WGBD: When God is Black and Disabled
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAmplifying the voices of Black women of faith with disabilities, WGBD podcast serves to develop a disability hermeneutic for the church, disability advocacy for the culture, and a learning opportunity for all desiring to better understand the life of women with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Rev. Raedorah C. Stewart is the host. Stewart is ordained clergy, a seminary professor, and director of Christian Education at her home church in Washington, DC.
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WGBD: Disabled Entrepreneur with Nanoshka Johnson
April 18, 2021 04:00 - 27 minutes - 17.7 MBWGBD welcomes serial entrepreneur Nanoshka Johnson as she challenges church and culture to accommodate the pace at which disabled persons function. She personifies the no-limit possibilities of business acumen, ministry, and ingenuity.
WGBD: United Church of Christ Disability Commission with Rachel Chapman
April 11, 2021 04:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBThis episode of WGBD: When God is Black & Disabled welcomes Ms. Rachel Chapman, a disability activist in the church, and serves on the Disability Commission of the United Church of Christ. Her passion is disability awareness beyond building modifications only.
WGBD: Jesus, the Disabled Empath with Rev. Raedorah C. Stewart
April 04, 2021 04:00 - 12 minutes - 7.83 MBThis episode of WGBD: When God is Black & Disabled reflects on developing a hermeneutic of disability by framing salvation through the disabled body of Jesus at the Crucifixion. What had been essential for disabled persons was coopted by ableds affected by quarantine--the familiar exile of disabled persons. JusticeUnbound.org This reflection first appeared as the Good Friday meditation at Justice Unbound, an interactive journal on Christian social justice, a ministry of the Presbyterian ...
WGBD: Sisters of Strength Facebook Group with Kenya Francis
March 28, 2021 04:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBWGBD welcomes Kenya Francis, a lupus survivor, who thrives to live a full life in spite of the early demise of her mother and sister from chronic illnesses. She is candid and gracious in calling for community, to not be forgotten by the church.
WGBD: Italian Art and Religion with Dr. April Lynch
March 21, 2021 04:00 - 29 minutes - 19.4 MBWGBD welcomes Dr. April Renee Lynch, a scholar of 15th-17th Century Italian renaissance art. Her august publications and travel to the Vatican are a wellspring of information as to how art and theology are interdependent.
WGBD: Stomping on Cerebral Palsy with Tylia Flores
March 14, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBTylia Flores is a spitfire of an advocate for stomping out cerebral palsy! She has a fierce love of God and people. It is family support that keeps her light warm and bright
WGBD: Re-Humanizing Disabled Humans
March 08, 2021 00:00 - 12 minutes - 8.28 MBThis episode of WGBD: When God is Black & Disabled reflects on developing a hermeneutic of disability by framing COVID-19 public response with reasonable accommodations through the story of Mephibosheth in 2 Samuel. What had been essential for disabled persons was coopted by ableds affected by quarantine--the familiar exile of disabled persons. EvolvingFaith.com This reflection is excerpted from Episode 17: Identity, Belonging, and Disability on the Evolving Faith podcast. Along with ...
WGBD: Re-Humanizing Disabled Humans with Rev. Raedorah C. Stewart
March 08, 2021 00:00 - 12 minutes - 8.28 MBThis episode of WGBD: When God is Black & Disabled reflects on developing a hermeneutic of disability by framing COVID-19 public response with reasonable accommodations through the story of Mephibosheth in 2 Samuel. What had been essential for disabled persons was coopted by ableds affected by quarantine--the familiar exile of disabled persons. EvolvingFaith.com This reflection is excerpted from Episode 17: Identity, Belonging, and Disability on the Evolving Faith podcast. Along with ...
WGBD: SupaNatural Life with the Peace Pastor, Rev. Yani Davis
February 28, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBRev. Yani Davis aka The Peace Pastor spits and flows a testimony of hearing and healing--both supernaturally! With their vision of ministering wholeness and wellness, the people are sure to not perish! Keywords: hymns, hip hop, queer, kidney disease, disability, mother, Inglewood, SULUHU, Wellchella, wholistic communal care, COVID, quarantine, church plant, spiritual, entrepreneur
WGBD: Take Charge with Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant, Part 2
February 21, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes - 14.3 MBThis is part two of our insightful conversation with Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant, Social Action & Virtual Minister at St. Matthews AME Community Church, Hollis Queens, New York. She shares with us the power of taking charge of your diagnosis and pain management--don’t take ‘No’ for an answer! Keywords: disability, new york, nevada, chiari malformation, Black woman, womanist, communion, edible, cbd, pain, pain management, skittles, arizona iced tea, mikvah, sciatica, eucharist, healing, thc, ...
WGBD: Take Charge with Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant, Part 1
February 14, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutes - 12.5 MBOn this episode of WGBD, Rev. Stephanie A. Duzant, Social Action & Virtual Minister at St. Matthews AME Community Church, Hollis Queens, New York. She shares with us the power of taking charge of your diagnosis and pain management--don’t take ‘No’ for an answer! This is part one of a two-part conversation. Keywords: disability, new york, nevada, chiari malformation, Black woman, womanist, communion, edible, cbd, pain, pain management, skittles, arizona iced tea, mikvah, sciatica, euchari...
WGBD: Why a Hermeneutic of Disability? with Rev. Raedorah C. Stewart
February 07, 2021 05:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MBThe WGBD “When God is Black and Disabled” Podcast with and by Black women of faith with disabilities both amplifies our voices and seizes the teachable moment to assist preachers in developing a hermeneutic of disability. This week’s episode lays the foundation upon which future programming is built--interpreting familiar stories to amplify the disability narrative within our sacred texts. This episode is more apologetic and establishes an ethos of disability as God’s good work instead of r...
WGBD: Fire the mic! Introduction
January 29, 2021 05:00 - 10 minutes - 6.07 MBHello and welcome to WGBD “When God is Black and Disabled” a podcast by and with Black women of faith with disabilities, hosted by the Rev. Raedorah C. Stewart. This podcast is a space to amplify the voices and validate the experiences of Black women of faith from various streams of spirituality, in the church, and for the culture. In doing so, we imagine the Imago Dei with disabilities as incarnate and more valuable to humanity than is cast as burdensome, accidental, or incidental to God’s...