As I reflect on my experience at the “Speak Until Justice Wakes” conference, I feel like I have been placed in the biblical text with the prophet Elijah—at the moment in time when he is discouraged and overwhelmed with his ministry, awakened by an angel, and told to get up and eat. Elijah is encouraged to receive nourishment for his journey.
While I am not at the same emotional place Elijah was in, I feel like I have been awakened and given nourishment to strengthen my journey.
As a new pastor who is trying to move a congregation toward strong prophetic witness in our community, I found it a blessing to be in the company of those who strive to preach prophetically and live a prophetic lifestyle.
God’s angels who have spoken at this conference have fed me well. I thank God for the company of people who have engaged their communities as expressions of Christ love in such a way that souls have been saved and lives transformed.
In Christ,
Rev. Kasey Jones
National Baptist Memorial Church
Washington, D.C.
- Speak Until Justice Wakes
- National Ministries seeks to prepare a new generation of leaders for prophetic ministry—leaders who will enable the church to be an instrument of God's will in the 21st century. We will do this by deepening spirituality within a tradition of prayer and attention to discipleship.
