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33. Kendrick Glover: An Advocate, Pt.1

Grantley Martelly — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 03:31:07 +0000

Kendrick Glover is the founder of Glover Empowerment Mentoring (GEM) based in Kent, WA. Kendrick was born in Natchez, Mississippi and after some wandering years moved to Seattle to get away from further trouble. In Seattle, he found his calling to teach young people to find their path to their full potential. At GEM he is doing just that. With strong faith and determination, he and his team are making a big difference in the lives of hundreds of young people of color every year.
This two-part episode is challenging and inspiring and you will find it one that you will come back to and share with others trying to navigate where they fit and how they can make a difference.

#faith; #race; #reconciliation; #kendrickglover; #strongchildren
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32: Letter To My White Friends Still Struggling With Calls For Justice

Grantley Martelly — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 03:57:02 +0000

This letter to my white friends who are still struggling with calls for racial and social justice and who, at times, feel that they are being called racist simply because they are white. It has taken me many versions to come to this recording and it is intended to help clarify some of the terminology and challenges that they may be struggling with while encouraging dialogue to try to better understand the historic and institutional foundations behind the movement.
All white people are not racist because simply they are white. The racism that is being referred to is the institutional and power structures that continue to benefit one group above the other and that need to be dismantled. The concept of individual responsibility versus community complicity is explained in this episode.

#race, #racism, #priviledge, #faith, #reconciliation, #bible
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31: Ev Tustin – Voluntary Displacement Pt. 2

Grantley Martelly — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 03:11:12 +0000

We are concluding our conversation with Pastor Ev Tustin of Hillside Church in Kent, WA. He speaks of voluntary displacement – making room for a broader diversity of voices, and coming to grips with difficult realizations that challenge one’s version of the truth. He continues to point out ways that people of faith can engage the community in productive and mutually beneficial ways because in times of need people of faith need to collaborate to make a difference. All of God’s purposes are not antithetical to the same purposes of the people who are serving in the community. Pastor Ev concludes with strategies for people of faith to become people of reconciliation.

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30: Ev Tustin – Voluntary Displacement Pt. 1

Grantley Martelly — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 03:42:01 +0000

Can the church truly become a valued community partner providing a place for people to serve and be ready when a crisis arises? Is it possible to break through tradition and make room for diverse voices to have a place at the table? Pastor Ev Tustin of Hillside Church in Kent, WA is leading his congregation in the transformation of becoming a community partner and an inter-cultural, inter-racial, and inter-generational body that is relevant to, and represents the community where they are located. Listen carefully for how he defines and applies the term, voluntary displacement.

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29: Jerry Kester – Leading Through Crisis Pt.2

Grantley Martelly — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:31:05 +0000

We conclude our discussion with Jerry Kester, the District Superintendent of the Washington Pacific District of the Church of the Nazarene in Washington State. Jerry discusses the impact of social media on some people of faith, and the challenge of the political entering the ecclesiastical. He discusses why people are not as afraid of change as they are afraid of loss and that fear can cause a myriad of reactions.

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24: Danielle Fontaine – My Daughter Married a Black Man Pt. 2

Grantley Martelly — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 05:04:01 +0000

Danielle and I complete our conversation on the emotional struggle of the racial divide created in her family when her daughter married our son. Art can illustrate life and her book, “Still Time on Pye Pond”, tells her story in stunning images. Danielle also gives her suggestions for families struggling with similar situations and reminds us that there is still hope for reconciliation if we do not give up. She and her husband started the Brandon Fellowship for young artists to help young artists of color get a start in their careers.

Her works and book can be found on her website.

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23: Danielle Fontaine – My Daughter Married a Black Man Pt.1

Grantley Martelly — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:13:15 +0000

In her book, Still Time on Pye Pond, author Danielle Fontaine tells the story of how she has dealt with the racial rift in our family that developed when her daughter married our son. The resulting inter-racial union brought out a demonstration of racism that shocked the entire family. Danielle tells how she found voice in her photographs and encaustic artworks resulting in the book that documents and expresses, in part, her emotions and pain.

#race, reconciliation, #racism, #artist, #daniellefontaineartist

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21: Who Is My Neighbor Test Pt.2

Grantley Martelly — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 05:09:33 +0000

Loving our neighbor as ourselves is probably one of the most difficult tasks in life and yet it is critical to having a kind, peaceful and just world. Who does this task apply to? I believe that it applies to everyone regardless of faith, origin, ethnicity, or peculiarity. Try it out and see what happens in the places where you live, work, and worship.

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19: Chitra Hanstad – Knowing Your Neighbor, Pt.2

Grantley Martelly — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 05:47:51 +0000

During this unprecedented time in our history, Chitra leads World Relief Seattle through the social, political, and economic challenges to continue to welcome the world to the United States and to find innovative resources to help them navigate their way to independence and sustainability. World Relief has many ways that you can get involved and this episode presents some valuable information to use when having conversations within our homes and faith communities.

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18: Chitra Hanstad – Knowing Your Neighbor, Pt.1

Grantley Martelly — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 04:06:31 +0000

Chitra Hanstad is the Executive Director of World Relief Seattle, however, her journey to this place serves as a timely reminder that our neighborhood is global. From India to the United States, back to India, around the world, and again in the United States her service to humanity spans the globe and her faith is lived out wherever she goes.
World Relief Seattle serves people at some of their most vulnerable places in life: relocating to a new country typically with little resources and many times, language barriers. In spite of what can at times seem insurmountable obstacles, the team at World Relief Seattle continues to find ways, and sometimes miracles, to accomplish their work.

#chitrahanstad, #race, #racism, # justice, #reconciliation, #refugees, #asilym

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