Rhonda Thomas

In this episode, we are in conversation with Pastor Rhonda Thomas, executive director for Faith in Florida. She was the state-wide campaign director for the Let My People Vote campaign, and she helped to ensure the voting rights were returned to returning citizens. She runs the biggest, the baddest, and the most well-funded Souls to the Polls program in the country. Pastor Rhonda has a passion to build a beloved community in Florida so that all of the Creator's children feel a sense of belonging. Learn more about Faith in Florida Souls to the Polls here. Contribute to Hurricane Ian relief here. 

In this episode, we are in conversation with Pastor Rhonda Thomas, executive director for Faith in Florida. She was the state-wide campaign director for the Let My People Vote campaign, and she helped to ensure the voting rights were returned to returning citizens. She runs the biggest, the baddest, and the most well-funded Souls to the Polls program in the country. Pastor Rhonda has a passion to build a beloved community in Florida so that all of the Creator's children feel a sense of belonging. Learn more about Faith in Florida Souls to the Polls <a href="https://www.faithinflorida.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. <a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/fNANJR0bHE-jWS-T3X8dCg2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contribute to Hurricane Ian relief here.</a>

Episode 64: Pastor Rhonda Thomas

Cassandra Gould

The Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould is no stranger to the podcast. She is now the senior faith strategist with Faith in Action. Today, we revisit her first appearance during our beta launch in advance of the 2016 general election. We talked about the work she was leading in Missouri and the power of her mother’s story to inspire her commitment to organizing, activism, and voting.

The Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould is no stranger to the podcast. She is now the senior faith strategist with Faith in Action. Today, we revisit her first appearance during our beta launch in advance of the 2016 general election. We talked about the work she was leading in Missouri and the power of her mother’s story to inspire her commitment to organizing, activism, and voting.

Bonus Content: Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould

Nicole Barnes

Midterm elections are less than 100 days away, and the Prophetic Resistance Podcast is kicking off our Rise + Vote series — co-hosted by my dear sister the Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould — to explore all the ways our votes are both sacred and powerful.  I can think of no better way to kick off this series than with this week’s guest, my friend and colleague, Rev. Nicole Barnes. Nicole is the national voting program director for the Faith in Action Fund, having come up through the ranks as an organizer for Faith in Indiana (then called IndyCAN). She also has a master’s degree in divinity degree from Christian Theological Seminary in addition to an MBA and a bachelor’s degree in psychology. In other words, she’s the perfect person to talk about the intersection of faith, politics, power, and community.

Midterm elections are less than 100 days away, and the Prophetic Resistance Podcast is kicking off our Rise + Vote series — co-hosted by my dear sister the Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould — to explore all the ways our votes are both sacred and powerful.  I can think of no better way to kick off this series than with this week’s guest, my friend and colleague, Rev. Nicole Barnes. Nicole is the national voting program director for the Faith in Action Fund, having come up through the ranks as an organizer for Faith in Indiana (then called IndyCAN). She also has a master’s degree in divinity degree from Christian Theological Seminary in addition to an MBA and a bachelor’s degree in psychology. In other words, she’s the perfect person to talk about the intersection of faith, politics, power, and community.

Episode 63: Rev. Nicole Barnes

In this episode, we welcome my very dear brother, Simran Jeet Singh, father, runner, scholar, and executive director of the Religion &amp; Society Program at the Aspen Institute. We talk about his Sikh faith, religious pluralism, and his latest book,  The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life which just hit the shelves last week. We explore his upbringing in San Antonio, Texas, the close relationship between race and religion, and the call to practice radical compassion. This conversation is for the head and the heart.

In this episode, we welcome my very dear brother, Simran Jeet Singh, father, runner, scholar, and executive director of the Religion &amp; Society Program at the Aspen Institute. We talk about his Sikh faith, religious pluralism, and his latest book, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/623324/the-light-we-give-by-simran-jeet-singh/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life</a> which just hit the shelves last week. We explore his upbringing in San Antonio, Texas, the close relationship between race and religion, and the call to practice radical compassion. This conversation is for the head and the heart.

Episode 62: Dr. Simran Jeet Singh

Emma Jordan-Simpson

In this episode, we welcome the Reverend Doctor Emma Jordan-Simpson, the new president of Auburn Seminary in New York.  We discuss how her upbringing and grounding in the Black Church tradition have informed her approach to pastoral care, as well as her focus on the needs of children to help them thrive. In the recent wake of the tragedies in Brooklyn, Buffalo, Orange County, and Uvalde, we talk about how critical pastoral care is for grieving, healing, and the movement for justice.

In this episode, we welcome the Reverend Doctor Emma Jordan-Simpson, the new president of Auburn Seminary in New York.  We discuss how her upbringing and grounding in the Black Church tradition have informed her approach to pastoral care, as well as her focus on the needs of children to help them thrive. In the recent wake of the tragedies in Brooklyn, Buffalo, Orange County, and Uvalde, we talk about how critical pastoral care is for grieving, healing, and the movement for justice.

Episode 61: Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson

Maureen O’Connell

Today’s guest is Dr. Maureen O’Connell, an associate professor of theology at LaSalle University in Philadelphia and a clergy leader with POWER Interfaith. Maureen recently released a book titled, “Undoing the Knots: Five Generations of American Catholic Anti-Blackness.” Maureen and I dig into the history behind the book, including how Irish Catholics learned to define themselves as Americans by rejecting Blackness, going back as far as 1820.

Episode 60: Dr. Maureen O’Connell

Hey, Fam! We are pleased to highlight another episode from our cousin project, The Four, a podcast I co-host as part of fearsome faith foursome including Jacqui Lewis, Lisa Sharon Harper and Otis Moss III.

Bonus Content: The Four Episode with McBride

The Prophetic Resistance Podcast has a first cousin!! We are pleased to bring you the inaugural episode of The Four - a fearsome faith foursome talkin Black Life, Love, Power and Joy. This podcast is for everyone. I co-host this podcast with dear friends who have all been guests on the Prophetic Resistance Podcast: Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis of Middle Collegiate Church in New York, Lisa Sharon Harper of Freedom Road in Philadelphia, and Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. In this first episode we introduce ourselves as hosts and dig into our lives as prophetic Black faith leaders rooting this podcast in joy, justice and some playful irreverence. We have a good time.

The Prophetic Resistance Podcast has a first cousin!! We are pleased to bring you the inaugural episode of The Four - a fearsome faith foursome talkin Black Life, Love, Power and Joy. This podcast is for everyone. I co-host this podcast with dear friends who have all been guests on the Prophetic Resistance Podcast: Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis of Middle Collegiate Church in New York, Lisa Sharon Harper of Freedom Road in Philadelphia, and Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. In this first episode we introduce ourselves as hosts and dig into our lives as prophetic Black faith leaders rooting this podcast in joy, justice and some playful irreverence. We have a good time.

Bonus Content: Meet The FOUR!

Leigh Butler

We are pleased to bring you a special episode from our kindred project, Revolutionary Faith, hosted by Rev. Alvin Herring, executive director of Faith in Action. In this episode, Alvin speaks with Leigh Butler, CEO of Akina and Stephanie Roberts, Co-Founder. Akina is a hub for Black mothers and women who are eagerly searching for community, connection, and information resulting in better outcomes for our next generation.

We are pleased to bring you a special episode from our kindred project, Revolutionary Faith, hosted by Rev. Alvin Herring, executive director of Faith in Action. In this episode, Alvin speaks with Leigh Butler, CEO of Akina and Stephanie Roberts, Co-Founder. Akina is a hub for Black mothers and women who are eagerly searching for community, connection, and information resulting in better outcomes for our next generation.

Bonus Content: Revolutionary Faith with Leigh Butler of Akina

Leah Gunning Francis

Welcome to Season 6. In this inaugural episode we welcome back Dr. Leah Gunning Francis, Dean at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. A scholar-activist, Dr. Gunning Francis has been featured in the PBS Documentary The Talk: Race in America and the 2021 Sundance film, Ferguson Rises: A Racial Healing Documentary. In this episode, we dig into her new book,  Faith After Ferguson: Resilient Leadership in Pursuit of Racial Justice. A follow up to her first book,  Faith And Ferguson, Dr. Leah revisits the clergy and activists from the front lines of the Ferguson Uprising, to hear what they’ve learned in the struggle for justice and healing five years later.  We talk about what true change looks like when it comes to racial justice, and her unique perspective and experience as both a theological educator and mother of two young boys coming of age in a climate that is in a constant cycle of healing from trauma rooted in racism. Twitter: @DrLeahGFrancis  https://chalicepress.com/products/faith-after-ferguson

Welcome to Season 6. In this inaugural episode we welcome back Dr. Leah Gunning Francis, Dean at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. A scholar-activist, Dr. Gunning Francis has been featured in the PBS Documentary The Talk: Race in America and the 2021 Sundance film, Ferguson Rises: A Racial Healing Documentary. In this episode, we dig into her new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09BQ3KJR5/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Faith After Ferguson: Resilient Leadership in Pursuit of Racial Justice</a>. A follow up to her first book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ferguson-Faith-Leadership-Awakening-Community/dp/0827211058" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Faith And Ferguson</a>, Dr. Leah revisits the clergy and activists from the front lines of the Ferguson Uprising, to hear what they’ve learned in the struggle for justice and healing five years later.  We talk about what true change looks like when it comes to racial justice, and her unique perspective and experience as both a theological educator and mother of two young boys coming of age in a climate that is in a constant cycle of healing from trauma rooted in racism. Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/DrLeahGFrancis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@DrLeahGFrancis</a> <a href="https://chalicepress.com/products/faith-after-ferguson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://chalicepress.com/products/faith-after-ferguson</a>

Episode 59: Season 6 Premiere - Dr. Leah Gunning Francis

The Prophetic Resistance Podcast travels the country to talk to our beloved community of freedom-fighters, justice-seekers and faith leaders. We are asking how - in this moment - leaders of faith and moral courage can cultivate prophetic resistance rooted in revolutionary love.

Some of the most important discussions for religious communities today are being held on this podcast. If you need inspiration, information, or just a reminder that the vital work of redemption is still being done in this chaotic and dreary world, this is the podcast for you.

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Ben McBride

In early February 2017, we caught up with Rev. Ben McBride in Oakland, California to talk about why clergy need lifelong formation, how those of us in this work must shed our collective fear and what the Ferguson Uprising is still teaching us. Rev. McBride is a San Francisco native, a longtime activist for peace and justice and the newly named co-director of PICO California.

In early February 2017, we caught up with Rev. Ben McBride in Oakland, California to talk about why clergy need lifelong formation, how those of us in this work must shed our collective fear and what the Ferguson Uprising is still teaching us. Rev. McBride is a San Francisco native, a longtime activist for peace and justice and the newly named co-director of PICO California.

Episode 7: Rev. Ben McBride

Rabbi Sharon Brous

The Prophetic Resistance Podcast caught up with Rabbi Sharon Brous in Sedona, Arizona. Rabbi Brous is the founding rabbi of IKAR in Los Angeles and is also an Auburn Senior Fellow, along with our host Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews. They talked about the election, Women’s March and what it means for clergy to practice resistance. Episode 8: Rabbi Sharon Brous Show Notes Listen to the Ted Talk mentioned in the podcast:  https://www.ted.com/talks/sharon_brous_it_s_time_to_reclaim_and_reinvent_religion Learn more about IKAR: http://www.ikar-la.org/about/leadership/ikar-team

The Prophetic Resistance Podcast caught up with Rabbi Sharon Brous in Sedona, Arizona. Rabbi Brous is the founding rabbi of IKAR in Los Angeles and is also an Auburn Senior Fellow, along with our host Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews. They talked about the election, Women’s March and what it means for clergy to practice resistance. Episode 8: Rabbi Sharon Brous Show Notes Listen to the Ted Talk mentioned in the podcast: <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/sharon_brous_it_s_time_to_reclaim_and_reinvent_religion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.ted.com/talks/sharon_brous_it_s_time_to_reclaim_and_reinvent_religion</a> Learn more about IKAR: <a href="http://www.ikar-la.org/about/leadership/ikar-team" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ikar-la.org/about/leadership/ikar-team</a>

Episode 8: Rabbi Sharon Brous

Traci Blackmon

Our guest is the Reverend Traci Blackmon. She is the Executive Minister of Justice &amp; Witness Ministries for The United Church of Christ and Senior Pastor of Christ The King United Church of Christ in Florissant, MO, which borders the city of Ferguson. In this episode, we examine and reflect on the theme that has shaped this podcast - Prophetic Resistance. This is fitting as Pastor Traci was a central figure in the Ferguson Uprising - the movement moment that gave birth to this podcast project.  In this unfiltered conversation, Traci speaks her truth about confronting Empire within ourselves, how standing in one’s truth is an act of resistance and how to make space for grace. This is the fourth and final installment in a series recorded in New York City in April 2019 during the Revolutionary Love Conference.  This annual justice conference is hosted by Middle Collegiate Church and The Middle Project and draws faith leaders and activists across various movements for justice and healing.  Thanks again, to Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis and Middle Church. Show Notes: Listen to Pastor Traci’s full speech from the Revolutionary Love Conference: https://youtu.be/GWs0tJj3HdM

Our guest is the Reverend Traci Blackmon. She is the Executive Minister of Justice &amp; Witness Ministries for The United Church of Christ and Senior Pastor of Christ The King United Church of Christ in Florissant, MO, which borders the city of Ferguson. In this episode, we examine and reflect on the theme that has shaped this podcast - Prophetic Resistance. This is fitting as Pastor Traci was a central figure in the Ferguson Uprising - the movement moment that gave birth to this podcast project.  In this unfiltered conversation, Traci speaks her truth about confronting Empire within ourselves, how standing in one’s truth is an act of resistance and how to make space for grace. This is the fourth and final installment in a series recorded in New York City in April 2019 during the Revolutionary Love Conference.  This annual justice conference is hosted by Middle Collegiate Church and The Middle Project and draws faith leaders and activists across various movements for justice and healing.  Thanks again, to Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis and Middle Church. Show Notes: Listen to Pastor Traci’s full speech from the Revolutionary Love Conference: <a href="https://youtu.be/GWs0tJj3HdM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/GWs0tJj3HdM</a>

Episode 31: Season 3 - Reverend Traci Blackmon

Kyodo williams

This episode was recorded live in December 2018 in  Los Angeles, California, at a Deeper Roots cohort gathering.  Deeper Roots is a special project and cohort of clergy and faith leaders affiliated with LA Voice, a member of Faith in Action. Our guest and presenter for the day was the Reverend angel Kyodo williams.  We talked with Reverend angel about love and justice, the idea of prophetic resistance and the building of a new America. Reverend angel is the founder of the Center for Transformative Change in Berkeley, California. She builds presence-centered social justice movements and sparks national conversations about how transforming society is connected to transforming our inner lives. Ordained as a Zen priest, she is a Sensei, only the second black woman recognized as a teacher in the Japanese Zen lineage. Learn more at www.angelkyodowilliams.com. In our conversation, Rev. Angel described love as the spaces and places where we are enabled and empowered to be free. Dr. Martin Luther King describes power as love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love. We are asking you - our listeners and  Beloved Community - where do you find love?  In the midst of deep pain and struggle, what does love look like your communities and your justice work? Share your answers with us via social media. You can find us on Twitter @WeResistPodcast.  You can also find our Page on Facebook at Prophetic Resistance Project. We will incorporate your responses in a future episode.

This episode was recorded live in December 2018 in  Los Angeles, California, at a Deeper Roots cohort gathering.  Deeper Roots is a special project and cohort of clergy and faith leaders affiliated with LA Voice, a member of Faith in Action. Our guest and presenter for the day was the Reverend angel Kyodo williams.  We talked with Reverend angel about love and justice, the idea of prophetic resistance and the building of a new America. Reverend angel is the founder of the Center for Transformative Change in Berkeley, California. She builds presence-centered social justice movements and sparks national conversations about how transforming society is connected to transforming our inner lives. Ordained as a Zen priest, she is a Sensei, only the second black woman recognized as a teacher in the Japanese Zen lineage. Learn more at <a href="http://www.angelkyodowilliams.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.angelkyodowilliams.com</a>. In our conversation, Rev. Angel described love as the spaces and places where we are enabled and empowered to be free. Dr. Martin Luther King describes power as love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love. We are asking you - our listeners and  Beloved Community - where do you find love?  In the midst of deep pain and struggle, what does love look like your communities and your justice work? Share your answers with us via social media. You can find us on Twitter @WeResistPodcast.  You can also find our Page on Facebook at Prophetic Resistance Project. We will incorporate your responses in a future episode.

Episode 26: Season 3 - Reverend angel Kyodo williams

Jacqui Lewis

Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis is an activist, preacher, and fierce advocate for racial and economic justice, and LGBTQ equality. She is the Senior Minister at Middle Collegiate Church, a 1000-member multiracial, welcoming, and inclusive congregation in New York City.  Middle Church is also the host of the annual Revolutionary Love Conference which was held in early April 2019. In March - before the conference - we talked with Jacqui about finding her space of belonging as a Black woman clergy person; her personal journey to the pulpit and about our universal and collective journey to love. Show Notes: Visit www.middlechurch.org and www.revolutionaryloveconference.com to learn more about Middle Collegiate Church and the Revolutionary Love Conference. The Prophetic Resistance podcast recorded four episodes during the conference, so stay tuned for our upcoming Revolutionary Love series.

Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis is an activist, preacher, and fierce advocate for racial and economic justice, and LGBTQ equality. She is the Senior Minister at Middle Collegiate Church, a 1000-member multiracial, welcoming, and inclusive congregation in New York City.  Middle Church is also the host of the annual Revolutionary Love Conference which was held in early April 2019. In March - before the conference - we talked with Jacqui about finding her space of belonging as a Black woman clergy person; her personal journey to the pulpit and about our universal and collective journey to love. Show Notes: Visit <a href="https://www.middlechurch.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.middlechurch.org</a> and <a href="http://revolutionaryloveconference.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.revolutionaryloveconference.com</a> to learn more about Middle Collegiate Church and the Revolutionary Love Conference. The Prophetic Resistance podcast recorded four episodes during the conference, so stay tuned for our upcoming Revolutionary Love series.

 Episode 27: Season 3 - Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis

Michael McBride

Today’s guest is  Pastor Michael McBride, founding pastor of The Way Christian Center in Berkley; and director of the Live Free Project of the PICO National Network. In this episode we talk about Ferguson, therapy for faith leaders, the justice roots of Pentecostalism and what Pastor Mike is learning about toxic masculinity.This episode was recorded live in November 2017 at the American Baptist Seminary of the West in Berkeley, California during a session of the Public Theology Certificate program, a joint project of the seminary and PICO National Network. Show Notes: Learn more about Live Free by visiting www.livefreeusa.org. Listen to the previous podcast episodes that are referenced in this episode.  Episode 12: Dr. Leah Gunning Francis  Episode 7: Rev. Ben McBride  Episode 6: Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould

Today’s guest is  Pastor Michael McBride, founding pastor of The Way Christian Center in Berkley; and director of the Live Free Project of the PICO National Network. In this episode we talk about Ferguson, therapy for faith leaders, the justice roots of Pentecostalism and what Pastor Mike is learning about toxic masculinity.This episode was recorded live in November 2017 at the American Baptist Seminary of the West in Berkeley, California during a session of the Public Theology Certificate program, a joint project of the seminary and PICO National Network. Show Notes: Learn more about Live Free by visiting <a href="http://www.livefreeusa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.livefreeusa.org</a>. Listen to the previous podcast episodes that are referenced in this episode. <a href="http://propheticresistancepodcast.libsyn.com/website/episode-12-dr-leah-gunning-francis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Episode 12: Dr. Leah Gunning Francis</a> <a href="http://propheticresistancepodcast.libsyn.com/website/rev-ben-mcbride" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Episode 7: Rev. Ben McBride</a> <a href="http://propheticresistancepodcast.libsyn.com/website/rev-dr-cassandra-gould" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Episode 6: Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould</a>

 Episode 20: Season 2 - Pastor Michael McBride

Welcome to Season 2 of the Prophetic Resistance Podcast. This episode is the first in a three-part series of recordings from the Prophetic Resistance Summit, held in Indianapolis, Indiana in October 2017. This powerful three-day gathering, was opened with a keynote address from a previous guest: Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR in Los Angeles. Rabbi Brous weaves together powerful stories about religious escapism, leading with love and how those of us in the “good news” business should pause long enough to just breathe. Show Notes: Read the full transcript,  http://ikar-la.org/wp-content/uploads/PICO-Prophetic-Resistance-Keynote.pdf. Learn more about the Prophetic Resistance Summit,  https://thinkprogress.org/prophets-resistance-undermine-trump-8cfdda05ab1a/

Welcome to Season 2 of the Prophetic Resistance Podcast. This episode is the first in a three-part series of recordings from the Prophetic Resistance Summit, held in Indianapolis, Indiana in October 2017. This powerful three-day gathering, was opened with a keynote address from a previous guest: Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR in Los Angeles. Rabbi Brous weaves together powerful stories about religious escapism, leading with love and how those of us in the “good news” business should pause long enough to just breathe. Show Notes: Read the full transcript, <a href="http://ikar-la.org/wp-content/uploads/PICO-Prophetic-Resistance-Keynote.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://ikar-la.org/wp-content/uploads/PICO-Prophetic-Resistance-Keynote.pdf</a>. Learn more about the Prophetic Resistance Summit, <a href="https://thinkprogress.org/prophets-resistance-undermine-trump-8cfdda05ab1a/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://thinkprogress.org/prophets-resistance-undermine-trump-8cfdda05ab1a/</a>

Episode 16: Season 2 - Rabbi Sharon Brous

Onleilove Alston

Onleilove Alston is the executive director of Faith in New York and the founder of Prophetic Whirlwind: The Black Biblical Destiny. We traveled to New York City to talk with her about a prophetic response to Charlotte, honoring sabbath and a vision to move people of faith and moral courage into public life. Show Notes: Learn more about Faith in New York, https://faithinnewyork.org/. Learn more about Prophetic Whirlwind,  https://wholeness4all.wordpress.com/propheticwhirlwind/.

Onleilove Alston is the executive director of Faith in New York and the founder of Prophetic Whirlwind: The Black Biblical Destiny. We traveled to New York City to talk with her about a prophetic response to Charlotte, honoring sabbath and a vision to move people of faith and moral courage into public life. Show Notes: Learn more about Faith in New York, <a href="https://faithinnewyork.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://faithinnewyork.org/</a>. Learn more about Prophetic Whirlwind, <a href="https://wholeness4all.wordpress.com/propheticwhirlwind/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://wholeness4all.wordpress.com/propheticwhirlwind/</a>.

Episode 15: Onleilove Alston 

Jin S. Kim

Rev. Jin S. Kim is the founding pastor of Church of All Nations and co-founder of Underground Seminary. We traveled to Minneapolis, MN in late January to talk with him about what it means to resist the logic and impulse of empire, why we should consider grief as an expression of resistance and what it means to live into a post-imperial church.

Rev. Jin S. Kim is the founding pastor of Church of All Nations and co-founder of Underground Seminary. We traveled to Minneapolis, MN in late January to talk with him about what it means to resist the logic and impulse of empire, why we should consider grief as an expression of resistance and what it means to live into a post-imperial church.

Episode 9: Rev. Jin S. Kim 

Wajahat Ali

This episode is the second in a four-part series recorded in New York City in April 2019 during the Revolutionary Love Conference. This annual justice conference draws faith leaders and activists across various movements for justice and healing.  The conference is hosted by Middle Collegiate Church and The Middle Project. In this episode, the Prophetic Resistance podcast talks with Wajahat Ali, a journalist, political commentator and senior fellow at Auburn Seminary. We explored how he became an accidental activist and the impact of both Islamic and Jesuit teachings on his public voice.  We also talked about being the only black or brown person in the room and why we have to build what he calls “a multicultural coalition of the willing.” A special note:  This episode was recorded just days before Waj delivered a powerful TED talk entitled, The Case for Having Kids. During the talk, he revealed his daughter’s very recent cancer diagnosis.  Our prayers are with Waj, his daughter Nusayba, and the entire family. Show notes: Watch Wajahat Ali’s TED talk here:  https://www.ted.com/talks/wajahat_ali_the_case_for_having_kids Watch Wajahat Ali’s talk during the Revolutionary Love Conference here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAMkKXV5gfc&amp;list=PLVXiuonIksBIwgP0garXJqEBfdOdgv9Ip&amp;index=31&amp;t=0s

This episode is the second in a four-part series recorded in New York City in April 2019 during the Revolutionary Love Conference. This annual justice conference draws faith leaders and activists across various movements for justice and healing.  The conference is hosted by Middle Collegiate Church and The Middle Project. In this episode, the Prophetic Resistance podcast talks with Wajahat Ali, a journalist, political commentator and senior fellow at Auburn Seminary. We explored how he became an accidental activist and the impact of both Islamic and Jesuit teachings on his public voice.  We also talked about being the only black or brown person in the room and why we have to build what he calls “a multicultural coalition of the willing.” A special note:  This episode was recorded just days before Waj delivered a powerful TED talk entitled, The Case for Having Kids. During the talk, he revealed his daughter’s very recent cancer diagnosis.  Our prayers are with Waj, his daughter Nusayba, and the entire family. Show notes: Watch Wajahat Ali’s TED talk here: <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/wajahat_ali_the_case_for_having_kids" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.ted.com/talks/wajahat_ali_the_case_for_having_kids</a> Watch Wajahat Ali’s talk during the Revolutionary Love Conference here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAMkKXV5gfc&amp;list=PLVXiuonIksBIwgP0garXJqEBfdOdgv9Ip&amp;index=31&amp;t=0s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAMkKXV5gfc&amp;list=PLVXiuonIksBIwgP0garXJqEBfdOdgv9Ip&amp;index=31&amp;t=0s</a>

Episode 29: Season 3 - Wajahat Ali

Mark Charles

In late February, Prophetic Resistance Podcast traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with Mark Charles, a Navajo Christian activist, minister and writer. We talked about Standing Rock, the root causes of racial injustice and why we are all suffering from historical trauma. Show Notes: Learn more about the Doctrine of Discovery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3oc84aLC-Q Read Mark Charles’s blog: http://wirelesshogan.blogspot.com/

In late February, Prophetic Resistance Podcast traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with Mark Charles, a Navajo Christian activist, minister and writer. We talked about Standing Rock, the root causes of racial injustice and why we are all suffering from historical trauma. Show Notes: Learn more about the Doctrine of Discovery: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3oc84aLC-Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3oc84aLC-Q</a> Read Mark Charles’s blog: <a href="http://wirelesshogan.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wirelesshogan.blogspot.com/</a>

Episode 11: Mark Charles

Season 2: This episode is the second in a three-part series of recordings from the Prophetic Resistance Summit, held in Indianapolis, Indiana in October 2017. Rev. Traci Blackmon delivered a closing address that  powerfully re-imagined the story of Moses and the Burning Bush and reminded us that Ferguson was burning before the shooting death of Michael Brown. Rev. Blackmon is the Executive Minister of Justice &amp; Witness Ministries of The United Church of Christ and Senior Pastor of Christ The King United Church of Christ in Florissant, MO. Show Notes:  Learn more about the Prophetic Resistance Summit,https://thinkprogress.org/prophets-resistance-undermine-trump-8cfdda05ab1a/

Season 2: This episode is the second in a three-part series of recordings from the Prophetic Resistance Summit, held in Indianapolis, Indiana in October 2017. Rev. Traci Blackmon delivered a closing address that  powerfully re-imagined the story of Moses and the Burning Bush and reminded us that Ferguson was burning before the shooting death of Michael Brown. Rev. Blackmon is the Executive Minister of Justice &amp; Witness Ministries of The United Church of Christ and Senior Pastor of Christ The King United Church of Christ in Florissant, MO. Show Notes:  Learn more about the Prophetic Resistance Summit,<a href="https://thinkprogress.org/prophets-resistance-undermine-trump-8cfdda05ab1a/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thinkprogress.org/prophets-resistance-undermine-trump-8cfdda05ab1a/</a>

Episode 17: Season 2 - Rev. Traci Blackmon

This episode is the third in a four-part series recorded in New York City in April 2019 during the Revolutionary Love Conference.  This annual justice conference draws faith leaders and activists across various movements for justice and healing. The conference is hosted by Middle Collegiate Church and The Middle Project. A special thank you to Dr. Jacqui Lewis and Middle Church for providing time and space to produce this four-part series. In this episode, before a live audience, Kaitlin Curtice, Rob Stephens, Lisa Sharon Harper, and Michael-Ray Mathews have a faith-rooted conversation about Disrupting White Supremacy. Kaitlin Curtice is a Native American Christian mystic who portrays the sacredness of the human condition in everyday language. She is a storyteller, a poet and the author of Glory Happening.  Rev. Rob Stephens is the minister for organizing at Middle Collegiate Church and a trainer with the Racial Equity Institute. Lisa Sharon Harper is the author of The Very Good Gospel as well as founder and president of Freedom Road. Show Notes: Watch the Disrupting White Supremacy Panel Discussion  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fjDP2nTC2Q&amp;list=PLVXiuonIksBKAwtB4-q_mD6-jn9ZPoLfj&amp;index=18&amp;t=0s

This episode is the third in a four-part series recorded in New York City in April 2019 during the Revolutionary Love Conference.  This annual justice conference draws faith leaders and activists across various movements for justice and healing. The conference is hosted by Middle Collegiate Church and The Middle Project. A special thank you to Dr. Jacqui Lewis and Middle Church for providing time and space to produce this four-part series. In this episode, before a live audience, Kaitlin Curtice, Rob Stephens, Lisa Sharon Harper, and Michael-Ray Mathews have a faith-rooted conversation about Disrupting White Supremacy. Kaitlin Curtice is a Native American Christian mystic who portrays the sacredness of the human condition in everyday language. She is a storyteller, a poet and the author of Glory Happening.  Rev. Rob Stephens is the minister for organizing at Middle Collegiate Church and a trainer with the Racial Equity Institute. Lisa Sharon Harper is the author of The Very Good Gospel as well as founder and president of Freedom Road. Show Notes: Watch the Disrupting White Supremacy Panel Discussion <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fjDP2nTC2Q&amp;list=PLVXiuonIksBKAwtB4-q_mD6-jn9ZPoLfj&amp;index=18&amp;t=0s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fjDP2nTC2Q&amp;list=PLVXiuonIksBKAwtB4-q_mD6-jn9ZPoLfj&amp;index=18&amp;t=0s</a>

Episode 30: Season 3 - Disrupting White Supremacy Panel

BLACK PANTHER MOVIE SPOILER ALERT: Last weekend we traveled to Chicago to witness the debut of the movie Black Panther with Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ.  After the movie, we sat down with him to discuss the “Real Wakanda”, Black Liberation Theology, the roles of Black Women, the Power of Imagination and the continued struggle to end gun violence in our communities.

BLACK PANTHER MOVIE SPOILER ALERT: Last weekend we traveled to Chicago to witness the debut of the movie Black Panther with Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ.  After the movie, we sat down with him to discuss the “Real Wakanda”, Black Liberation Theology, the roles of Black Women, the Power of Imagination and the continued struggle to end gun violence in our communities.

 Episode 18: Season 2 - Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III

Jose Humphreys

(Part 1 of 2) Rev. José Humphreys is a pastor of Metro Hope Covenant Church, a multi-ethnic church movement in East Harlem, NY. We talked about everything from understanding racial identity to integrating social justice into church life and intentionally investing in the neighborhoods we serve.

(Part 1 of 2) Rev. José Humphreys is a pastor of Metro Hope Covenant Church, a multi-ethnic church movement in East Harlem, NY. We talked about everything from understanding racial identity to integrating social justice into church life and intentionally investing in the neighborhoods we serve.

Episode 3: Rev. Jose Humphreys

George C. L. Cummings

Janice Taylor

This inaugural "Together We Vote "episode was live-streamed from Berkeley, California on September 30, 2016. We talked with with Dr. George C. L. Cummings, founding pastor of the Imani Community Church in Oakland and Janice Taylor, a “super leader” at Imani and who leads the social justice ministry.

This inaugural "Together We Vote "episode was live-streamed from Berkeley, California on September 30, 2016. We talked with with Dr. George C. L. Cummings, founding pastor of the Imani Community Church in Oakland and Janice Taylor, a “super leader” at Imani and who leads the social justice ministry.

Episode 5: Dr. George C. L. Cummings and Janice Taylor

Michael-Ray Mathews

Today’s episode is dedicated to the legacy of Michael Brown, who died three years ago at the hands of a Ferguson, Missouri police officer.  Through stories from past guests and personal reflections, the Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews recalls the movement that was sparked by Michael’s passing, the call to clergy to resist and the journey since the Ferguson uprising. Show Notes: Learn more about the Prophetic Resistance Project and listen to full podcast episodes at http://www.theologyofresistance.org. 

Today’s episode is dedicated to the legacy of Michael Brown, who died three years ago at the hands of a Ferguson, Missouri police officer.  Through stories from past guests and personal reflections, the Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews recalls the movement that was sparked by Michael’s passing, the call to clergy to resist and the journey since the Ferguson uprising. Show Notes: Learn more about the Prophetic Resistance Project and listen to full podcast episodes at <a href="http://www.theologyofresistance.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.theologyofresistance.org</a>.

Episode 14: Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews

Today - five years after the killing of Michael Brown Jr - we are re-releasing our conversation with the Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould of Missouri Faith Voices, an affiliate of Faith in Action.  She was one of the first pastors to issue a clarion call to clergy and faith leaders to go to Ferguson, Missouri. This episode was part of our beta launch into this conversation about prophetic resistance.  It was recorded in the fall of 2016, just two years after the Ferguson Uprising.  The conversation with Dr. Gould was contexted by our struggle to change the way that Black people experienced life in communities like Ferguson. And it was contexted by the then-upcoming 2016 presidential election. We are still struggling with the consequences of that election, particularly the racist policies and rhetoric of this administration. And as Faith in Action, along with many justice organizations, prepares for another electoral and census season, we invite you to listen to this episode and remember  Michael Brown, Jr and the power of a movement born out of tragedy.

Today - five years after the killing of Michael Brown Jr - we are re-releasing our conversation with the Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould of Missouri Faith Voices, an affiliate of Faith in Action.  She was one of the first pastors to issue a clarion call to clergy and faith leaders to go to Ferguson, Missouri. This episode was part of our beta launch into this conversation about prophetic resistance.  It was recorded in the fall of 2016, just two years after the Ferguson Uprising.  The conversation with Dr. Gould was contexted by our struggle to change the way that Black people experienced life in communities like Ferguson. And it was contexted by the then-upcoming 2016 presidential election. We are still struggling with the consequences of that election, particularly the racist policies and rhetoric of this administration. And as Faith in Action, along with many justice organizations, prepares for another electoral and census season, we invite you to listen to this episode and remember  Michael Brown, Jr and the power of a movement born out of tragedy.

Episode 32: Season 3 - Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould 

Reza Nekumanesh

Hajj Reza Nekumanesh is the Executive Director of the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno and an active faith leader with Faith in Action. We sat down to talk about multifaith leadership and what it means when we say “no one stands alone.”  We also talked about his experience as a member the first cohort of the Public Theology Certificate program, a joint project of Faith in Action and the American Baptist Seminary of the West in Berkeley. Show Notes: Learn more about the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno, by visiting www.icfresno.org. Learn more about the Public Theology Certificate program by visiting http://www.absw.edu/publictheology. Learn more about the Prophetic Resistance Project by visiting www.theologyofresistance.org.

Hajj Reza Nekumanesh is the Executive Director of the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno and an active faith leader with Faith in Action. We sat down to talk about multifaith leadership and what it means when we say “no one stands alone.”  We also talked about his experience as a member the first cohort of the Public Theology Certificate program, a joint project of Faith in Action and the American Baptist Seminary of the West in Berkeley. Show Notes: Learn more about the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno, by visiting <a href="http://www.icfresno.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.icfresno.org</a>. Learn more about the Public Theology Certificate program by visiting <a href="http://www.absw.edu/publictheology" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.absw.edu/publictheology</a>. Learn more about the Prophetic Resistance Project by visiting <a href="http://www.theologyofresistance.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theologyofresistance.org</a>.

Episode 23: Season 2 - Hajj Reza Nekumanesh

This episode is the final installment of a three-part series of live recordings from the Prophetic Resistance Summit.  The Summit was held in Indianapolis in late October 2017. Our diverse panel of guests - including Rev. Sharon Avril, Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp, Fr. Tom Smith, Hajj Reza Nekumanesh, Teresa Pasquale Mateus, Pastor Matt Prinz  - wrestled with questions about providing Sanctuary for targeted communities, including immigrants, living into a vision for multi-faith leadership and what it means to be Prophets of the Resistance. Show Notes: Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp of Cincinnati, OHRabbi Miriam Terlinchamp is the spiritual leader of Temple Sholom and she serves as the president of of the board of The Amos Project, a PICO federation. Learn more at http://templesholom.net/ Fr. Tom Smith of Las Cruces, NMFather Tom Smith, OFM Conv. is the director of the Holy Cross Retreat Center near Las Cruces, New Mexico.  Since May, the Center has been offering sanctuary to Jorge Taborda. Learn more about Jorge’s story at  https://thinkprogress.org/holy-cross-retreat-center-franciscan-hospitality-9c2aa2491536/ Hajj Reza Nekumanesh of Fresno, CAHajj Reza Nekumanesh is the Executive Director of the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno. He serves on the Board of Directors for Faith in the Valley, a PICO federation and he is the chair of the Fresno Clergy Caucus. Read the Fresno Bee coverage of his Sancuary work: http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article156216584.html Teresa Pasquale Mateus of Chicago, ILTeresa Pasquale Mateus is the Executive Director of the Mystic Soul Project which aims to create spaces that center the voices, teaching, practices, and wisdom of People of Color at the intersections of mysticism and activism. Learn more about The Mystic Soul Project, https://www.mysticsoulproject.com/ Pastor Matt Prinz of Oakland, CAPastor Matt Prinz  pastors and preaches at Ygnacio Valley Presbyterian Church in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a member of the Bay Area Clergy Cohort and serves on the Board of Directors of Oakland Community Organizations, a PICO federation. Learn more about Ygnacio Valley Presbyterian Church: http://www.yvchurch.org/ Rev. Sharon Avril of Fresno, CARev. Sharon Avril  is the pastor of Carter Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church in Fresno, California and a clergy leader in the Fresno Chapter of Faith in the Valley. Read the Fresno Bee coverage of Rev. Avril’s Sancuary work: http://www.fresnobee.com/living/religion/article136634213.html

This episode is the final installment of a three-part series of live recordings from the Prophetic Resistance Summit.  The Summit was held in Indianapolis in late October 2017. Our diverse panel of guests - including Rev. Sharon Avril, Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp, Fr. Tom Smith, Hajj Reza Nekumanesh, Teresa Pasquale Mateus, Pastor Matt Prinz  - wrestled with questions about providing Sanctuary for targeted communities, including immigrants, living into a vision for multi-faith leadership and what it means to be Prophets of the Resistance. Show Notes: Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp of Cincinnati, OHRabbi Miriam Terlinchamp is the spiritual leader of Temple Sholom and she serves as the president of of the board of The Amos Project, a PICO federation. Learn more at <a href="http://templesholom.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://templesholom.net/</a> Fr. Tom Smith of Las Cruces, NMFather Tom Smith, OFM Conv. is the director of the Holy Cross Retreat Center near Las Cruces, New Mexico.  Since May, the Center has been offering sanctuary to Jorge Taborda. Learn more about Jorge’s story at <a href="https://thinkprogress.org/holy-cross-retreat-center-franciscan-hospitality-9c2aa2491536/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://thinkprogress.org/holy-cross-retreat-center-franciscan-hospitality-9c2aa2491536/</a> Hajj Reza Nekumanesh of Fresno, CAHajj Reza Nekumanesh is the Executive Director of the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno. He serves on the Board of Directors for Faith in the Valley, a PICO federation and he is the chair of the Fresno Clergy Caucus. Read the Fresno Bee coverage of his Sancuary work: <a href="http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article156216584.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article156216584.html</a> Teresa Pasquale Mateus of Chicago, ILTeresa Pasquale Mateus is the Executive Director of the Mystic Soul Project which aims to create spaces that center the voices, teaching, practices, and wisdom of People of Color at the intersections of mysticism and activism. Learn more about The Mystic Soul Project, <a href="https://www.mysticsoulproject.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mysticsoulproject.com/</a> Pastor Matt Prinz of Oakland, CAPastor Matt Prinz  pastors and preaches at Ygnacio Valley Presbyterian Church in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a member of the Bay Area Clergy Cohort and serves on the Board of Directors of Oakland Community Organizations, a PICO federation. Learn more about Ygnacio Valley Presbyterian Church: <a href="http://www.yvchurch.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.yvchurch.org/</a> Rev. Sharon Avril of Fresno, CARev. Sharon Avril  is the pastor of Carter Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church in Fresno, California and a clergy leader in the Fresno Chapter of Faith in the Valley. Read the Fresno Bee coverage of Rev. Avril’s Sancuary work: <a href="http://www.fresnobee.com/living/religion/article136634213.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.fresnobee.com/living/religion/article136634213.html</a>

Episode 19: Season 2 - Prophetic Resistance Summit Panel 

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