S.6 E.12 Faith Work, being Black, and being Intelligent: Mark Anthony Chase

Profane Faith

!!!!EXPLICIT!!!!! Fam, this week my man Chase comes on and breaks. shit. down! As a Rector of All Saints in Pasadena and a poet, this brutha is putting in work. Check it out. Chase holds a Masters of Divinity from Fuller Seminary, and is deeply committed to pursuing racial justice, pursuing the real Jesus, and helping to dismantle the burdens of white supremacy and the myriad ways it manifests itself within ourselves and our communities. He has spent the last several years of his pastoral ministry experience at Fellowship Church in Monrovia (2014-2021), and Fellowship’s Center for Racial Reconciliation. At The Fellowship Center he helped design workshops, create curricula, administer trainings and equip congregants to dismantle racism and white supremacy within their local contexts. He also provided pastoral care and counseling, and deeply believes that caring for our souls and caring for our societies are intrinsically linked and must not be dichotomized. Chase was drawn to All Saints due to its history of being a prophetic witness for the marginalized, as well as its recent history of providing a safe refuge to those advocating for Black Lives. He has also served in youth ministry, and as a youth advocate and counselor for young people in the foster care system. He thoroughly enjoys helping people receive a bigger and kinder vision of God through preaching, poetry, and storytelling over food. Mark wants you to be encouraged and to know that you’re a good person, who is doing the best that they can.