14: Rohadi Nagassar: Race and Deconstructing Whiteness

Jun 18, 2023

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Today I talk to Rohadi Nagassar about his newest book “When We Belong. Reclaiming Christianity on the Margins.” from Herald Press. Rohadi writes and speaks on the topics of decolonizing, liberation, and deconstructing western Christianity. And today we talk about just that, focusing in on talking about Deconstructing white supremacy and whiteness from our faith. He has planted two churches including an inner-city multi-ethnic expression called Cypher Church. He has also written extensively in the areas of missions and church leadership including his book, “Thrive. Ideas to lead the church in post-Christendom”.

Rohadi lives in Canada, on Treaty 7 Lands, otherwise known as Calgary, and holds a Business Certificate from Mount Royal College, a BA in Economics from the University of Calgary, and a Master of Divinity from Canadian Theological Seminary. His experience includes non-profit work in both governance and organizational development. He is the past-chair of ACT Alberta, one of the largest anti-human trafficking NGOs in Canada. He’s also a director with Mosaic Ministries.
Rohadi’s private sector experience includes running his marketing consultancy firm for over 20 years.

Listen to his podcast: Faith in a Fresh Vibe: https://www.rohadi.com/podcast/
Website: www.rohadi.com
Twitter: @rohadi
Instagram: @rohadi.nagassar
His books: shop.rohadi.com

Time Stamps for the episode:
2:05: Tell me about your people
7:05: Finding the roots of our people before assimilation
10:40: Genetic and Generational residual trauma
14:52: “Faith roots: the only people of color in a white evangelical church
17:51: What ain’t right: White supremacy
22:29: Finding Belonging
25:35: What is actually happening in deconstruction
31:39: naming the powers of white-ness
37:42: White-ness IS the water we all swim in
44:04: White folks can find their people and roots too
47:04: White Folks roots can depolarize us from white-ness politics
49:08: Wholistic Belonging: Self, Community, Land, God
53:27: Assimilation vs Belonging
58:30: Attempts at diversity
1:03:00: Four Pillars of White Supremacy
1:06:09: Shifts in society toward Post Christian
1:11:16: Liminal Living Practices

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