Spiritual Grit Ep 117: Building Spiritual Communities with Intention and Devotion
This week’s episode features a conversation with special guest, Terry J Stokes, who is an associate pastor at the Reformed Church of Highland Park, NJ, where he gives spiritual care to the youth of the congregation and of the town. He holds a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Bachelor's from Yale University. His book Prayers for the People was published by Convergent Press in 2021. Terry loves dance, tennis, songwriting, and pop culture. And we talk about ALL the things!
Finding your people. Building intentional community. Covenants we can make with other people aside from a relationship that leads to marriage. A church that is focused on being of service to the community. Religion/Christianity versus secular spirituality. A sense of belonging. Christian tourism and imperialism disguised as missions. Expanding the vision of what’s possible for kids of color.
Y’all, we talked about it all! Take a listen to this important (and fun!) conversations we have about spirituality and activism. And Terry closes the show with the gift of song!!
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- Tarot Card: Six of Wands (from The Light Seers Deck by Chris-Anne)
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