Episode 60: A Conversation With Jon Paul Robles

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Jon Paul Robles is an ordained priest and co-pastor for the Sacred Commons Church Youngstown Oh He is the director of The Greater Youngstown Community Dialogue On Racism and a coordinator for Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past He is currently a grad student of Theology amp Culture at St Stephen s University with a thesis that merges the philosophy of Simone Weil poverty and funk His work orbits issues of justice the human condition and public theology embedded within intricate social and religious frameworks As a grandchild of Mexican-Americans who migrated from Texas to the Midwest an Oklahoma Osage crop duster and a Steel Magnolia from Kansas he identifies as third-culture and finds that his work is birthed from the convergence of their stories ABOUT YOUR HOSTS David is a University of California Santa Barbara alum and leads Santa Barbara s Beloved Community Church and also Jesus Collective an online community which exists to foster wholeness and equity by healing relationships and cultural divides honoring the dignity of all peoples and protecting the biodiversity of our planet through actively listening understanding partnering and serving He is the author of Making America Great Again Fairy Tale Horror Story Dream Come True Learn more at www davidnmoore comKerry Connelly she her MDiv CCLC is the author of Good White Racist Confronting Your Role in Racial Injustice and Wait Is This Racist A Guide to Becoming an Antiracist Church Kerry holds her Master of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis where she is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Ministry She is a Certified Coach with additional certifications in DISC personality styles conflict resolution Cornell University she is a World Leadership Fellow Passionate about all things spiritual she is also trained in a number of intuitive energy healing modalities including traditional Usui Reiki and Angel Reiki When she is not consulting with predominantly White churches to help them deconstruct White pseudosupremacy in their daily operations she is working 1 1 with clients to help them connect with their own higher guidance and to live deeply intuitive lives You can learn more about Kerry at www kerryconnelly com Click here to visit this podcast episode