Rev. Stephen Green Talks Faith, Justice, The Black Church’s Legacy, & The Liberating Gospel Of Jesus
Rev. Stephen Green of Greater Allen AME Cathedral discusses faith-based organizing, the liberating gospel, and the Black church's 200+ year legacy of resistance in Queens, N.Y. The post Rev. Stephen Green Talks Faith, Justice, The Black Church’s Legacy, & The Liberating Gospel Of Jesus appeared first on MadameNoire.
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At a time when some weaponize faith for political gain, Rev. Stephen A. Green offers a compelling vision of community, accountability, and radical love through the liberating gospel of Jesus. Serving as senior pastor of The Greater Allen A.M.E Cathedral of New York, Rev. Green unpacked what it means to bring “the Bible and the newspaper together.”
During our conversation, Rev. Green merged spiritual conviction with social action in ways that honor the Black church’s 200+ year legacy of resistance and resilience.
Rev. Green’s journey to the pulpit began as a child in Orlando, Fla., where his father served as a pastor before being elected a bishop in the A.M.E. Church. By the age of 17, Rev. Green accepted his call to preach—but that calling extended beyond Sunday sermons.
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“I felt God calling me not just to preach, but also to minister as an activist,” Rev. Green shared. “The calling has been larger than just the pulpit, but also to the public square.”
From Morehouse College to the University of Chicago Divinity School to serving as the NAACP’s National Youth Director, Rev. Green said his faith and activism were “part of the same source.”
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