Over the past few years, there’s been an undercurrent of frustration among minority leadership in evangelical circles. This has occurred especially among those in the reformed theological tradition. It has often seemed that every conference, leadership panel, or blog entry seems to feature maybe one Black, Asian or Hispanic voice and even that one voice […]
Author: Steve Patton
Steve is currently the assistant pastor at CrossPoint Church, a multi-cultural church located in the artistic and economically diverse community of Newport, RI and has served there for 11 years. He also is the Senior Writer at Rapzilla.com. He and his wife of 8 years Nichole are raising their beautiful daughter Alana and are expecting their second child late this fall.
The Prosperity Call Let me give you some backstory. I grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and even though there is a church on literally every corner, I was not raised as a Christian. Being young, angry and Black allowed me to fully embrace my disdain for the church. God saved me the summer before my […]