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”Black In White Church” is a podcast about exactly that: the black experience in white church. The hosts will walk us through topics, experiences, and relationships within the white church. Many of their conversations will center around R’s personal experiences of being a black pastor in a white church. The hope is to help our white churches understand the impact they have on black Christian members. From there, white churches can hopefully become spaces of welcome, belonging, and ultimately, family for black Christians.
Episodes
Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
On today's episode, Ryan and C.V. talk through “Woke Pastors” and the recent controversy of “Cancel Culture.” Should pastors be woke? What does it mean to be a woke Christian?
They also dive into cancel culture. Should churches be fighting cancel culture or joining in with it? Is it a good thing?
As always, you can follow us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/bnwchurch/ . Also, feel free to reach out to us at bnwchurch@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!
Book mentioned is “Woke Church” by Dr. Eric Mason. Article detailing the history of wokeness from the Gospel Coalition - https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/thabiti-anyabwile/woke-is/
* All views expressed in this podcast are those of Ryan and C.V. Meo and do not reflect on the organizations, churches, and companies they are a part of *
Theme Music: “Dream Catcher” provided by Kevin MacLeod
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
On today's episode, Ryan and C.V. discuss the common remark “Both Sides are Evil” plus they talk about whataboutism. We often see these phrases after someone’s own party does something evil or when someone may want to dismiss another’s claim for justice. We’ve seen this a lot recently… Is this helpful? Should we have to call out all evil in order to speak into any evil? How do we faithfully engage in this present evil age?
As always, you can follow us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/bnwchurch/ . Also, feel free to reach out to us at bnwchurch@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!
Article C.V. Mentioned by Brett Mccracken - https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/whataboutism-foolishness/
* All views expressed in this podcast are those of Ryan and C.V. Meo and do not reflect on the organizations, churches, and companies they are a part of *
Theme Music: “Dream Catcher” provided by Kevin MacLeod
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
On today's episode, Ryan and C.V. discuss slavery and if current Americans have any responsibility with it. Are Christians only held accountable for their own sins? Is there anything in the Bible that would help us deal with sinful ancestors?
Sorry about that glitch when C.V. was quoting Al Mohler, here is the full quote: ““we must repent of our own sins, we cannot repent of the dead.”
As always, you can follow us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/bnwchurch/ . Also, feel free to reach out to us at bnwchurch@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!
Statistics are quoted from Public Religion Research Institute and Pew Research Center,
* All views expressed in this podcast are those of Ryan and C.V. Meo and do not reflect on the organizations, churches, and companies they are a part of *
Theme Music: “Dream Catcher” provided by Kevin MacLeod
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
On today's episode, Ryan and C.V. go over practical steps we all can take to fight racism in our lives, our churches, and our society. They go over the “ARC” model developed by Jemar Tisby. All of us are unfinished products, but it is our responsibility as Christians to strive towards holiness by fighting racism.
As always, you can follow us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/bnwchurch/ . Also, feel free to reach out to us at bnwchurch@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!
Organizations Mentioned:
Crete Collective - Supporting Churches in Predominately Impoverished Minority Areas (https://thecretecollective.org/)
Equal Justice Initiative - From Bryan Stevenson from “Just Mercy,” fights racist judicial sentencing (https://eji.org/)
Grassroots Law Project - Helps Change Policy (https://www.grassrootslaw.org/)
Innocence Project - Helps Death-Row Inmates (https://innocenceproject.org/)
The AND Campaign - Focuses on Truth and Grace in Race Conversations (https://www.andcampaign.org/)
The Witness Black Christian Collective - For Black Christians (https://thewitnessbcc.com/)
Books mentioned are “The Color of Compromise” and “How to Fight Racism” by Jemar Tisby, which both show the “ARC” Model.
* All views expressed in this podcast are those of Ryan and C.V. Meo and do not reflect on the organizations, churches, and companies they are a part of *
Theme Music: “Dream Catcher” provided by Kevin MacLeod
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
On today's episode, Ryan and C.V. address “Black on Black Crime.” Is this a uniquely black issue? Is this helpful when talking about matters of police brutality and racism? What is the truth behind crime in black neighborhoods?
As always, you can follow us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/bnwchurch/ . Also, feel free to reach out to us at bnwchurch@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!
For the video from Propaganda that C.V. and Ryan referenced, you can go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqAS2lPISa8&t=246s
Statistics are quoted from the Bureau of Justice and the U.S. Census Bureau.
* All views expressed in this podcast are those of Ryan and C.V. Meo and do not reflect on the organizations, churches, and companies they are a part of *
Theme Music: “Dream Catcher” provided by Kevin MacLeod
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
On today's episode, Ryan and C.V. address the issue of Black Fatherlessness. Is this issue an exclusively black one? Is this the main reason for the issues facing black communities? How should we think about fatherlessness from a Biblical perspective?
As always, you can follow us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/bnwchurch/ . Also, feel free to reach out to us at bnwchurch@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!
Statistics are quoted from Public Religion Research Institute, the U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Family and Marriage Research, and Pew Research Center
For more from Tim Gombis - https://open.spotify.com/show/0BgGOlFtr78U9yfLt84OdW
For the article C.V. mentioned on the strangulation of the family due to capitalism - https://mereorthodoxy.com/markets-strangulation-american-family/
The Holy Post “Race in America Part 2” video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-yun74BJEc
* All views expressed in this podcast are those of Ryan and C.V. Meo and do not reflect on the organizations, churches, and companies they are a part of *
Theme Music: “Dream Catcher” provided by Kevin MacLeod
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Monday Feb 22, 2021
On today's episode, Ryan and C.V. discuss systemic racism. They make a distinction between systemic racism and systematic racism, as well as discuss the disparities between the black and white communities.
As always, you can follow us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/bnwchurch/ . Also, feel free to reach out to us at bnwchurch@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!
Holy Post “Race in America” video by Phil Vischer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGUwcs9qJXY
Book referenced are “The Color of Law” by Richard Rothstein, “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson, and “The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander
Statistics are quoted from Public Religion Research Institute, Business Insider, the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Bureau of Justice, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
* All views expressed in this podcast are those of Ryan and C.V. Meo and do not reflect on the organizations, churches, and companies they are a part of *
Theme Music: “Dream Catcher” provided by Kevin MacLeod
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
On today's episode, Ryan and C.V. talk through White Privilege. Do all white people have white privilege? What is the difference between white privilege and whiteness? What is a Christian’s role in going about white privilege?
As always, you can follow us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/bnwchurch/ . Also, feel free to reach out to us at bnwchurch@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!
Books mentioned are “The Color of Law” by Richard Rothstein and “Working Towards Whiteness” by David Roediger
* All views expressed in this podcast are those of Ryan and C.V. Meo and do not reflect on the organizations, churches, and companies they are a part of *
Theme Music: “Dream Catcher” provided by Kevin MacLeod
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
On today's episode, Ryan and C.V. dive into the topic of Critical Race Theory. Is this new way of seeing the world damaging for Christians? How should we approach theories like this? What do we do with Intersectionality?
As always, you can follow us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/bnwchurch/ . Also, feel free to reach out to us at bnwchurch@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!
For the article about Pastor Charlie Dates leaving the SBC, you can go here: https://religionnews.com/2020/12/18/we-out-charlie-dates-on-why-his-church-is-leaving-the-sbc-over-rejection-of-critical-race-theory/
For the episode on race being constructed and invented by Scene on Radio, you can go here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scene-on-radio/id1036276968
The books mentioned are “Critical Race Theory: An Introduction” by Jean Stefancic and Richard Delgado, “White Fragility” by Robin Deangelo, and “How to be Anti-Racist” by Ibram Kendi
* All views expressed in this podcast are those of Ryan and C.V. Meo and do not reflect on the organizations, churches, and companies they are a part of *
Theme Music: “Dream Catcher” provided by Kevin MacLeod
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
On today's episode, Ryan and C.V. talk about the current reality of police brutality in America. With BLM rising up, some in the white church have called for all lives to matter. Is this helpful? What is the Christian response to these police killings?
As always, you can follow us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/bnwchurch/ . Also, feel free to reach out to us at bnwchurch@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!
For the history of Policing, check out this podcast C.V. mentioned - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-police/id1518323701
For a brief account of Laquan McDonald’s murder, you can go here - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34917287
Statistics are quoted from Public Religion Research Institute, the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Bureau of Justice, and Pew Research Center
* All views expressed in this podcast are those of Ryan and C.V. Meo and do not reflect on the organizations, churches, and companies they are a part of *
Theme Music: “Dream Catcher” provided by Kevin MacLeod