Who are you in this letter? The white clergy opposing Dr. King? The white moderate? The white church sitting idly behind the anesthetizing security of stained-glass windows? The black indifference? The black violent nationalist? The small group of white clergy standing by Dr. King, being ridiculed by white culture because of it? Who do you […]
Ep. 9: The Alt-Right, The Best White Running Back in the NFL!, & how to make your church more diverse
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Bryan Loritts, Pastor & Author – Episode 30 – On Multi-Ethnic Church, Ministry Leadership & Identity in Christ
Pastor Bryan Loritts discusses how to become a multi-ethnic church, as well as the cost and challenges therein. Noah Filipiak also asks Pastor Bryan for help in navigating the Christian subculture of church planting, pastoring and being an author in a way where we don’t end up measuring ourselves by performance-oriented metrics. You can listen […]
How does race in America relate to the Church as the Body of Christ?
This is the most direct I’ve been about race while preaching in a while. I’ve been really hit hard about the real ramifications of Romans 12:1-16 as it relates to the Church as the Body of Christ (as well as the many other passages that use this metaphor). My heart was to effectively communicate what […]
7.10.16 Sermon from my church following #AltonSterling and #PhilandoCastile shooting deaths
So proud of the way my church and our leaders handled this past Sunday (I’ve been on a month sabbatical for July). Pastor Derrick Knox is the pastor at Church of Elohim, a church plant we share a building with and do many joint services with. Very proud to call Pastor Derrick a brother and […]
Dennis Hammond – Episode 20 – on being raised in inner city Lansing, finding Christ and going to Honduras
Noah Filipiak interviews 18-year-old Dennis Hammond on being raised in inner city Lansing, how he found Christ, his June 19-26th trip to Honduras and how the odds are stacked against inner city black youth. The catalyst of this interview came from Noah helping Dennis fund-raise for his $1600 missions trip and realizing how different it […]