What do Jesus, Ella Baker, and Zohran Mamdani have in common? Hint: it's related to building power.
Preaching Bootcamper Denia preaches on the limitations and violence of power hoarding, how Jesus gives as a blueprint for power rooted in collective leadership, and how this blueprint has been used to make historic political gains during troubled times.
Saying yes to new experiences brings about radical equity.
Jonathan Williams unveils the final of Forefront Brooklyn's new core values: Radical Equity.
Same is safe, different is dangerous -- or so the saying goes. We're afraid of new experiences because they take away our control and power, but God's kin-dom only comes when we're able to say "yes" to that which feels different. Our faith should always evolve and feel a bit dangerous, and we can only bring about radical equity when we're willing to say "yes" to that which feels different.
This is the fourth sermon in our "Make A Joyful Noise" series.
Read MoreWhat does church history tell us about organizing a church?
Sarah Ngu starts off our new series: How We Got Here. It begins with a closer historical look at the organizational structures of the church. Sarah touches on the commissioning of deacons in the book of Acts and shares her personal story as a queer person growing up in the conservative church and what it means for them to be appointed as a deacon for the first time as an openly queer person.
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