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Jimi Calhoun’s A Story of Rhythm and Grace,: What the Church Can Learn from Rock and Roll about Healing the Racial Divide

By on Jul 17, 2009 in Featured Guest on Mission Unstoppable

On Tuesday July 21, 2009 at 8:00pm EDT, join the Unstoppable Frankie Picasso for a Special 90 minute Mission Unstoppable Radio show featuring legendary bassist,  Evangical minister and author of  A Story of Rhythm and Grace,: What the Church Can Learn from Rock and Roll about Healing the Racial Divide, Mr. Jimi Calhoun.

As a professional musician during the 60' and 70's, , Jimi Calhoun was a basist for some pretty heavy hitters.  He has played and shared the World stage with Rock n roll's elite members and if you look at the list below, chances are you will recognize many if not ALL of their names.

For many of us, this would be a dream come true. I mean who doesn't want to be a Rock Star, but Jimi left this world willingly for another, one that was actually less tolerant of who he was as a man, and a human being, Jimi joined the ministry to serve God and as a pastor he states  "  it seems my skin color caused more disquiet within the evangelical community than in the world of popular culture".

Through the medium of his book, Jimi uses his experiences in both arenas to help readers dissect racial relation issues. As he interweaves personal stories with reflections on race, Jimi invites and challenges Christians to reach out for racial healing and reconciliation and offers hope for racial harmony in the church and in the broader culture.

 

  • Creation
  • Dr. John
  • Rare Earth
  • Sly Stone
  • Parliament-Funkadelic
  • Buddy Miles with Jimi Hendrix
  • Brian Auger
  • Robbie Robertson
  • Mick Jagger
  • John Lennon
  • Maria Muldaur
  • Martha Reeves
  • The Four Tops
  • Etta James
  • David Sandborn
  • Clifford Coulter
  • Lou Rawls
  • Wilson Pickett
  • Billy Preston
  • Jackie Lomax
  • Jeffrey Osbourne
  • Mel Brown
  • Doug Kershaw

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I invite you to experience the wisdom, power and Grace of Jimi's words and open yourself to his message and an evening of important dialogue.

Joining us later in the program are some very exciting guests who will help us engage in this important discussion about the role of religeon and how it can step up to the plate as it pertains to race relations and more.

Dave Izenbart is a Senior Pastor with the Living Springs Community Church in Ilinois.

Dr. Paula Matabane is an ordained minister in the AME church, a communications professor at Howard University and independent filmmaker.

Latayne Scott,  is the author of 15 books and an authority on Mormonism.  As a former-temple recommend Mormon, she shares insider insights about this religion through her heavily-documented book, The Mormon Mirage:  A Former Member Looks at the Mormon Church Today.

Chad Dion Lassiter- President of Black Men at Penn School of Social Work, Inc at the University of Pennsylvania

 

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  2. By Seth R. on Jul 18, 2009 | Reply

    Out of curiosity…

    What exactly makes Latayne Scott an “authority on Mormonism?”

    Just being one?

    Because even I qualify on that score.

  3. By admin on Jul 20, 2009 | Reply

    Dear Seth,
    Latayne is the author of 15 books and one specifically entitled, The Mormon Mirage. She has been honored by Pepperdine University with its “Distinguished Christian Service Award for Creative Christian Writing, so I have included her in the discussion.
    May I ask why you wrote your comment? Frankie

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