Why IT Matters Podcast with Leroy Barber

Amena Brown and Matt Owen aka DJ Opdiggy, of Atlanta make up Sol Graffiti the duo that gave the SITUP Podcast its theme music "Let's Begin". Join Leroy and the sit up crew live from Boise Idaho as we catch up with Amena and talk books, music, life and love.   Amena Brown is a poet, speaker, author, and event host. Named one of Rejuvenate Magazine’s Top 40 under 40 Changemakers, Amena is the a...

Join us this week on the SITUP Podcast as we talk with Queer Activist, Latinx Scholar and Public Theologian Robyn Henderson-Espinoza, PhD.  Dr. Robyn will help us take a much deeper look into the recent vote within the United Methodist Church and explore its intersectionality to gain a better understanding. This is a cant miss episode so please share with a friend. For more information on Dr....

Join host Leroy Barber for an eye opening discussion on LGBTIA rights with Andrea Sawyer-Kirksey. Andra, is a longtime friend of Leroy and strong leader of color in the several communities shares her personal journey with the SITUP Podcast. 

Join Leroy Barber as The S.I.T. U.P. Podcast celebrates Black History month by taking a look at black Pastors and what it means to be a black pastor today. Our guest today is Pastah J, Jonathan Brooks of Chicago's Canaan Community Church. Pastah J is also a hip-hop artist and the author of Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods.   https://www.canaancommunitychurch.org...

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Join Host Leroy Barber as he officially brings all of the interviews from the Voices Tampa conference to a close. We saved the best for last with Author Al Hsu a Senior Editor at Inter Varsity Press.   https://www.ivpress.com

Join Host Leroy Barber as he has an in-depth talk with David Bailey. For more on David Bailey:  http://www.urbandoxology.com http://arrabon.com/what-is-arrabon https://youtu.be/6mIIly5p6-c

Join Host Leroy Barber and Producer Andru Morgan live from Tampa as they talk real talk with Ryan Polonio of Kindred.  Ryan a governing elder with the Tampa Underground sits down and shares his wisdom on toxic masculinity, micro-churches, and being bi-vocational.   https://www.tampaunderground.com/kindred

Join Host Leroy Barber and Producer Andru Morgan live from Tampa as they talk innovation with Sunia Gibbs. Sunia is an artist of many talents which she uses in the most innovative ways to rethink how church can be done.  For more on Sunia and her many different gifts:  http://thegroveschurch.com http://www.suniagibbsart.com

Join Host Leroy Barber as we bring to a close our series of innovator interviews with the Tampa Underground staff. Melyssa is a great innovator and has helped cultivate an excellent and inclusive environment with the Tampa Underground.  https://www.tampaunderground.com

Can you touch a women of colors hair? What is your type? What role does hair play in innovation and in the Church? Join Host Leroy Barber and Producer Andru Morgan as they continue talking with innovators in Tampa. This time they talk hair with Charlene a Latinx hair stylist that uses her gift to help men and women in South Asia regain their life.  https://www.instagram.com/charlenedoeshair/...

Join Host Leroy Barber and Producer Andru Morgan as they continue their series of interviews on innovations. On this episode they speak with Managing Director of The Tampa Underground Brianna Wilkerson. Brianna has a history working in accounting but also has a very innovative story to tell about becoming a wellness coach.  http://www.madewell345.com http://www.tomyandbrianna.com https://www....

What is a Micro-Church? How does a Micro-Church work? What is a mentor? Do we black girls need more mentorship? If so what does that look like? Well today on the SITUP podcast Host Leroy Barber and producer Andru Morgan speak with Fulei Ngangmuta Passley to help answer some of those questions.  Fulei is a coach for the Tampa Underground Network, who specializes in helping leaders start new mi...

Continuing our discussions live from the Tampa Underground, host Leroy Barber and producer Andru Morgan get out of their comfort zone and talk farming. Where does your food come from? Do you live in a food desert and if so what can you do about it? Well Jenise Carr has some great answers to those questions and much more on this episode of the SITUP Podcast!  https://www.tampaunderground.com/w...

Join host Leroy Barber and producer Andru Morgan for part 2 of the SITUP Podcast series on innovation. On this episode the SITUP team sits down with Keisha Polonio an amazing innovator working with the Tampa Underground.    Keisha is the Associate Director and Coaching Director for the Tampa Underground Network. As a certified leadership coach, she invests in the lives of leaders who hav...

Join host Leroy Barber and producer Andru Morgan for the next few episodes as they take a visit to the Tampa Underground Network. This series of interviews will spotlight innovative men and women who are creating micro-churches and empowering those who are called to plant churches with the visions God has given them. The Tampa Underground  truly is a place to find innovative ideas, a deep div...

Welcome to a very special bonus addition of the SITUP Podcast. Our brother and friend Mark Charles will join us today to share with us the events of the Indigenous People March in Washington DC. Mark spoke at the event earlier in the day and shared with us the real story behind the Indigenous People March and its purpose.  On January 18th our Native brothers and sisters joined together in pea...

In this episode we will discuss the slave bible that was distributed to slaves in the 1800's. This bible was missing many key verses. We will Interview Todd Hiestand a minister about his his thoughts as a white male and pastor. A can't miss episode. 

Join host Leroy Barber and Producer Andru Morgan as they hit Facebook Live to talk the NFL's Rooney Rule. This discussion was stimulated when Dallas sports anchor Dale Hansen called out the NFL for quickly filling the majority of its head coaching positions with under qualified white candidates. This raised a lot of questions for Leroy and the SITUP Podcast crew that they explore on this episode....

On this weeks episode we follow up on the discussion that ask the question why do black people feel they have the burden to always be nice. This week we talk with Micky SottBey Jones and ask her to share her experiences with this subject as a black woman.   Micky ScottBey Jones, the Justice Doula is a perpetual learner, consultant, facilitator, speaker, writer, movement chaplain, mama/sister/...

On this episode of The S.I.T.U.P. Podcast, host Leroy Barber presents the question why do black people have to carry the burden of always having to be nice.