[MLK Day Special Re-Run] What MLK Jr. Means to These Black Seacoast Folks and Why "Race Conversations" Are Still Hard Artwork

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The Seacoast Podcast: Things You Won't Hear On Sunday

[MLK Day Special Re-Run] What MLK Jr. Means to These Black Seacoast Folks and Why "Race Conversations" Are Still Hard

January 20, 2025 • Seacoast Church

[This Episode Originally aired on MLK Day 2023]

Show-notes from that episode:

Black pastors 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.

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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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