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  • Is diversity in America dying?

    Is diversity in America dying?
    2025/03/18
    In a series of executive orders, the new administration has created a storm of new policies, budget cuts and big rollbacks of standing initiatives, not surprisingly including the rollback of all DEI programs throughout government agencies. Alongside those changes, many corporations lined up "Atten-hut," and removed many of the DEI line items in their budgets corporate documents. What just happened? Did a swift pen just erase decades of progress in an instant, or is there more beneath the surface. We talk about this and more in this episode of the Unsilent Church Podcast. Enjoy!
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    26 分
  • The Industry of Church

    The Industry of Church
    2025/02/14
    By 2034, the global health and wellness market is projected to reach $9.94 trillion. If someone were to do the math, what would the global church "market" be projected to reach? You've probably never considered church to be an industry, but for centuries, people have used the gospel for capital gain. Remember, it was because of the money changers, that Jesus tied together a whip and began turning over tables in the synagogue. So then what do we make of our churches today? Have we lost the heart of sunday service, or are the lights, camera, action really necessary for today's church goer? We talk about all this and more in this episode of the Unsilent Church. Enjoy!
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    33 分
  • The Gospel of Kendrick Lamar

    The Gospel of Kendrick Lamar
    2025/01/28
    From Big 3 to Big Me, Kendrick Lamar has established himself as an undeniable force, not just in music, but in culture. After his massive hit diss record, it was clear that there are levels in this game and according to Kendrick, he's on a level on his own. With that said, he's not been silent about his spiritual journey, citing on record thoughts he's had about what people like Lecrae and Dee1 would do understand certain circumstances in the music industry, and it's to experiences like that and others that we have a conversation around today on the Unsilent Church podcast. Enjoy.
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    38 分
  • Remember your elders ft. Greg Esser

    Remember your elders ft. Greg Esser
    2024/12/24

    The following is some statistical data as it pertains to Maricopa County:

    • One in ten Americans aged 60 and older have experienced some form of elder abuse.
    • Women and those over the age of 80 are more likely to experience abuse as well as those with physical and health conditions. Two out of every three victims are women.
    • 90% of abusers are known to the victim and in almost 60% of elder abuse and neglect incidents, the perpetrator is a family member.
    • According to Adult Protective Services data, there were 25,468 individual reports of vulnerable adult maltreatment in fiscal year 2022 – the highest number in the past five fiscal years.
    • In 2022, there were 14,805 reports in Maricopa County. So far this year, there have been 15,987 reports Maricopa County and 30,690 in the state. You can find more data here: https://des.az.gov/APSData.
    • If you think your elderly friend or relative has been victimized, please report it to law enforcement immediately. You can call 9-1-1, or report through one of these agencies:
    • AAA Region One Senior Helpline, call or text 24/7: 602-264-2255.
    • Adult Protective Services Hotline, 7 am to 7 pm, M-F: 1-877-SOS-ADULT 1-877-767-2385
    • Eldercare Locator: 1-800-677-1116.
    • File a report with the State of Arizona online
    • at https://hssazapsprod.wellsky.com/assessments/?WebIntake=1F74FCDA-C6AB-4192-9CEE-F8D20DE98850

    To report abuse please email:
    seniorabuse@aag.gov.

    Visit https://www.azag.gov/issues/elder-affairs to learn more information.

    In an emergency: 9-1-1 or the police

    Non-emergency physical abuse: (877) SOS-ADULT or (877) 767-2385 - Adult Protective Services (APS)

    (602) 264-HELP or (602) 264-4357 - Area Agency on Aging 24hr Helpline

    (844) 894-4735 or (602) 542-2124 Attorney General's TASA Helpline

    For financial exploitation: (844) 894-4735 or (602) 542-2124 Attorney General's TASA Helpline
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    25 分
  • What would Jesus do with ChatGPT?

    What would Jesus do with ChatGPT?
    2024/11/19
    In this episode of the Unsilent Church Podcast, we're continuing the practice of wrestling with important topics that impact the lives we and so many around us live. In this episode we wrestle with the inevitability of AI in preaching, along with one NBA player's decision to "give up basketball for full-time ministry." What would Jesus do with ChatGPT? Would OpenAI have come up with the Sermon on the Mount? And if given the option, do you need to choose between the NBA and full-time ministry? Is it not possible to do both? We wrestle with this and more on this episode of the Unsilent Church Podcast. Enjoy!
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    27 分
  • Does Goodness equal Godliness?

    Does Goodness equal Godliness?
    2024/10/16
    In this episode of the UNSILENT Church, we address a number of issues, starting with the misconception of being a "good" Christian. In the early days when followers of Jesus were first called "Christians," it was because their actions were much clearer than those who did not follow the way. Today, is it still as easy to spot a Christian in the wild, simply by the good things they do or the kind things they say? Moreover, we also talk about the rise of megachurches, and with that, "Celebrity Christianity." Maybe more than ever before, followers of Jesus are amassing huge followings on the internet, but to an unfortunately high degree, many are falling into scandal. And it seems not to be missing very many? What does that say about the temptation that come from the authority innate within leading people? Are too many people becoming teachers and preachers? We talk about these and other issues in this episode of the Unsilent Church. Enjoy!
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    27 分
  • "Who is your neighbor?" ft. Neighbors Table

    "Who is your neighbor?" ft. Neighbors Table
    2024/06/25
    If Jesus were to see the criminal justice system in America today, what kind of parable do you think he would tell? In this episode of the Unsilent Church, Chrystal McCowan and Joshua Coe join us from Neighbors Table, an organization that exists to equip local churches to see and serve the least among us—especially those in prison. We've done well in past years to talk and embrace the idea of reconciliation. But when it comes to justice, the conversation has been hardly embraced, if even empathized. Our hope is that this conversation brings more light to the truth that that which we have done to the least of these, we have done to Jesus, so that we when he is hungry, sick, naked, homeless or in prison, we would be there to both see him and embrace him.
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    30 分
  • Black History is American History ft. Gizette Knight

    Black History is American History ft. Gizette Knight
    2024/06/01
    Thanks for listening to the unsilent church podcast. In this episode, we have the privilege of holding a conversation with Gizette Knight, founder of the Black History Matters mural project that showcases key leaders in history who have contributed to American History in ways often overlooked. When I say the names Robert Smalls, Carter G. Woodson, or W.E.B. DuBois, Charles Harrison Mason, Richard Allen, Lemuel Haynes, Dorothy Vaughn, Percy Julian, Louis Latimer, and Otis Boykin. So much of Black History has falls through the cracks. Though it’s a necessity to call it Black History, people often forget that as it pertains to what Black people have contributed to America, it is indeed American history. From authors, military leaders, inventors, rocket scientists and pastors, Black men and women have been critical to the development of America as a nation. That’s what the Black History Matters Mural Project is all about. Gizette gives us the context of what led to its birth and how much work there’s still left to do. We talk about this and more on this episode of the Unsilent Church. Enjoy. 

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    25 分