Churchy Life

Reina Crawford is a singer, praise & worship leader, and choir director from Oakland, Ca, that loves any and all things music related - including skillful tambourine playing. We talk about some of the crazy stuff she's seen growing up in church, including a medical emergency one Sunday morning that could have been completely avoided.

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Kyron Shorter is a preacher & singer from San Diego, CA, and newly appointed pastor of the Bethesda Temple church in Los Angeles, CA. He also serves as the International PYPU vice president of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World. Kyron brings a bunch of funny stories from his experiences growing up in church - including a time when communion had to be completely canceled.

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Karen Bankhead is a phenomenally versatile actress, comedienne and writer who you may have seen in movies like "I Am Sam", and "Little Richard", and TV shows like "New Attitude", "Boston Common", and "Curb Your Enthusiasm". She also performs regularly as the elderly "Etta Mae Mumphries" (known as the black Forrest Gump) who she brought along with her on this episode. We talk about her churchy life, and how Sis. Etta Mae was birthed into the world.

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Sean Tripline is an accomplished musician, conductor, professor and pastor from Philadelphia. He's currently at Princeton Seminary, pursuing his masters in divinity. We talk about his churchy life and upbringing, he shares some of the crazy things he's seen happen while folks are up singing solos in church. 

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Shanta Atkins is an awesome singer/songwriter, podcast host, social media influencer, and mental health advocate. She comes from a large family of singers and preachers, and is the baby sister of gospel artists, Mary Mary (Erica Campbell and Tina Campbell). We talk about her churchy life growing up in Los Angeles, CA, and she tells us about ridiculous prophecies that most certainly did not come from God.

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Demetrius Tolefree is a highly gifted musician, singer/songwriter, producer and recording artist from East Oakland, California. He currently serves as the minister of music at Glad Tidings International church, and runs the online gospel station - FreeDem Radio. D. Tole shares a funny story about a choir rehearsal that gets shut down a lot earlier than expected.

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Yolanda Marant is an indie gospel singer / songwriter and praise & worship leader in Charlotte, NC. She also doubles as an entrepreneur and professional graphic designer. We talk about her churchy life and upbringing in Denver, CO, and she shares a story about an unexpected communion surprise, and why sitting next to friends at church can get you in trouble.

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Bill Goff is one of my good friends from San Diego, CA who is an excellent preacher and teacher, serving at the City of Hope International Church. We talk about his audio engineering skills, as well as his churchy upbringing as a preacher's kid. Bill shares some hilarious stories about how to be mindful of what you're saying while you're up in the pulpit.

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Antonia (Bereal) Lee is my good friend / sister, and wife of Churchy Life guest, Brandon Lee. Toni works as a law administration professional in San Francisco, who grew up in the grand old Church of God in Christ in Los Angeles. We talk about her upbringing as a member of the Bereal family; one of the most churchy and talented families that California has ever produced. She shares some great stories about how much church you really have to attend when everyone in the family is a pastor.

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Dawain Atkinson is the creator and host of The B.A.R. (Biblical and Reformed) podcast - where he presents a biblical worldview from the Reformed theological perspective, examines current events and interview great guests. We talk about his churchy upbringing, and he shares a funny story about how resourceful and strong-willed church mothers can really be.

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