[REBOOT]: What MLK Jr. Means to These African-American Seacoast Folks and Why "Race Conversations" Are Still Hard
Episode Description
[In honor of Black History Month, we're highlighting some past conversations recorded with some former guests with diverse experiences]
African American leaders at Seacoast, Lynne Stroy and Joel Delph, join Lead Pastor Josh Surratt and host Joey Svendsen to discuss why publicly putting language to their lived experiences as black people is nerve-wracking; and given the limitations of words, very susceptible to being misconstrued.
The four discuss why conversations surrounding race is still difficult to this day, especially in the church. Could there be a spirit of division behind it all? Our lead pastor believes so. Why is the idea of systemic racism too offensive for some to even consider? What role do politics play in how people process all of this?
Joel and Lynne, alongside multiple African-Americans who are a part of the Seacoast family, also share what the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. means to them personally.
In this episode
Josh Surratt / Instagram
Lynne Stroy / Instagram
Joel Delph / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Seacoast Family, voices of black people (in order of appearance):
Latoyya Jones / Facebook
Josh Hall / Instagram
Brenna Robinson / Instagram
Tomelex Copeland / Facebook
Amanda Snipe / Instagram
Derrick Bellamy
Deloris Sims
Carol Etheridge / Facebook
Seacoast Family, voices of kids (not in order of appearance): Leia Benton, Eden Gaikwad, Roxie LaFalce, Rylan Jones, Jo Clement, Henley Rose Mabry
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Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver