THE UN-SILENT CHURCH

We’re in proverbs 29 today, and our conversation takes an insightful turn into the character of our world leaders. Many have said in jest that people aren’t voting pastors into office, but should we reframe our expectations of character and justice in the highest offices? God did? And the entire earth is his? So why wouldn’t we? In this episode we carry on about this and other ideas around the sys...

We’re in Season 3 now, and this go ‘round we decided to unpack ideas that the Bible clearly affirms, but for whatever reason, have become polarizing conversations in our society. So in this season, we’re taking a deep dive into biblical affirmations of justice, peace and the grounds for a more just society, as it reflects the kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. John, Vermon and myself begin the c...

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Today we’re talking about deconstruction, the practice many have undergone to reevaluate the place of faith in their life and work and relationships. With the kind of back to back years we’ve had, everyone seems to be in the middle of some form of it—whether people are #leavingLOUD from toxic church cultures or deciding to leave the faith behind altogether, we had to ask the question: What does it...

Happy Juneteenth! If you’re thinking, “Juneteenth, what’s that?”—allow me to fill you in. Juneteenth is a moment in US history where more Americans in this country attained their right to the promise of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” It was the day that enslaved people finally received the message (two years after the Emancipation Proclamation) that they were free. A messenger, from...

At the time of this recording, it was tax season, that time that you've probably heard people say is the other one of the two things no one avoids (you know the other one)? But as much as we all have experience with taxes, how much experience do we have understanding the money that we have to pay taxes from? And among the church, at least in some people’s experiences, it’s been a sort of psycholog...

We’ve reached a moment in history as the church that is not unlike moments the church has seen before. “History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily… Individuals may see the moral light and voluntarily give up their unjust posture; but groups are more immoral than individuals.” And we’ve unfortunately seen that in so many of ou...

“Mental health” is a major part of today’s dialogue, being considered a central player in every stage of our lives. More now than ever before, more and more people have come out publicly to talk about their own personal struggles with mental health; be it professional athletes dealing with bouts of depression, celebrities uncovering childhood trauma, and many others who've written popular books, p...

In this episode of the Unsilent Church we have a conversation with two of our younger members—Josiah Stewart and his younger brother, Micaiah—about their generation and why at about this age, so many young people tend to distance themselves from the church. Our hope is to gain insight about what the church can be more aware of in order to better understand, connect and integrate our younger genera...

Martin Luther King once said to “always be sure that you struggle with Christian methods and Christian weapons. Never succumb to the temptation of becoming bitter. As you press on for justice, be sure to move with dignity and discipline, using only the weapon of love.” On January 6, 2021, the people who attacked the capitol building were not using Christian weapons—despite flags, banners or symbol...

We've reached the end of a season. The pandemic now finds some hope in the approval of new vaccines and our election in the United States has come to an end. Not only that, but we've also reached the end of our first season of the Unsilent Church Podcast, wrapping up a series of conversations centered around critical issues that were of intense concern—in many ways because it was an election year....

In this episode, we talk about another issue that's been a matter of intense discussion amongst our people—immigration. And our hope in this episode is that you walk away with a better understanding and better appreciation not of immigration as a general idea, but of the immigrant as a human being, made in the image of God, and in many of their cases, fellow citizens of heaven and heirs alongside...

In this episode, we give you that race talk, a persistent issue we have not only in our own country of the United States, but an issues that's persisted throughout generations all over the world. Consider this a part one of a continuing dialogue around this subject that we hope leads to more productive conversations with brothers and sisters of our faith, prompting both a renewing of the mind and...

In this episode of the Unsilent Church podcast, Vermon Pierre (Lead Pastor–Roosevelt Community Church), Tom Campbell (former practicing lawyer of 35+ years), Matt Maler (current law student), and James Nwobu (host) discuss the nature of religious liberty, what it is and why its important to have an accurate understanding of our Biblical convictions along with an accurate understanding of the law o...

In this episode, we get the opportunity to sit down with Josiah Friedman, CEO and Founder of Voices for the Voiceless, which is a Phoenix, AZ-based, non-profit advocating for the dignity and value of every person, while working to create a world where no one is faced with unplanned pregnancy alone. We talk about the furious fingers that tweet around the pro-life and whole-life conversations to unc...

In this episode, we get a chance to discuss more than how we think about voting, but how we think about each other when we vote. That makes all the difference, and we hope this brief conversation helps guide your approach as you visit the polls.

This episode of the Un-silent Church Podcast explains why we created this outlet and what we hope to achieve. The church exists to be a people shaped by the person and work of Jesus; his voice to the powerful and the powerless, his presence with insiders and outsiders, and his identity as the representation of God, the reconciler of all things, and the savior and redeemer of the world. Regrettably...