The Gospel Remix: Reaching the Hip Hop Generation - Softcover

Ralph C. Watkins; Jason A.; Jr. Barr; Jamal-harrison Bryant; William H. Curtis; Otis; III Moss

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9780817015077: The Gospel Remix: Reaching the Hip Hop Generation

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ISBN 10: 0817015078 ISBN 13: 9780817015077

Publisher: Judson Pr, 2007

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Each generation brings new challenges and opportunities to the church. One such challenge/ opportunity facing the black church today comes in the form of the hip hop generation. Hip hop is DJing and MCing, break dancing and rapping; street art, street talk, and street smarts. It has its own language, its own look, its own consciousness. Hip hop is a culture and an identity, and for many African American churches, hip hop and its generation are both disturbing and frightening.

Church leaders are asking:
How do we understand and reach this generation?
How can we as African Americans embrace something that makes us look so bad?
Can one live hip hop and still be a Christian?

Ralph C. Watkins and his fellow contributors address these questions and more in this timely and important new resource. They offer sociological, theological, and biblical perspectives and respond from their experiences creating The Gospel Remix in their own congregations and communities. In addition, they provide candid ministry profiles of the hip hop pastor as prophet, father, peer, and model professional.

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About the Author:

Ralph C. Watkins is assistant dean of African American Church Studies and associate professor of Society, Religion and Africana Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is also director of Christian education for First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles. An active teaching scholar, Dr. Watkins has more than 250 publications and conference presentations to his credit, and is the author of I Ain t Afraid to Speak My Mind. He holds a D.Min. from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh.

Jason A. Barr Jr. is senior pastor at Macedonia Baptist Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and adjunct professor at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and Geneva College. He holds an M.Div. from Duke University.

Jamal-Harrison Bryant is the founder and pastor of one the fastest growing AME churches in the nation, The Empowerment Temple in Baltimore, Maryland. Prior to his role as pastor, Rev. Bryant served as the director of the NAACP's youth and college division. He holds an M.Div. from Duke University.

William H. Curtis is senior pastor of Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Curtis was elected president of the Hampton University Ministers Conference for 2007 and was a contributor to Outstanding Black Sermons, Volume 4 (Judson Press 2001). He holds an M.Div. from Howard University and a D.Min. from United Theological Seminary.

Otis Moss III is pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, IL. He is author of Redemption in a Red Light District, and has contributed to The African American Pulpit, Sojourners, and Urban Spectrum. Rev. Moss holds an M.Div. from Yale University.

Review:

"Watkins outlines a movement toward hip hop which is incarnational, sacrificial and authentic. He offers an insightful introduction to the culture and raises many questions to guide churches and pastors through contextualizing ministry to and with hip hop. This is a valuable and timely resource." --YouthWorker Journal, March/April 2009

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