The season finale of This Is Crucial.

Our hosts are joined by Rev. Dr. Willie James Jennings, currently Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies at Yale University Divinity School.

Our hosts are joined by Rabbi Zach Fredman, spiritual leader and Creative Director of the Temenos Center for the Arts

This month we are telling personal stories from people in the pews.

Amos and Charlene are joined by Dr. Christine Hong, who is a writer, educator, pastor, and practical theologian. She is the author of Decolonial Futures: Intercultural and Interreligious Intelligence for Theological Education, published this year by Lexington Press. Dr. Hong is Associate Professor of Educational Ministry at Columbia Theological Seminary.

Amos and Charlene are joined by Dr. Mark Labberton.

Charlene Han Powell and Amos Disasa invite you to join them and their guests for monthly conversations that matter enough to make us uncomfortable. No registration is necessary, and you can participate by watching live at FPC Dallas YouTube, FPC Dallas Facebook, FPC Berkeley YouTube, or FPC Berkeley Facebook. Visit ThisisCrucial.com to learn more.

In this episode of This is Crucial, Rev. Amos Disasa and Rev. Charlene Han Powell talk with Rev. Dr. David Vásquez-Levy, President of the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California, about immigration. He regularly contributes a faith perspective to the national conversation on immigration, including speaking at a congressional briefing, participating in two immigration consultations with the Obama White House, and recently engaging in a series of public conversation with various State Attorneys across the country in an effort to reframe our national conversation about immigration. Learn more about This is Crucial on our website at thisiscrucial.com

Citizens of Minneapolis gathered at the courthouse this week to hear the announcement of Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict. Emotions have run high throughout our country as we watched something significant, maybe even historic, take place. Tonight on This is Crucial, we’ll be talking about what just happened in Minneapolis. This is Crucial is a podcast with live and interactive recording sessions focused on healing justice and racial equity, hosted by our own Pastor Amos Disasa, and FPC Berkeley’s Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell. You’ll be able to ask questions in the chat and have them answered by our hosts and guest. This week’s guest is Rev. Sarah Brouwer, the lead minister at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in St. Paul, Minnesota. Minneapolis is a city that has been on edge for more than a year, and tonight she will share share her on-the-ground perspective, and we will explore what she has discovered is crucial while leading, loving, and learning through our shared struggle for healing justice. Learn more at thisiscrucial.com