Podcast appearances and mentions of Rose J Percy

Continuing the season long focus on hope, in this episode we feature a snippet of the conversation that Rose J. Percy and Robert had on Black Coffee and Theology. In this episode they talk about World Building, the imagination and more. Please go check out the full episode over on Black Coffee and Theology Podcast! To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com

Hello gentle-people, As I was organizing this series into a collection that could be accessed on my landing page, I realized I couldn't find part one. I racked my mind and my posts to see if maybe I accidently changed the name somehow or it ended up somewhere it wasn't meant to be. I gave up after my search rendered no results……it seems I have accidently deleted it.I will return later with a transcript to replace this piece—perhaps when I also get around to doing what I've resolved to do during my publishing break: move my drafts over to a safe place. I have *mumbles incoherently* drafts on here. My biggest fear has been confirmed—I have to be saving these posts somewhere else!Luckily, I had recorded part 1 before this mishap. Wishing you all a gentle landing, as I extend that same wish to my weary self today.Here is part 2 & 3:Hello, gentle people,I am always playing with phrases. Maybe you've noticed. Lately, I have been cracking myself up by dropping, “don't threaten me with a good time, into my conversations.” Today, I am playing with the phrase, I could care less, because it's true—I could give it my best try. water sign woman by Lucille Clifton the woman who feels everything sits in her new house waiting for someone to come who knows how to carry water without spilling, who knows why the desert is sprinkled with salt, why tomorrow is such a long and ominous word. they say to the feel things woman that little she dreams is possible, that there is only so much joy to go around, only so much water. there are no questions for this, no arguments. she has to forget to remember the edge of the sea, they say, to forget how to swim to the edge, she has to forget how to feel. the woman who feels everything sits in her new house retaining the secret the desert knew when it walked up from the ocean, the desert, so beautiful in her eyes; water will come again if you can wait for it. she feels what the desert feels. she waits.The troublesome work of defining careDepending on how you read my intro letter, You might be thinking, “I can't believe Rose J. Percy, writer of A Gentle Landing, is saying she wants to lean into heartlessness. I'm unsubscribing immediately!” And I blame the ambiguous nature of the word care and its many definitions. I could do a whole series on the definitions and probably write a post a week for the rest of the year. Just look at how many interpretations we could delve into. Now, here I have a screenshot of the definitions of care taken from a Google search, which you can delve into yourself and linger on these definitions, but it's interpreted as a noun and also a verb and comes with so many meanings I didn't even count. Luckily, I have already written on some definitions of care that I'm partial to. In one post, I talk about the word care through the word “tender” and how we can think about it as a way of a caring attention. One might call it tenderness, and the acceptance of ourselves as tenders. And that post is called Permission to Linger. I have also written on writing as a practice of care in my series delving into my writing praxis. And that post is called “A Place for Keeping, Writing as a Practice of Care.”Now, here are some definitions that I am fond of. And for the purposes of this post, I am understanding these four definitions of care and I added a fifth for just the ways I'm playing with the words “carrying” and “care” together. * Care as a tending (or attending), once again, with particular emphasis on attention. Since we have been here before, let's stick with “tending.”* Care as an attachment or interest. Let's stick with the word “attachment.” It often feels like the things we care of are a part of us..sometimes we are indeed connected.* Care as avoidance of danger or risk. I will “caution,” instead here, since I also love the phrase “throw caution to the wind.” We can do some fun poetic things with that.* Care as a troubling, a feeling stirred up by what we brood over. I will use the word “burden” here, since something of this definition reminds me to remember the weight.* I will also be playing with caring and carrying in order to drive home one central point: we all have a carrying capacity when it comes to care…even if we hate to admit it.“You have to turn it off. You have to learn to turn it off.” I am trying harder to care less every day.By that I mean, as a child, I used to be overwhelmed by something one might call “car(ry)ing too much. Some might also call it a sense of responsibility or conviction. And I read this book once in college, and it was treated like the pinnacle text for our general education curriculum. And it was assigned as the last text in our ethics class, the capstone text, and it was called Scandalous Obligation by Eric Severson. And I remember reading that book, which talks about Christian responsibility, and I thought, “this book is not for me.” Because I am the girl who, just upon seeing a commercial on food insecurity affecting children miles away, could not bring herself to enjoy a cookout. An auntie of mine gave me a speech which remains with me forever, and the essence was, “you can't help the children if you cry. You have to learn how to suck it up and feed yourself so you can grow big and strong. Then you can be of much better use to them." Through the years, I have either taken her advice or shaken it off. And her words led me to see my feelings as an inconvenience in a sphere of caring. And sometimes I can't help but feel she had a point when I find myself stirring in my worries for myself and others. I was a cautious child and I grew into a cautious adult.I can't help but feel her point when I seem to collect cares or grow a new interest in some injustice in the world beyond my capacity to respond or affect change. And I see her point when as a result of these new interests and attachments, I feel scattered and overwhelmed by all there is to care about.And I see her point when I feel like I'm failing, either emotionally or through physical challenges I'm still learning about in my attempt to “learn how to carry water,” as it leaks out of the sides of my eyes in this last ditch attempt to demonstrate how burdened I truly am. So as I consider her words, I felt like I had to learn how to turn something off. And back then I was just barely a teenager and I couldn't name it. So I tried hard when I was overwhelmed to shut off everything. I've included a picture of my monstera plant when I first got it a few months after I first got it in the spring of 2021. Something had to go. In the midst of what has been a hard couple of weeks, much of which was defined by embodied mental, emotional, and spiritual pain, I wanted to let something go. I had entertained many different ideas, but I was pretty certain I wanted to cut off my hair. In the past, going bald served as a foundation for embracing a new shift in focus. But I didn't want a new haircut.I wasn't ready to let go of my locs. I didn't want to get a new haircut. I wasn't ready to let go of my locks, but something had to go. I could feel it.So I chose to take some cuttings off of this beautiful monstera plant you see in these pictures. I kept the new cuttings and placed the large potted plant, which looked a bit too large to be on the bookshelf that it lived on, out to the curb to be received by some happy stranger.I first got my monstera in 2021 when I was nurturing a rather large houseplant collection. The room I was staying in had a beautiful big south-facing window. My monstera lived with me through three houses, and I had gifted cuttings from it and watched it grow to require two moss poles for support.I watched in surprise when it flourished at the last place I lived, a place where I struggled to flourish. My room, small and dark, had a tiny window taken up halfway by an AC unit that was screwed into the window. I used grow lights to try to keep a few plants alive on the bookshelf. My efforts failed. Somehow, though, new leaves kept coming up along the sides of my monstrous potted home. I wrote down my care instructions on an index card, complete with notes on the last time it was fertilized and how long ago it was repotted. I hoped the next person would not let her die, but I knew there was a chance I could have killed her myself. I worried about killing her constantly. Now she was someone else's burden. I now have one less thing to care about. I could care less. “Rose, run that song back one more time. The one where you're crying, ‘Help me, I'm dying.' I love the melody!”—me in a conversation about how my work feels sometimes. When I consider that burnout produces apathy, it makes sense that so many people experience a fatigue around their ability to care. It has been a while since I read Burnout: The Secret of Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagowski,but I hold onto one of my takeaways from the definition of burnout outlined in Three parts, the first being emotional exhaustion, the fatigue that comes from caring too much for too long. Many of us know this in a parallel term, compassion fatigue, which often applies to those who work in caring professions or hold domestic caregiving responsibilities.Our society is continually reinforcing individualism that harms us all, and this definitely impacts what we think caring ought to look like. This is a quote from Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha from Care Work Dreaming Disability Justice:“What does it mean to shift our ideas of access and care (whether it's disability, health care, economic access, or many more) from an individual chore an unfortunate cost of having an unfortunate body to a collective responsibility that's maybe even deeply joyful? What does it mean for our movements? Our communities/fam? Ourselves and our own lived experience of disability and chronic illness? What does it mean to wrestle with these ideas of softness and strength, vulnerability, pride, asking for help and not—all of which are deeply raced and classed and gendered?”These questions posed by Piepzna-Samarasinha serve as an inspiration for me as I write. An understanding that communal care makes a gentle landing possible undergirds all of this. Also true is the understanding that falling, failing, and flailing are often inevitable on this path.But what does that have to do with caring less? You tell me. How much can you actually hold? How much are you holding right now in this breath when you think of that question? So let's break it down further into questions that reflect the definitions I've mentioned:;* What are you tending to in this season, really? Not what you are saying you are tending to, but what is actually possible within the time you have allotted? * Are you committed to anything at present that requires more than your hands in order to be well taken care of? Have you stumbled into new interests and formed new attachments? Are these new extremities splintering your capacity? Is there anything you can cut off so that water can flow to what is flourishing? Are there ways these new attachments can be nurtured through a network of care versus your individual care? * Perhaps you are now much more aware of all there is to be afraid of, the dangers and the risks all around you. Has any of this fear contributed to loving yourself and others better? Where can you, “throw caution to the wind,” in recognition that your worrying has its limits with forecasting? I hope you're keeping track and notice that I left burden out of this list. We will return to it soon enough.But how about we take a break here? I also included a Lucille Clifton poem here. So you're free to take some time with it and we will come around to it again. because I am learning how to pace myself as an active care. I am taking time with my words, as you've seen in the “perching lines” series.I am trying to make these newsletters just a bit lighter. But trust, we will come back to the burden. I know because, well, the burden always finds its way back to me. I am learning how to carry water.I want to say this marvelous woman's poetry has changed my life. Since the day I first heard, won't you celebrate with me, recited by the dean of students in seminary. I knew it was for me somehow. In the way that I know many Black women, femmes, and men, such as my brothers Robert and Jan, find themselves in her poetry. June 27th is her birthday. Tomorrow, if you're reading this on pub day. I wanted to do something big. I wanted to have a conversation, read some poems, have folks listen. And as I planned it, the details that I wanted to line up only led me to more questions. But I kept searching for a way to honor her birthday and to recognize how becoming a Lucille Clifton scholar has shaped me. I want to honor her work like Alexis Pauline Gumbs honors the survival ethics of Audre Lorde or how adrienne maree brown devotes herself to the world building of Octavia Butler.I would be satisfied to honor her with just one twentieth of the archival devotion Professor Honorée Jeffers brought to the three-hour class she taught on the Sankofa Poetics of Lucille Clifton last month. I have been trying to find a way to study the poetics of Lucille Clifton in some official capacity other than this newsletter, but maybe this is it. And if that is the case, I am thankful to reflect on her poetry here. I am thankful for the people it has brought close to me. I am thankful for the light that came to Lucille Clifton and so glad it seems to have found its way to me.Or maybe this is my burden: to do as my faves above do in bringing the words they love into the worlds they love. Perhaps this is why it doesn't feel like enough to just do an event, read some poems, and call it a day. I need to write about the light that came to Rose J. Percy. I keep wondering if I am meant to carry it all by myself. As I sat in my sorrows about this event that never was, I realized I overlooked a very important Cliftonian idea:The event was her life.She says, won't you celebrate with me what I have shaped into a kind of life?So I sent some brave emails. I applied for a job I felt too afraid to hope I might get. I shared a burden with my closest friends. I am taking steps to learn to live and love better.21:05I am leaning into my dreams because I must do something with this quote kind of life and quote that I keep surviving. In her invitation is the audacity to believe there is something worth celebrating about being here. I will celebrate her life by living my own more deeply. If you are reading, then you are bearing witness and thus attending an event I could never plan out in my wildest dreams. So thank you for being here. Let's keep seeing where this goes. Get full access to A Gentle Landing at agentlelanding.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode Rose and Robert have a conversation about world building and the role of expansive imagination. You can check out our growing list of songs on our podcast playlist at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4RVqhqSInWEDLzY2PWncEN?si=aAcBbnFNSoy3uOhVO0gHwQ&pi=u-YCFXXYJVSGKf (Soundtrack of Black Aliveness) To get some of the books that we mention on the podcast, please check out our growing collection here: https://bookshop.org/lists/black-and-alive-a-black-coffee-theology-reading-list? https://bookshop.org/lists/black-and-alive-a-black-coffee-theology-reading-list? Please check Rose's substack out at https://agentlelanding.substack.com/ If you're a fan of the show, please like, subscribe, and leave a positive review on your podcast app.  You can also support financially on Patreon at: patreon.com/threeblackmen Finally, you can check out my writing at: https://musingsfromabrokenheart.substack.com

This episode is a mashup of a Black Coffee and Theology episode with Rob and Rose J Percy as well as an episode of the New Living Treyslation. Enjoy! To support the work that we do here and join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/threeblackmen⁠ If you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via Paypal: threeblackmenpodcast@gmail.com.

In this episode, Rose takes on hosting duties and shares a beautiful reflection that comes from her Substack on soft-spoken truth tellers. To get some of the books that we mention on the podcast, please check out our growing collection here: https://bookshop.org/lists/black-and-alive-a-black-coffee-theology-reading-list? https://bookshop.org/lists/black-and-alive-a-black-coffee-theology-reading-list? Please check Rose's substack out at https://agentlelanding.substack.com/ If you're a fan of the show, please like, subscribe, and leave a positive review on your podcast app.  You can also support me financially on Patreon at: patreon.com/threeblackmen Finally, you can check out my writing at: https://musingsfromabrokenheart.substack.com

Season 4 has begun and I am joined by Rose J. Percy as an honored guest/co-host/collaborator/dreamer. Please check her substack out at https://agentlelanding.substack.com/ If you're a fan of the show, please like, subscribe, and leave a positive review on your podcast app.  You can also support me financially on Patreon at: patreon.com/threeblackmen Finally, you can check out my writing at: https://musingsfromabrokenheart.substack.com

Originally aired on January 30, 2023. Rose J. Percy, M.Div is a contemplative theopoet with a background in justice-oriented education and ministry. Rose writes affirmational prayers and poems for weary dreamers. Her work engages theopoetics, mysticism, identity, vocational discernment, trauma, and theology. Rose started “Dear Soft Black Woman,” a podcast and community space for Black women+ to inspire and celebrate flourishing beyond the “Strong Black Woman” myth. She also writes affirmational prayers, poems, and grounding reflections through a newsletter called “A Gentle Landing.”  To find out more about Rose, visit https://www.rosejpercy.com/

Discover the enlightening journey of Meghan Tschanz, the author of 'Women Rising: Learning to Listen, Reclaiming Our Voice'. Meghan takes us from her conservative evangelical upbringing to her eye-opening World Race mission trip experiences, which exposed the harsh reality of global oppression of women. Get ready to hear stories of patriarchal standards in Kenya and the sexual exploitation of women in the Philippines, and learn how Meghan found herself questioning the gender norms taught in her church community. Our discussion moves from Meghan's personal experiences to a broader exploration of biblical womanhood, gender roles, and liberation within biblical narratives. Together, we dissect the intersections of feminism and Christianity and consider how our understanding of scripture can impact our views on gender equality. Tune in as we scrutinize the damaging effects of purity culture within the evangelical church and discuss the complexities of biblical sexual ethics in the modern world.  Meghan shares her insights on how the church's complicity in historical atrocities and exclusion of individuals who support women's leadership has hindered this transformation. We look towards a future where the “People's Church” grows, with individuals leading the change, and question the power dynamics that dictate who gets to be considered a Christian. Finally, join us as we redefine success at life's end and discuss the balance between justice work and the pursuit of joy, using the Enneagram as a tool for self-understanding and embracing joy in justice work. In this episode, you will hear: Discovering the oppression of women  The struggle and importance of feminism Biblical womanhood Purity culture and women's submission Reevaluating Christian sexual ethics Change and hope in Evangelicalism Defining a successful life with joy and justice Follow and Review: We'd love for you to follow us if you haven't yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. We'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. Supporting Resources: Website: www.meghantschanz.com  Instagram: www.instagram.com/meghantschanz Women Rising: Learning to Listen, Reclaiming our Voice Book: https://amzn.to/3sm6DDF (affiliate) Podcast Episode: Episode 181: The Power Worshippers with Katherine Stewart : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-181-the-power-worshippers/id1438368947?i=1000558720433 Podcast Episode: Sexual Ethics with Dr. Tina Schermer : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sexual-ethics-with-dr-tina-schermer-sellers/id1438368947?i=1000439957412 Podcast Episode: Ruler's Church vs People's Church Part 1 with Rose J. Percy : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rulers-church-vs-peoples-church-part-1/id1438368947?i=1000508213286 The Power Worshippers Book: https://amzn.to/3KSJcbo (affiliate) Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Emerald City Productions. They helped me grow and produce the podcast you are listening to right now. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com Let them know I sent you.

I am joined by the wonderful Rose on this part 2 episode as we talk about what it means to be Black and a Contemplative. Please find her work at rosejpercy.com. If you're a fan of the show, please like, subscribe, and leave a positive review on your podcast app.  You can also support me financially on Patreon at: patreon.com/threeblackmen Finally, you can check out my writing at: https://musingsfromabrokenheart.substack.com

I am joined by the wonderful Rose on this episode as we talk about what it means to be Black and a Contemplative. Please find her work at rosejpercy.com. If you're a fan of the show, please like, subscribe, and leave a positive review on your podcast app.  You can also support me financially on Patreon at: patreon.com/threeblackmen Finally, you can check out my writing at: https://musingsfromabrokenheart.substack.com

This bonus episode is part 2 of a conversation where I sit down with Esperanza Gene and Rose J. Percy and talk about the lived realities of those with chronic illness and are also Black. Rose: Find out about Rose's offerings, her podcast, and her newsletter at www.rosejpercy.com Esperanza: Find Esperanza on Twitter at @land_of_Za  If you're a fan of the show, please like, subscribe, and leave a positive review on your podcast app.  You can also support me financially on Patreon at: patreon.com/threeblackmen Finally, you can check out my writing at: https://musingsfromabrokenheart.substack.com

In this episode I sit down with Esperanza Gene and Rose J. Percy and talk about the lived realities of those with chronic illness and are also Black. Rose: Find out about Rose's offerings, her podcast, and her newsletter at www.rosejpercy.com Esperanza: Find Esperanza on Twitter at @land_of_Za  If you're a fan of the show, please like, subscribe, and leave a positive review on your podcast app.  You can also support me financially on Patreon at: patreon.com/threeblackmen Finally, you can check out my writing at: https://musingsfromabrokenheart.substack.com

Rose J. Percy, M.Div is a contemplative theopoet with a background in justice-oriented education and ministry. Rose writes affirmational prayers and poems for weary dreamers. Her work engages theopoetics, mysticism, identity, vocational discernment, trauma, and theology. Rose started “Dear Soft Black Woman,” a podcast and community space for Black women+ to inspire and celebrate flourishing beyond the “Strong Black Woman” myth. She also writes affirmational prayers, poems, and grounding reflections through a newsletter called “A Gentle Landing.” To find out more about Rose, visit https://www.rosejpercy.com/

Season 8 continues with Episode #54 featuring the voice of Rose J. Percy. Listen in as the rain falls and the thunder hits in the background as Rose and I discuss all pieces decolonizing faith. We start off with a "get to know you" through a conversation on food, then quickly pivot to the importance of cultivating rest for imagination. We switch gears into identity, and how vocation is the work to uncover the things that make you you. Rose discusses some of her work helping others build strength through a 'ministry' of midwifery. We then trail off the second half discussing aspects of somatic (body) liberation and the wider connections to liberation. How might bodies on the margins find liberation through the stories of our families and beyond? Rose J. Percy, M.Div is a contemplative theopoet with a background in justice-oriented education and ministry. Rose writes affirmational prayers and poems for weary dreamers. Her work engages theopoetics, mysticism, identity, vocational discernment, trauma, and theology. Rose started “Dear Soft Black Woman,” a podcast and community space for Black women+ to inspire and celebrate flourishing beyond the “Strong Black Woman” myth. She writes affirmational prayers, poems, and grounding reflections through a newsletter called “A Gentle Landing.”

Welcome to another season of the Faith in a Fresh Vibe podcast! Season 8 picks up where Season 7 leaves off--deconstructing and decolonizing Christianity. To do so, we include a number of different guests who offer important insight on the Christian faith that you may not usually hear from. Centering voices from the margins, authors and public theologians, is crucial to the formation of our podcast and we are so grateful for all guests. This season features the likes of Camille Hernandez, Rose J Percy, Jessica D Dickson, Patty Krawec, and two thematic episodes on somatic healing (embodiment) and the Pope's visit to Canada. A couple of new ideas, a few new voices, and a whole lot of curious and compelling storytelling for your listening ears. Enjoy!

In this special episode, Rose J. Percy speaks with Puanani Rosario Poti Calvillo from a live recording at FTE's Christian Leadership Forum. Puanani talks about her identity as a partner, teacher, mother, and spiritual director and how wearing a lot of different hats helps her connect with people. She lives out her call and ministry by creating spaces for BIPOC folx to lean into the wisdom of their own bodies.Puanani is a proud Samoan Ilocana from Southern California. She is a spiritual director, facilitator, educator and weight lifter. She is a former elementary school teacher and co-led El Puente Community Church with her husband Jonathan in their beloved city of Santa Ana, a bilingual neighborhood ministry centered on healing, mentorship, accompaniment and community care. You can find out more about Puanani's spiritual practice at puananirosario.com.Rose J. Percy is a womanist theopoet whose work engages theologies of imagination, critical pedagogy, and Black literature to birth spaces for rest, belonging, and community care. She is the creator and host of the podcast, Dear Soft Black Woman.Rate, review, and subscribe to Sound of the Genuine on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Wrapping up this season and looking ahead. It has been so good to think about who is God to us now all season. Here are some resources to continue to aid on the journey: 1. Living Stones in the Household of God edited by Linda E. Thomas 2. Sisters in the Wilderness by Delores S. Williams 3. Sharifa Stevens' substack- https://sharifahstevens.substack.com/ 4. Rose J. Percy's substack- https://agentlelanding.substack.com/

Rose J. Percy-- educator, writer, poet-- talks to use about the concept of the Ruler's Church vs the People's Church. This is a must listen to understand how the Church can be both an institution of liberation and suppression. Apologies: on this episode, it appears that Rose's mic is rustling against her shirt, I've tried to edit it out, but was unsuccessful.   

Rose J. Percy-- educator, writer, poet-- talks to use about the concept of the Ruler's Church vs the People's Church. This is a must listen to understand how the Church can be both an institution of liberation and suppression.

Rose J. Percy (she/her) is a Haitian-American womanist theopoet. She hosts a podcast called “Dear Soft Black Woman.” Rose also co-creates sacred spaces at Quni Community.  Her work engages theologies of imagination, critical pedagogy, and Black literature, to birth spaces for rest, belonging, and community care. Rose holds a Master of Divinity from Boston University School of Theology. Rose was born in Les Cayes, Ayïti, and raised in Pawtucket, RI. She resides in Boston, MA.Website: A Gentle Landing Instagram: @dearsbwTwitter: @DearSBWVector Illustration by: ReAl_wpapMusic by: @siryalibeats

Hello! Dear Soft Black Woman is  back, and continuing to explore rest as vocation. Everyone is welcomed to subscribe to "A Gentle Landing," which has options for paid and free subscriptions. Black women+femmes are welcome to request to join our DearSBW Mighty Network, for private community conversations, events, and resources.How are you and who are you becoming? Join the conversation.About the host:Rose J. Percy (she/her) is a Haitian-American womanist theopoet.  She hosts a podcast called “Dear Soft Black Woman.” Rose also co-creates sacred spaces at Quni Community.  Her work engages theologies of imagination, critical pedagogy, and Black literature, to birth spaces for rest, belonging, and community care. Rose holds a Master of Divinity from Boston University School of Theology, where she is currently studying spiritual formation. Rose was born in Les Cayes, Ayïti, and raised in Pawtucket, RI. She resides in Boston, MA.Support the show

My conversation with Rose J. Percy is absolutely delightful. She is not only fun to talk to, Rose is creative, kind and brilliant. She uses the phrase "epistemic humility" seamlessly in conversation without batting an eyelash (and it makes sense). When she digs into the challenges of the industrial mindset of the church and what happens when you don't fit into the assembly line, it is MIND-BLOWING. Rose brings a much-needed organic, curious and beautiful perspective to our church life and our imagination. This was eye-opening and challenging for me, so I hope it effects you in similar way. "I don't want to be needed, I want to belong. The songs of belonging are different, I can sing them with my whole body" Check out Rose's website: https://www.rosejpercy.com/ LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/rosejpercy Dear Soft Black Woman Podcast: https://www.rosejpercy.com/dearsbw Twitter: @rosejpercy Continue the conversation in our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/betterontheinside --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/betterontheinside/message

Karla Mendoza and Rose J Percy join me for this conversation as we talk about God and how God shows up for us. Karla has a podcast El Cafecito with Karla and Rose has a podcast Dear Soft Black Woman

Welcome to this week's episode of What Happens in Between where Rose J Percy, founder of Quni Community and Dear Soft Black Woman, goes beyond standard definitions of culture, faith, and religion. She has created a community for all to gather who live at the intersections of several identities and this did not happen on a whim or overnight. This happened through her, “vocational seasons,” as Rose would call it.Every season has the potential to change your vocation. Your reason, “why,” changes with the seasons of life and finding your purpose is not cut and dry. Part of having a vocation is listening to the direction and having an open mind to the answer. Rose J Percy has mastered taking a deep breath and asking, “What is God calling to me in this season?”Right now, her fulfillment comes from the Quni Community and her podcast, Dear Soft Black Woman, where she is able to talk to her community not on behalf of her community. Everyone is able to share their own experiences and foster friendships through vulnerability. Rose illustrates the person is made up of a plethora of different identities, and several we might not even be able to see. Join us on this week's episode to discover how belonging to your community feels so much better than being needed by the community.Question of the Week: How many episodes of Smallville will I watch this week?Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or on your favorite podcast platform.Topics Covered:A deeper definition for vocation and how it relates to spiritual callingDifference between faith and religionDifference between being needed and belongingHow to grasp and release your understanding of DivinityCultivating a supportive community as a Black womanDifferent ways to express the multi-layered aspects of BlacknessResources Mentioned:Dear Soft Black Woman PodcastQuni Community InstagramQuni WebsiteGuest InfoConnect with Rose J Percy on her Twitter and website.Follow Us:InstagramWebsite See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ylisse is a soft Black woman who loves swimming, cycling, sleeping, and sunshine. Ylisse works as a chaplain supporting people through times of transition. In a prickly and harsh world, Ylisse loves collaborating with people committed to rest, joy, and cultivating gentle spaces for themselves and others.Do you need help figuring out what kind of rest you need? Here are some resources: On 7 Different Types of Rest. https://www.wellandgood.com/types-of-rest/ Take this rest quiz to determine what kind of rest you need. https://www.restquiz.com/quiz/rest-quiz-test/How to support:  PatreonFind Rose on the internet:  IG  FB Twitter WebsiteSubstack Newsletter: "A Gentle Landing w/ Rose J. Percy"--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rose-percy5/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rose-percy5/support Get full access to A Gentle Landing at agentlelanding.substack.com/subscribeSupport the show

Cole Arthur Riley is the creator of Black Liturgies, a space for Black spiritual words of liberation, lament, rage, and rest; and a project of The Center for Dignity and Contemplation where she serves as Executive Curator. Born and for the most part raised in Pittsburgh, Cole studied Writing at the University of Pittsburgh. She once took a professor's advice very seriously to begin writing a little every day, and has followed it for nearly a decade.Read more on "This Here Flesh."Website: https://colearthurriley.com/Twitter/Instagram: @blackliturgies---Find Rose on the internet:  IG  FB Twitter WebsiteHow to support:  PatreonI just launched a newsletter called "A Gentle Landing w/ Rose J. Percy" (Subscription fee optional)--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rose-percy5/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rose-percy5/support Get full access to A Gentle Landing at agentlelanding.substack.com/subscribeSupport the show

On This episode of El Cafecito I got to interview one of my best friends and co-creator of liberative worlds, Rose J. Percy. You can find Rose here: Instagram: @rosejpercy Twitter: @rosejpercy Website: www.rosejpercy.com Podcast: Dear Soft Black Woman Host: Karla Mendoza Instagram: @dearkarla Substack: Joyfully Liberated Production: The amazing Julie Kerr Instagram: @JulesMusicXO Find her music on Spotify.

I speak with Rose J Percy about the theology of survival. We talk about what it is, how it has shaped our lives, and what steps we are taking towards our individual and collective freedom. ----- Resources Sisters in the Wilderness by Delores S. Williams https://bookshop.org/books/sisters-in-the-wilderness-the-challenge-of-womanist-god-talk/9781626980389 Coaching from Erna Kim Hackett - Liberated Together https://www.liberatedtogether.com/ Nobody Cries When We Die: God, Community, and Surviving Adulthood by Patrick B. Reyes https://bookshop.org/books/nobody-cries-when-we-die-god-community-and-surviving-to-adulthood/9780827225312 ----- CONNECT WITH CAMILLE www.camillehernandez.com Instagram, TikTok, Twitter: @hellocamilleh CONNECT WITH ROSE www.rosejpercy.com Instagram, Twitter: @rosejpercy

My name is Rose J. Percy and I am a "Soft Black Woman." This podcast seeks to empower the soft black women as they:Set their boundaries in ways that maximize dignity and self-worthSeek rest and refuses to be identified as a workhorse by inviting others to do their own workResists identities and stereotypes that erase their humanityImagine new expansiveness for their self-understanding in the worldEtc. This is an open conversation and the objectives can and will change as we explore soft black womanhood together.Today's Affirmation:Dear Soft Black Woman, I am glad you are here. I am glad you continue “to be” in a world that refuses to acknowledge all that “you are.” Let your presence be a reminder to all, but especially you:  the deeply enfleshed and  beautiful humanity you carry. I welcome you in this space, to sit, stand or dance, To find hope and comfort, to laugh, to cry and get mad….to be as loud or as quiet as you want to be and to know that you are heard and that your voice matters here the most. I pray you find just what you need to fuel your work and your rest. Wishing you a gentle landing   -Rose J. PercyFind me on the internet:  IG   FB Twitter Website YoutubeSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/dearsoftblackwoman)--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rose-percy5/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rose-percy5/support Get full access to A Gentle Landing at agentlelanding.substack.com/subscribeSupport the show

The purpose of CelesteTheTherapist is to help shift the way you think. Many times, we get stuck in a negative cycle and struggle with getting out. Celeste will interview guests from different backgrounds who empower people in different capacities. Today we are joined by Rose J. Percy and Jacob J. Jones. We discussed the trials and tribulations of being black in seminary.  Learn more about Rose and Jacob: celestethetherapist.com/episode-315-black-in-seminary Feeling stuck in life? Take the info from the podcast to the next level by joining my master class to start your healing process today.   Go to: www.shiftingthewayyouthink.com Visit Celeste's Amazon Store for all the books mentioned on the podcast! www.amazon.com/shop/celestethetherapist Stay Connected Is there a topic you'd like covered, have questions or would like to discuss podcast sponsorship, Submit your request here: celestethetherapist.com/stay-connected Love what Celeste is doing and want to support the show? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CelesteTheTherapist Click here to leave me a rating for my podcast on apple podcast: The hashtag for the podcast is #ShiftingTheWayYouThink Make sure to follow us on social media: Twitter: @CelesteTheTherapist Instagram: @CelesteTheTherapist Facebook: @CelesteViciereLMHC Youtube: @CelesteTheTherapist

In this episode, Brandi talks with Rose Percy about future orientations and how our view of time and the future impacts how we see God, self, and others in the present.You can find Rose on instagram at @rosejpercy!If you like Reclaiming My theology and wanna help keep it going, you can subscribe, rate, review, and share the podcast. If you want to financially support us (and get some perks), you can do so on patreon at patreon.com/brandinicoReclaiming My Theology is recorded, edited, and produced by Brandi Miller and our music is by Sanchez Fair. 

Rose J. Percy-- educator, writer, poet-- talks to use about the concept of the Ruler's Church vs the People's Church. This is a must listen to understand how the Church can be both an institution of liberation and suppression. Apologies: on this episode, it appears that Rose's mic is rustling against her shirt, I've tried to edit it out, but was unsuccessful. 

Rose J. Percy-- educator, writer, poet-- talks to use about the concept of the Ruler's Church vs the People's Church. This is a must listen to understand how the Church can be both an institution of liberation and suppression.