We are showing love to our friends from Make It Plain as they launch their second season February 21, 2022. Check them out wherever you get your podcasts!

Any thing that was particularly helpful? Anything that was unhelpful? Any guests that you would like to see for season 4? Please leave us a review! We want to hear from you! See you next year for season 4. 

See you all next week! 

Elbert McGowan Jr. joins co-host Cyril Chavis Jr. to talk about the important of ministry in the local community. They discuss the importance of family history, the power of loving the people around you, the significance of being present with people, and more! They look at the life of Rev. E.B. Top, Pastor Elbert's great great grandfather. If you are interested in doing Jesus-centered ministry in your community, then this episode is for you! Tune in!! 

Rev. Elbert McGowan Jr. is born and raised in Jackson, MS. He is the Senior Pastor of Redeemer Church in Jackson. He is the founding campus pastor of RUF at Jackson State University. He is married to Dr. Karen McGowan and has two beautiful children. 

01:11 Intro of Pastor El 
06:55 Intro of E.B. Topp
13:33 Topp's significance to Pastor El
16:07 Having a ministry of presence 
19:10 Ways Pastor El resonates with Topp's ministry 
24:33 Final inspirations 
27:08 Keep up with Pastor El 
27:26 Prayer 

K.A. Ellis joins co-host Cyril Chavis Jr. to talk about how the kingdom of God is spreading all over the world. They talk about kingdom prayer, Christian resistance against oppressive regimes, suffering for the sake of the kingdom, and much more! We glean from the wisdom of Alonzo and Althea Edmiston, African American Presbyterian missionaries to the Congo. We see how the world and the church needs to return to the simplicity of the New Testament saints. If you want to be a part of what God is doing today in the most unlikely places, tune in!! 

Prof. K.A. Ellis is the Director for the Edmiston Center for the Study of the Bible and Ethnicity at Reformed Theological Seminary in ATL. She is also a PhD candidate at the Oxford Center for Mission Studies where she studies Theological Ethics and World Christianity. 

01:56 Intro of Prof. Ellis
07:46 Intro of the Edmistons
09:00 Story of Althea's missions 
10:20 What is Christian mission?
15:30 Mission agents oppressive regimes
22:15 Why study these people?
23:50 What the persecution looks like
28:45 Hallmarks of NT simplicity 
38:55 Neglecting Christian privilege 
44:20 The letter of encouragement 
50:10 Final inspirations 
52:18 Keeping up with K.A. Ellis
53:28 Prayer 

Wayne Credle joins co-host Cyril Chavis Jr. to discuss organizational leadership. They talk about how important healthy leadership is for an organization, the negative consequences of bad leadership in the world and in the church, the ways that pastors can exercise healthy leadership, and more! They lean on the wisdom of Stan Henkeman as it relates to organizational leadership. If you are passionate about leadership, this episode is for you!

Rev. Wayne Credle is the Co-owner of CREDLE LLC, a leadership development and consulting firm that serves churches and small businesses. He is also a PhD candidate at Regent University's School of Business and Leadership studying Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Ecclesial Leadership. He is married to Passion Credle who is pursuing an MBA at Regent University. 

02:23 Intro of Wayne Credle
08:31 Intro of Stan Henkeman
11:30 What's organizational leadership?
13:15 What's bad organizational leadership?
16:12 OL in the church 
23:02 Pastoral burnout and OL
25:43 OL issues in the black church 
33:20 Wisdom from Henkeman 
33:40 Presence, conflict, and sophisticated corruption 
37:40 Sophisticated corruption in the church 
41:30 Conflict in the church 
45:15 Final inspirations 
48:02 Keeping up with Rev. Credle 
49:05 Prayer 

Hey Africana Manna friends and family! There is no episode this week. We sincerely apologize. We can't wait to see you all next week!

Phillip Holmes joins co-hosts Noelle Shaw and Cyril Chavis Jr. to discuss power. What is power? How does it operate in everyday life? How is it at play in the Blackburn Takeover? What does Jesus show us about power? As we discuss power dynamics, we look at the life of Francis Grimké, our Christian African ancestor this week. We see how he was able to integrate rich pastoral and theological instincts with an active public life, advocating for racial justice. Tune in! 

Mr. Phillip Holmes is the Chief Communications Officer for Reformed Theological Seminary, the Owner of Highest Good, and a co-host of Make It Plain podcast. He is married to Mrs. Jasmine Holmes, and they have three boys. 

Kellie Brown joins co-hosts Cyril Chavis Jr. and Noelle Shaw as they discuss the strong black woman while reflecting on the life of Sis. Kellie's mother-in-law, LaQuines Bernadette Goodwin Brown. We discuss how dear Momma Brown was to Sis. Kellie, her godliness and strength, and her sacrificial love. We also talk about what strength looks like for a black woman, particularly a black woman in Christ. You don't want to miss this!

Mrs. Kellie Brown is the Operations Manager for African American Ministries in the PCA. She is also a Women's Shepherd, a church planter and assessor, and the Worship Arts Director at Christ Central Church in Charlotte, NC. 

Alicia Jackson joins co-hosts Noelle Shaw and Cyril Chavis, Jr. to discuss racialized assumptions about Africans and what it means for how Africans have had to navigate society. We lean on the wisdom of Isaac Anderson -- a clergyman in the CME, an educator, activist, and politician. They talk about racial categories in society, respectability politics, the independent African American church movement, the relevance of the Christian faith for endurance, and much more. 

Dr. Alicia Jackson is an Associate Professor of History at Covenant College and author of the forthcoming book The Recovered Life of Isaac Anderson. This project uncovers and restores the narrative of a pivotal leader in the Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church and in Georgia's state legislature in the late 19th century.