedience that really isn’t obedience because it comes by way of force and fear, rather than through faith and free will.On the other hand, remember, it took just a couple of compassionate, curious, patient voices on Twitter, of all things, to tap into the disconnect that Megan Phelps-Roper was feeling about her life in that church and about her experience in the world – and then to lead her out and into a different kind of life and faith, altogether.Pastor Lenny Duncan talks about having his “then-estranged-girlfriend-now-wife” accept his attempt to make amends for all of the harm he had caused her. She was a voice of grace and compassion and patience, too – over the course of many months and years, I believe – who helped to lead him away from an old way of being in the world to a new one, again a life of “coming and going and finding pasture,” as Jesus would say; and finding peace and forgiveness and mercy and love, too, in a way he hadn’t known before.All of this is to say, I think the voice of Christ, our Good Shepherd, shows up in a lot of surprising ways in this world. Lenny Duncan heard it from AA and sponsors and his family, in the end. Megan Phelps-Roper heard it from strangers on social media, for goodness’ sake. And I imagine – I hope – we’ve all heard it at some point along the way, too. In the forgiveness offered from a parent or a child. In a lesson learned by way of a teacher or boss or coach. In the mercy shared by a friend. In the forgiveness and second chances that come from the spouses, lovers, and partners who share our lives.And I hope you hear it here, too. At church, I mean. From your pastors, in worship.See, the really cool thing Nadia Bolz-Weber does at the end of each podcast, is she offers a blessing… a benediction… tailor-made for her guest. These blessings are personal and beautiful and heartfelt and holy, even if they are offered so publicly by way of a podcast. They are blessings that address the story of each person’s life in a way that it’s clear they have been heard and that they are known – in all of their flaws, and failings, and faithfulness – and that they are understood and worthy of such a blessing… worthy of such a confirmation of grace… worthy of such an expression of loving-kindness.It’s what we’re meant to hear and feel every time we make our confession as a community of believers and receive our forgiveness, here. It’s what we’re meant to hear and feel every time we touch the waters of our baptism and remember the grace and welcome that are ours because of it. And it’s what we’re meant to hear and feel every time we eat the bread and drink the wine of Holy Communion, and are filled up with our forgiveness and promised redemption because of it.I think it’s how we’re supposed to hear and understand God’s voice, in Jesus, finding us when we need it, most. It’s a voice that knows our story in all of its fullness – the sinful and the saintly; the broken and the beautiful – all of our flaws and our faithfulness. Because once we’ve followed the sound of that voice; once we’ve heard that kind of grace and mercy and forgiveness and love for ourselves – and believed it – we can become and we can be that voice for others – for the likes of Megan or Lenny or for that classmate or co-worker or neighbor or friend, just the same. And then we will walk, together with more of God’s children, along paths and into pastures of abundant life. Amen

Lenny Duncan is the first guest on the newly rebranded, A People's Theology. He chats about being a black preacher in the whitest denomination in America. He also talks about how Lutheran theology is important to his faith. Lenny Duncan is pastor of Jehu's Table, a church in the heart of Brooklyn. Formerly incarcerated, formerly homeless, and formerly unchurched, Duncan is now a sought-after speaker and writer on topics of racial justice and the role of the church in the twenty-first century. Find Lenny here: lennyduncan.com Twitter: @lennyaduncan Instagram: lennyduncan Facebook: facebook.com/Rev.Lenny Special music by The Many: themanyarehere.com Instagram: themanyarehere Facebook: facebook.com/themanyarehere Get connected to Mason: masonmennenga.com Patreon: patreon.com/masonmennenga Twitter: @masonmennenga Facebook: facebook.com/mason.mennenga Instagram: masonmennenga

In this episode, Lenny Duncan talks about what drew him to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America despite it being the whitest denomination in the country. He also talks about how growth is impossible without discomfort, how he sees the fate of Christ reflected in the death of Trayvon Martin, and how, despite history, he is optimistic for the future of a radically affirming church. Interviewers: Jim Rohner and Jonathan Williams ABOUT LENNY DUNCAN Lenny is the pastor of Jehu's Table in East New York, where he was called as a mission developer after getting his Master's of Divinity from United Lutheran Seminary. He pays special attention to Black Liberation movements in his work and has directed the two-part documentary Do Black Churches Matter in the ELCA? Unapologetic and outspoken in his beliefs, Lenny speaks truth to power when it comes to dismantling the white supremacy that has been a problem at the heart of the Lutheran Church. He believes in the radical love of Christ, the affirmation of LGBTQIA siblings, and the passionate grace of God. To purchase Lenny's new book, "Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S.," visit: https://lennyduncan.com/order-dear-church

In this episode, Lenny Duncan talks about what drew him to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America despite it being the whitest denomination in the country. He also talks about how growth is impossible without discomfort, how he sees the fate of Christ reflected in the death of Trayvon Martin, and how, despite history, he is optimistic for the future of a radically affirming church. Interviewers: Jim Rohner and Jonathan Williams ABOUT LENNY DUNCAN Lenny is the pastor of Jehu's Table in East New York, where he was called as a mission developer after getting his Master's of Divinity from United Lutheran Seminary. He pays special attention to Black Liberation movements in his work and has directed the two-part documentary Do Black Churches Matter in the ELCA? Unapologetic and outspoken in his beliefs, Lenny speaks truth to power when it comes to dismantling the white supremacy that has been a problem at the heart of the Lutheran Church. He believes in the radical love of Christ, the affirmation of LGBTQIA siblings, and the passionate grace of God. To purchase Lenny's new book, "Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S.," visit: https://lennyduncan.com/order-dear-church

In this episode, Lenny Duncan talks about what drew him to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America despite it being the whitest denomination in the country. He also talks about how growth is impossible without discomfort, how he sees the fate of Christ reflected in the death of Trayvon Martin, and how, despite history, he is optimistic for the future of a radically affirming church. Interviewers: Jim Rohner and Jonathan Williams ABOUT LENNY DUNCAN Lenny is the pastor of Jehu's Table in East New York, where he was called as a mission developer after getting his Master's of Divinity from United Lutheran Seminary. He pays special attention to Black Liberation movements in his work and has directed the two-part documentary Do Black Churches Matter in the ELCA? Unapologetic and outspoken in his beliefs, Lenny speaks truth to power when it comes to dismantling the white supremacy that has been a problem at the heart of the Lutheran Church. He believes in the radical love of Christ, the affirmation of LGBTQIA siblings, and the passionate grace of God. To purchase Lenny's new book, "Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S.," visit: https://lennyduncan.com/order-dear-church

EPISODE OVERVIEW In this episode, Lenny Duncan talks about what drew him to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America despite it being the whitest denomination in the country. He also talks about how growth is impossible without discomfort, how he sees the fate of Christ reflected in the death of Trayvon Martin, and how, despite history, he is optimistic for the future of radically affirming church. Interview: Jim Rohner and Jonathan Williams ABOUT LENNY DUNCAN Lenny is the pastor of Jehu's Table in East New York, where he was called as a mission developer after getting his Master's of Divinity from United Lutheran Seminary. He pays special attention to Black Liberation movements in his work and has directed the two-part documentary Do Black Churches Matter in the ELCA? Unapologetic and outspoken in his beliefs, Lenny speaks truth to power when it comes to dismantling the white supremacy that has been a problem at the heart of the Lutheran Church. He believes in the radical love of Christ, the affirmation of LGBTQIA siblings, and the passionate grace of God. To purchase Lenny's new book, "Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S.," visit: https://lennyduncan.com/order-dear-church

This week we take a look at the new book from Pastor Lenny Duncan, "Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US ahead of his appearance at Central on July 22nd, 2019. Join us to learn more...

Lenny Duncan, author of the brand new book, Dear Church: A Love Letter From a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S.  Click here for the Show Notes. 

Author Lenny Duncan is the unlikeliest of pastors.  Formerly incarcerated and homeless, he is now a black preacher in the whitest denomination in the United States: The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Shifting demographics and shrinking congregations make the all headlines, but Duncan sees something else at work—drawing a direct line between the church’s lack of diversity and the church’s lack of vitality. The problems the ELCA faces are theological, not sociological. But so are the answers. Part manifesto, part confession, and all love letter, Dear Church offers a bold new vision for the future of his denomination and the broader mainline Christian community of faith. Dear Church rejects the narrative of ‘church decline’ and calls everyone—leaders and laity alike—to the front lines of the church’s renewal through racial equality and justice.  It is time for the church to rise up, dust itself off, and take on forces of this world that act against God: whiteness, misogyny, nationalism, homophobia, and economic injustice. Duncan gives a blueprint for the way forward and urges us to follow in the revolutionary path of Jesus. Lenny Duncan (he/him) is a follower of Jesus Christ and is in a passionate love affair with grace. Lenny spent most of his teens homeless after leaving home at age 13. He has spent time in all 48 contiguous states, sleeping by the side of the highway or in penthouses along the way. He has been a prisoner of war in the so-called war on drugs. After systemic oppression or drugs didn't kill him, Lenny found himself in a strange place: the church.  Lenny has been everything from high school drop out, drug dealer, sex worker, street corner poet, hitchhiker, dharma bum, small town drifter, seminarian, political activists, father, pastor, lover, public theologian, and writer. Now he parties dead sober and thrives in NYC.  In March 2018 the Metro New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America issued Lenny a call to serve the people of Jehu's Table as a mission developer (church planter). He is also a frequent voice at the intersection where the cries of the oppressed meet the Church. He pays special attention to Black Liberation movements in his work, but lifts up the many intersections with other marginalized peoples as well. Lenny is a queer pastor and serves as Chaplain to the board of Reconciling Works. believes that the reason the ELCA has remained so white is a theological problem, not a sociological one. He  holds a Master of Divinity from United Lutheran Seminary. RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation with Pastor & Author Lenny Duncan Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S by Lenny Duncan (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Lenny’s Tweet about TheoBROgians (Tweet) The Jesus Jawn (Lenny Duncan’s podcast) Charleston 9 Dietrich Bonhoeffer (German Theologian) Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Philadelphia MOVE Bombings (Wiki) Sixteen Candles (1984 Film) Better Off Dead (1985 Film) John Cusack (American Actor) Rev. Jason Chesnut, @crazypastor on Twitter (Lenny Duncan’s co-host)    THANK YOU TO AUTHOR LENNY DUNCAN Thank you to Rev. 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The Transform Network Podcast, A Progressive Christian Podcast, is hosted by Vahisha Hasan, founder and executive director of Movement in Faith, and Stephen Roach Knight, co-founder and board member of Transform Network.  Lenny Duncan (he/him/his) is a follower of Jesus Christ and is in a passionate love affair with Grace. He is the Pastor of Jehu’s Table, a church of justice, radical welcome, and a place where “all” means all. He is also a frequent voice on the intersection of the Church and the cries of the oppressed. He pays special attention to Black liberation movements in his work, but lifts up the intersection with other marginalized peoples. He believes that the ELCA has remained so white because of a theological problem, not a sociological one. He holds a Master of Divinity from United Lutheran Seminary. His book "Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S." from Fortress Press is available for pre-order on most major book retailers and is set for release July 2, 2019. 

Today’s guest is Lenny Duncan, Pastor of Jehu’s Table and author of the upcoming book Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S. Today Lenny is discussing his new devotional in Our Bible App called Recovery & Resurrection: For Those Who Have Known Death Intimately, along with his book and a bit about his complex sexuality. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed talking to this Goliath of Truth Bombs.

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TODAY ON THE SHOW WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE FOLLOWING TOPICS AND THEN SOME: 1) KENDRICK JOHNSON FAMILY REFILES WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT 2) ARE YOU AWARE THAT YOUR CITY MAY BE SPYING ON YOU FROM THE SKY'S? DO YOU REALLY CARE? 3) HOPE SOLO GETS SUSPENDED FROM THE UNITED STATES WOMEN NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM FOR MAKING A REMAKE, REALLY? 4) BLACK PREACHERS AND THEIR POLITICAL INVOLVEMENTS. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE TOPICS UP FOR DISCUSSION ON THE SHOW TODAY.  SHOWTIMES FOR THE SHOW IS 2PM CENTRAL / 3PM EASTERN / 12PM PACIFIC TIME ZONES YOU CAN ALSO LOG INTO OUR CHATROOM AT http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mrtalk YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL ME AT ERICLETSTALK@GMAIL.COM LETS TALK!!

Our Scripture verse for today is Romans 14:11 which reads: "For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God." Our History of Black Americans and the Black Church quote for today is from Lee June, a professor at Michigan State University and the author of the book, "Yet With A Steady Beat: The Black Church through a Psychological and Biblical Lens." He said, "What is the psychology in Black preaching? First, there is the negative aspect. This negative and potentially detrimental aspect plays on and deliberatively seeks the emotions of the people. Those who employ this method of preaching may or may not be genuine. Such individuals know well the language, idioms, and culture of the people and congregation; they know well how to create an atmosphere that is capable of drawing people into an experience. In the presence of such 'preaching,' if one would withdraw from the experience and become an observer, one would probably describe what is happening as devoid of much substance and content. From such a vantage point, the major goal of the ‘preaching' would seemingly be to create an experience, a happening. One would find it difficult to differentiate some of what occurs in such a service from what one would see at a major concert or other entertainment events. This type of 'preaching' fits King's description of what often occurs in what he calls the 'Burn-up Church.' Persons who do this non-genuinely are using the people for their own benefits—whether to 'fleece the flock' or for some other motive."   In this podcast, we are using as our texts: From Slavery to Freedom, by John Hope Franklin, The Negro Church in America by E. Franklin Frazier, and The Black Church In The U.S. by William A. Banks. Our first topic for today is titled "The African Way of Life -- Economic Life (Part 2)" from the book, "From Slavery to Freedom" by John Hope Franklin.  Domestic animals were a part of almost every farm, but in some areas the rural people devoted most of their attention to the grazing of sheep and cattle and the raising of chickens and other fowl. In northeastern Africa some tribes were known for their great skill in the breeding and care of cattle. In the east, many villages ascribed so much importance to the raising of cattle that wealth was measured in terms of heads of cattle. The Bantu and Khoikhoi engaged in farming as well as large-scale cattle raising.  Artisanry was a significant area of economic activity. Even less complex communities contained members who were skilled along various lines. Many groups exhibited remarkable knowledge of basketry, textile weaving, pottery, woodwork, and metallurgy. The Pygmies manufactured bark cloth and fiber baskets. The Khoikhoi devoted much time and attention to making clothing from textiles, skins, and furs. The Ashantis of the Gold Coast wove rugs and carpets and turned and glazed pottery with considerable skill. In many parts of the Sudan there was extensive manufacturing of woodenware, tools, and implements.  ... Our second topic for today is "The Invisible Institution Comes Into Existence, Part 1" from The Negro Church in America by E. Franklin Frazier. He writes: It is no exaggeration to say that the "invisible institution" of the Negro church took root among the enslaved blacks. The key to an understanding of the "invisible institution" may be found in the typical remark of an ex-slave who wrote: “Our preachers were usually plantation folks just like the rest of us. Some man who had a little education and had been taught something about the Bible would be our preacher. The colored folks had their code of religion, not nearly so complicated as the white man's religion, but more closely observed... When we had our meetings of this kind, we held them in our own way and were not interfered with by the white folks." ... Our third and final topic for today is from "The Black Church in the U.S.: Its Origin, Growth, Contributions, and Outlook" by Dr. William A. Banks. Today we are looking at the section titled, "The Rise of the Black Preacher" In time, the Black preacher played a significant role in the development of Black society. The Whites supplied the preachers most of the time in Black churches during this era. And in White churches to which Blacks were allowed to come, White ministers preached. Occasionally, Black exhorters were allowed to speak from the floor (not from the pulpit). Some congregations had Black preachers (mostly free Blacks) who became well known for their effectiveness. In the North, Lemuel Haynes was perhaps best known. Born in Connecticut in 1753, he grew to manhood in Massachusetts, served in the Revolutionary War and later was licensed to preach in the Congregational Church. One of the first Blacks in America to pastor a White congregation, he served various churches in Vermont for more than twenty years. ...

Join Pastor Neal as he asks the question about the voice of the Black Preacher in the 21st Century. Has the preacher lost the prophetic edge and settled for the pathetic noise?