SojoMail - I spoke with Kamala Harris’ pastor

This week: the Civil Rights leader praying with Kamala Harris, the justice-centered faith of a WNBA star, and the power of giving up power. Meet Vice President Kamala Harris’ Pastor, Civil Rights Leader Amos C. Brown In this week’s SojoMail, Mitchell Atencio profiles the pastor whom Kamala Harris called for prayers as part of her decision to run for president: On Sunday, Rev. Amos C. Brown led service at Third Baptist Church of San Francisco, as he has on most Sundays since becoming pastor there in 1976. Wearing a hoodie bearing the images of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Kwame Ture, and John Lewis, along with the words “GOOD TROUBLE,” he called the congregation to fix their “hearts, minds, and spirits on prayer.” He prayed, by name, for over 30 members of the church who were “sick and shut in.” Before Brown read from Hebrews 12:1-3, a congregant handed him a note to let him know that President Joe Biden was stepping out of the race for reelection. He read from the verse, saying, “seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” Then, after the service, Brown received a phone call from another member who was absent that Sunday: Vice President Kamala Harris, who was preparing to run a very different type of race. Read the full article Advertisement Our Latest Stories Olympic Chaplains — Not Street Evangelists — Offer Spiritual Care in Paris (by Sara Augustin) While some opportunistic evangelical groups flock to the Olympics, chaplains from five major faith traditions offer prayer, consolation, and a listening ear to Olympians. Read more WNBA Star Layshia Clarendon Is Keeping the Faith and Breaking Binaries (by Mitchell Atencio) The Los Angeles Sparks guard speaks on trans inclusion in sports and faith, and how learning about Jesus as a “radical brown man ... ignited me and set my heart on fire.” Read more Our Country — and Churches — Need Leaders Who Relinquish Power (by Wesley Granberg-Michaelson) Biden’s decision to step down is a reminder for all leaders to look “not to your own interests, but to the interests of others.” Read more From the Magazine: In Her Latest Films, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor’s Job Is to Tell the Truth (by Josina Guess) The actor talks with Sojourners about her recent performances, caste in America, and her relationship with the church. Read more Advertisements The Source Collaborative: A FREE experience for US-based Christian congregations The Source Collaborative is for you if doing ministry the way it has always been done is standing in the way of thriving. You’re ready to try something new. You’re ready to take a hard look at your changing neighborhood and help your church adapt. You have colleagues in your town or parish who want to work together on a new idea to multiply your community impact. Enroll by August 31! Deep South Investors Tour: September 8-15 Join Faith and Money Network on a six-day tour through Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama, to experience how our country’s legacy of racial inequity persists today in major systems from home ownership to education to banking — and how Hope Credit Union and its investors are working for change. The Urgent Need for Justice-Oriented Churches in the United States: Embracing Sankofa At the Margins “Justice-oriented churches actively seek to address systemic injustices and serve marginalized communities. The biblical command to ‘act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God’ (Micah 6:8) guides these churches. By prioritizing justice, they embody the teachings of Jesus, who consistently uplifted the poor, the oppressed, and the marginalized.” Read more of the latest sponsored article on sojo.net. Donate Subscribe

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