About Today’s Featured Guest: Randall Worley is an author, speaker, leadership consultant and life coach. For 40 years he has traveled the world speaking in conferences, seminars and schools inspiring his audiences to think progressively about the role of the kingdom of God in the world.
To find out more about his books and ministry, or to download his free e-book: Questioning My Answers: A Manifesto for Spiritual Searchers check out: https://www.randallworley.com/.
Themes mentioned in this podcast:
Paschal Mystery:
https://cac.org/the-paschal-mystery-2016-10-16/
Christus Victor:
Moral Exemplar:
Other works cited in this episode:
On the Incarnation by St. Athanasious (Forward by CS Lewis):
https://www.amazon.com/Incarnation-St-Athanasius/dp/B000WTAKD6
Listen in as host Jared Ruddy and Bishop Tommy Reid discuss a broader spirituality!
This month we’re talking with Pastor Bill Gibbons, Pastor of Community Engagement at New Hope United Methodist Church (Rochester, NY) and Dr. John Miller, Pastor of Education at Living Word Temple of Restoration (Rochester, NY) about Black History Month! Join us for a discussion centered on highlighting black voices, the challenge and the beauty of multi-ethnic church communities, and what it takes to be anti-racist: in our homes, churches, and communities.
As we discussed in the interview, Black History Month is both an opportunity to celebrate black voices and contributions, and an invitation to reflect on the disparities we see in the world around us and our role, individually and corporately, in the fight for social justice and racial reconciliation. Below is a full list of the individuals, books, and resources mentioned in this podcast:
Resources on Black History Month including historical context, this year’s themes, and links to panels and other content from a secular perspective can be found at: https://blackhistorymonth.gov/
Dr. John’s list of recommended resources:
Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman
Discusses the person of Jesus, and how he came not for the “elite,” but for the “down and out.” Thurman’s book was an inspiration for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Black Theology & Black Power by James H. Cone
A product of the civil rights and black power movements of the 1960’s, Cone highlights how liberation is at the heart of the gospel.
Kingdom Beyond Color, Re-Examining the Phenomenon of Racism by Leonard Lovett
Discusses the idea of Biblical reconciliation and how racism is, at its core, a spiritual problem.
Stony the Road We Trod by Cain Hope Felder
A study of of African American Biblical Interpretation
The African American Church Community in Rochester, NY (1900-1940) by Ingrid Overacker
A historical narrative that follows the stories and contributions of four churches in the city of Rochester between 1900-1940
African Christianity: An African Story - Ogbu U Kalu
An important academic study with many contributors that discusses Christianity in Africa as written by Africans rather than from a Euro-centric perspective.
Pastor Bill’s List of recommended resources:
Dominique Dubois Gilliard - Director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation for the Love Mercy Do Justice (LMDJ) initiative. Gilliard’s work includes an in-depth look at incarceration in the United States.
Latasha Morrison - Latasha is a coach, consultant, and speaker who focuses her work on developing a healthy diversity in organizations and churches and is the author of Be the Bridge: Pursuing God’s heart for Racial Reconciliation.
Austin Channing Brown NYT bestselling author of I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, Austin is passionate about racial justice and the celebration of black womanhood.
Where do we go from here: Chaos or Community? By Dr. Martin Luther King
As applicable today as the day it was written, this and other writings by Dr. King reach through the years and speak prophetically into our homes, churches, and society.
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson - Bryan is a public interest lawyer who founded the Equal Justice Initiative and has dedicated his life to helping the poor, condemned and incarcerated.
Becoming Brave by Brenda Salter McNeil
Calls the church to a radical pursuit of racial justice, today.
For many of us, our faith is shaped by a pretty narrow stream of influence; whether denominationally, geographically, or ideologically - it can be difficult to get outside of the echo chambers of our own experience.
Here at Talking in Tongues, we’re passionate about creating a space where believers of all backgrounds can discuss, study, and reflect on key topics that shape our faith and our worldview. Where is the Holy Spirit at work today? What can we learn from those in a tradition that is different from our own? How will digging deeper on topics like the resurrection, mental health, sabbath rest, or the baptism of the Holy Spirit change how we view God, ourselves and others?
Join us as we endeavor to go beyond the cacophony of hot-button topics and inflammatory posts and discover, together, a broader, deeper Christian spirituality, shaped not by culture but by the renewing work of the Holy Spirit.