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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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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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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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12: An Outlaw

Grantley Martelly — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 03:50:02 +0000

Some people use Romans 13 as a means to justify following unjust and immoral laws and political persuasions. I dispute that interpretation in this short episode. There are many places where strict interpretation without biblical continuity would lead to contradictions and injustice.

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11: Police Chief Rafael Padilla

Grantley Martelly — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 03:58:26 +0000

Chief Rafael Padilla is the police chief of Kent, WA, the 10th most diverse city in the United States. We discuss his journey of faith and the challenges of leading a police department in the present climate of racial unrest and calls for reforms in modern policing. He discusses his efforts to establish accountability, credibility, and performance standards in his department in a city where diversity of ethnicity, faith, language, customs, and cultures are present at every turn.

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10:The Queen of Katwe

Grantley Martelly — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 04:03:03 +0000

Miss Phiona Mutesi is called, The Queen of Katwe. However, her life has not been one of royalty, splendor, and riches. Coming from the despair of poverty and living on the streets, she became a national chess champion of Uganda and a world-class chess player. A book was written about her and Disney produced a movie with the same title, The Queen of Katwe. This is her story, her triumph, and her vision of the future she intends to build.

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8: Are We Not One – A Town Hall in the City of Kent, WA -Part 1

Grantley Martelly — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 04:16:50 +0000

Are We Not One?-Conversations on Racial Reconciliation was a Town Hall held for the City of Kent, WA on September 19, 2020. The town hall was hosted by, and held at Hillside Church Kent and included Mayor Dana Ralph, Police Chief Padilla, and Councilmember Brenda Fincher as well as leaders in the faith community, Native American, and the non-profit community such as Hillside Church, Christ the King Bible Fellowship, Glover Empowerment Mentoring, World Relief Seattle and the Sto:Lo nation.

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