Podcasts about church forsaken practicing presence

In this episode Sara Joy and Eric interview Jonathan Brooks of Chicago, currently co-pastor at Lawndale Community Church and the former pastor of Caanan Community Church in Englewood and author of Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods. Jonathan tells how his attempt to get out of Englewood by pursuing a career in architecture, led him right back to his old neighborhood where he had to learn to see it with different eyes. "Pastah J" shares about becoming a pastor in the neighborhood where he grew up and discovering that God was very much at work in this neighborhood of Chicago. Turns out that the narrative of Englewood involved much more than violence, drugs, and brokenness, and Jonathan found a lot of goodness and beauty throughout as he stuck around and got to know his neighbors. What makes Jonathan's story particularly interesting is how he learned to ‘see' his neighborhood while serving as a pastor at a local church. He learned that a local church could tip the scales towards the hopeful side of the narrative by engaging local residents and empowering them to make positive changes in the neighborhood. Jonathan's insights about completing the narrative are not only for churches in under-resourced neighborhoods, but are relevant for middle and even upper class neighborhoods as well, where the tendency is sometimes to hide the pain and suffering within the neighborhood behind a façade of wealth and privilege. In those neighborhoods, completing the narrative involves being more honest about the brokenness.Whether your neighborhood feels rich or poor, this episode can help you and your church practice God's faithful presence right where you live.  Access more Show Notes with pictures and resources related to this episode.More information about this podcast and helpful church and urbanism resources can be found on The Embedded Church website.Related ResourcesJonathan BrooksEnglewood RisingChristian Community Development AssociationChurch Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods by Jonathan BrooksMaking Neighborhoods Whole: A Handbook for Christian Community Development by Wayne Gordon and  John M. PerkinsThe New Parish: How Neighborhood Churches Are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community by Paul Sparks Tim Soerens, and Dwight J. FriesenEverywhere You Look: Discovering the Church Right Where You Are by Tim Soerens and Walter BrueggemannFind these Key Terms on The Embedded Church website:- Eyes on the Street- Food Desert- Gentrification- Parish- Placemaking- Social Determinants of Health- Third PlaceShow CreditsHosted and Produced by Eric O. Jacobsen and Sara Joy ProppeEdited by Adam Higgins | Odd Dad Out Voice ProductionsTheme Music by Jacob ShafferArtwork by Lance Kagey | Rotator Creative

Keeping the faith is one way to navigate the challenges the world faces in 2020 with the global pandemic of COVID-19 and recent national civil rest in the United States. This past summer Rashanah caught up with her dear friend and fellow Englewoodian Pastor Jonathan Brooks of Chicago on how he is keeping the peace in his home community of West Englewood, how residents are expressing their frustrations holistically through community activism, community organizing, and the policy changes needed to propel underserved communities forward. Pastah J, as he is affectionately called, is a sought-after speaker, writer, artist, and community activist. He has contributed to numerous blogs, articles, and books and recently released the book Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods. Jonathan Brooks is a lifelong resident of Chicago and currently serves as Senior Pastor at Canaan Community Church in the West Englewood neighborhood and as an educator on many different levels. As a firm believer in investing in your local community, Jonathan has a deep desire to impress this virtue on the students and young people in his congregation, classroom, and community. His ministry focuses on youth development, holistic health, college scholarships, art and music training, and restorative justice practices and cares for the incarcerated and their families. Follow @RashanahBaldwin everywhere – Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Want to see the showcase of Someone You Need To Know, visit www.rashanahbaldwin.com Have thoughts about the episode? Share on social media using the hashtag #SomoneYouNeedToKnow. Email rb@rashanahbaldwin.com with feedback or questions! Be sure to subscribe to her youtube channel as well! @RashanahB --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rashanah-baldwin/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rashanah-baldwin/support

Part 2 of 3 of my conversation with Jonathan Brooks aka "Pastah J" and his wife Micheal as they discuss life & love, ministry & music, business & books and pandemics & protests! Pastah J is pastor of Canaan Community Church in Chicago, IL, a hip hop artist and author of Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods.

Part 3 of 3 - The conclusion of my conversation with Jonathan Brooks aka "Pastah J" and his wife Micheal as they discuss life & love, ministry & music, business & books and pandemics & protests!Pastah J is pastor of Canaan Community Church in Chicago, IL, a hip hop artist and author of Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods.

Part 1 of 3 of my conversation with Jonathan Brooks aka "Pastah J" and his wife Micheal as they discuss life & love, ministry & music, business & books and pandemics & protests!Pastah J is pastor of Canaan Community Church in Chicago, IL, a hip hop artist and author of Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods. My wife, Shimika, makes a surprise visit to the podcast!

Where am I supposed to be and where will I be most transformed? Jonathan "Pastah J" Brooks  challenges us with this question in today's episode. Jonathan currently serves as Senior Pastor at Canaan Community Church in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, IL and as an educator, speaker, writer, artist, and community activist. As a firm believer in investing in your local community, Jonathan has a deep desire to impress this virtue on the students and young people in his congregation, classroom, and community. His ministry focuses on youth development, holistic health, college scholarships, art and music training as well as restorative justice practices and care for the incarcerated and their families. We discuss his recent book, "Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods," and he even shares a sample of his hip-hop with us.

Josh and Laurie sit down with pastor, speaker, artist, community activist and author Jonathan Brooks to discuss how the gospel gave him eyes to see the beauty in his downcast community in the heart of Chicago and how investing in the restoration of those immediately surrounding us embodies Christ. Jonathan currently serves as Senior Pastor at Canaan Community Church in Chicago, and he just released a new book, Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods.

    This week's conversation covers a multitude of topics.  My guest, Jonathan Brooks and I discuss the damaging effects of a singular narrative, what happens when escaping from your neighborhood becomes the definition of success and how falling in love with the place you live is the best hope for effecting change in your community.  Jonathan is a lifelong resident of Chicago, IL. He currently serves as Senior Pastor at Canaan Community Church in the West Englewood neighborhood.As a firm believer in investing in your local community, Jonathan has a deep desire to impress this virtue on all who will listen.  This is a conversation for everyone whether your community's narrative is positive or negative.   Connect with Jonathan!  Find Pastah J on his website, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.  And go get his book Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods.  Our year of action call this week is simple.  I challenge you to consider the pervasive singular narrative in your own community and then find ways to bring out the other sides of the narrative.  If your community is one primarily known for its brokenness seek out and share the beauty.  Post it on social media, tag myself and Pastah J (or use #ayearofaction).  And if your community is one known for its beauty, could you bravely speak about your own brokenness?  Share it with a friend, or a family member.  Or even on social media.  Let's all challenge our own place's singular narratives.  And finally, consider how you can fall more in love with your place so that you can impact your community. Also mentioned in this episode: Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman

Welcome to Season 9 Episode 11 of the Hardcore Church Planting Podcast with Peyton Jones. In this episode, I interviewed Jonathan Brooks. Jonathan is a pastor is the senior pastor of Canaan Community Church in Chicago He has also authored a recent book, "Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods” which you can learn more about at www.ivpress.com/church-forsaken. Check out the BIVO Inner Circle here: https://BIVOInnerCircle.com Check out: The Weird Niche That Is Enabling BIVO Church Planters To Maximize Their Income Without Having To Give Up Their Time at http://BIVOWebinar.com CPPGet the Jump School Core Team Training on DVD For FREE at: https://JumpSchoolTraining.com/free Discover more about Pete & Peyton here: http://JumpSchoolTraining.com Get the Church Planter Magazine here: IOS Device: http://goo.gl/NGe18T Android Device: http://goo.gl/NLy4wj If you are a church planter, soon to be church planter, or leader of an established church, that is looking for more insight and direction on what God is doing through church planting to reach the lost, then this is the podcast for you!

Join Leroy Barber as The S.I.T. U.P. Podcast celebrates Black History month by taking a look at black Pastors and what it means to be a black pastor today. Our guest today is Pastah J, Jonathan Brooks of Chicago's Canaan Community Church. Pastah J is also a hip-hop artist and the author of Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods. https://www.canaancommunitychurch.org https://www.pastahj.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/situppodcast/message

Mike sits down with Jonathan "Pastah J" Brooks to talk about his new book "Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods." Pastah J leads Canaan Community Church in West Englewood, Chicago. They discuss the history of Englewood, community development principles, and what the buzzword "presence" actually means.

Jonathan Brooks is the pastor of Canaan Community Church in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood and the author of the forthcoming book, Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods. He is a community developer, hip hop artist and Chicago city director for Mission Year. Jonathan grew up in Englewood on Chicago’s south side, moved away, and eventually returned to build community. Together with his wife Miche’al and community members, Jonathan created the 5 Loaves Food co-op, providing healthy food options for the neighborhood. In this episode of RePlacing Church, Jonathan joins me to discuss: The history and challenges of his urban community White flight, disinvestment, and neglected neighborhoods The narrative of escaping forsaken places, and why he returned How a 'bifocal' perspective helps us to see brokenness and beauty at the same time Why there are no God-forsaken places, only church-forsaken ones The power of ownership and collaboration in a place Get your free RePlacing Church Resource List, a guide to being and becoming the church in the neighborhood. Subscribe, rate, and review the RePlacing Church Podcast on iTunes, or listen on Stitcher, Google Play, or Podbean. Support RePlacing Church on Patreon. I need your support to offset production costs so that I can continue to offer quality content and insightful interviews that will help you grow in your faith and practice. Visit www.patreon.com/benkatt, become a RePlacing Church Patron for as little as a $1/month and receive access to bonus podcast episodes, additional blog posts and more exclusive content! More information here. Sign up for RePlacing Church updates at www.replacingchurch.org. Like on Facebook, Follow on Instagram. Episode Song Credits: "Another Wrong to Right" by Mercir. "Feels Like Home" by Immersive Music. "Full Humanity" by Cymatix. Used with Permission. Production Assistance by Nate Tubbs.