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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.

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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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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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28: Jerry Kester – Leading Through Crisis

Grantley Martelly — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 19:51:29 +0000

We all face crises in life and we live in a world that seems to be caught in an epidemic of crises: personal; social; racial; political; COVID. Leaders, whether in faith or business, if they are to be successful, must lead people and organizations through crises with integrity, empathy, and hope. Jerry Kester is the District Superintendent, Washington Pacific District, Church of the Nazarene and he has experienced his share of personal tragedy and leads leaders to navigate their organizations and people through challenges in today’s environment where strong opinions aggravate the effects of the division that we face. Jerry believes that we don’t always have to see eye to eye to walk hand in hand.

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27: Critical Race Theory 1

Grantley Martelly — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 19:53:09 +0000

Critical Race Theory (CRT) has become a political hot potato in recent years. But what does it mean and what does it actually teach? Many people’s only orientation to CRT has been the news media and political pundits determined to scare blocks of supporters to action in relative ignorance. This episode aims to give a brief introduction to the topic and to encourage the listener to take the time to become educated and not to be afraid to become conversant on the topic. Knowledge is the enemy of tyranny and religious intollerance.

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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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17: King County Council Member, Dave Upthegrove Pt.2

Grantley Martelly — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 04:18:35 +0000

In part 2 of my interview, Dave discusses some of his successes while working across differences and keeping our focus on why we are serving others. Dave discusses successes in protecting youth in police custody, setting up programs to help in early childhood education, bridging the education gap in the transition from school to college/community college, working to give voice to the voiceless. He also gives some ideas on how to get involved in changing your local community.

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16: Town Hall #2 -Faith, Race, Education

Grantley Martelly — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 04:45:20 +0000

This is the second in the series: Are We Not One? Conversations on faith, race, and reconciliation. The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic helped to expose some of the disparities that people of color and black people still face in this part of the twenty-first century. Disparities in education persist: access; affordability; college preparedness; vocational training; low expectations; inadequate pay for teachers; poorly equipped schools, school to prison pipeline, and the list goes on.
Hillside Church in Kent, WA hosts these town halls to create opportunities for dialogue and free discussion in the hopes that we become better equipped to have these difficult conversations and to activate us all to become a part of the solution to the complex problems facing us in our modern, yet to be an equal society.

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15: King County Council Member Dave Upthegrove, Pt.1

Grantley Martelly — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:04:59 +0000

Political leadership in today’s environment demands more of the culturally intelligent leader than who you know. It requires an everchanging knowledge of your constituents and their needs and values especially when you lead in one of the most diverse regions in the nation. Councilman Dave Upthegrove is one of those leaders who is making a difference in his community and for the people that he serves.

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