I Wish I Would Have Done It Sooner
Second Sunday is about Black Queer folks finding, keeping and sometimes losing faith.
A native of Colorado Springs, Rev. Benjamin Reynolds, has spent nearly four decades in active ministry and believes that life is a series of calls and that we may have more than one calling over the course of our lives. He feels the purposes of his calling are yet ahead of him and during this episode you'll hear about one call received and how it all fell apart when they learned he was gay. The Second Sunday podcast is hosted by Esther Ikoro (EE-Koro) and Darren Calhoun. Follow Esther @estheralready,https://www.instagram.com/estheralready Follow Darren @heydarren, https://www.instagram.com/heydarren Podcasting is a team sport so thank you to our dream team: Our Producers Esther Ikoro, Anna DeShawn, and Nichole Hill Our Associate Producer: Amber Walker Our Sound Designer: Florence Bah-row Adams Our Managing Producers: Jocelyn Gonzales and Courtney Fleurantin (floor-in-teen) Our opening theme song is Miyah B's original track titled, “They Don't Know”. You should download the full song today. https://linktr.ee/myiab.music About this pod Second Sunday is about Black Queer folks finding, keeping and sometimes losing faith. It’s a second look at a topic that feels increasingly dismissed and minimized. It’s Second Sunday. About The Qube The Qube is a podcast production company and curated platform to discover the best BIPOC & QTPOC podcasts. We are here to diversify the fastest growing medium today by creating a space of discoverability for audiences invested in culturally aligned content. Discover your next fav BIPOC pod - https://theqube.app/ Follow The Qube Instagram, https://instagram.com/thequbeapp Twitter, https://twitter.com/thequbeapp TikTok, https://tiktok.com/@thequbeapp
Rev. Benjamin Ledell Reynolds
A native of Colorado Springs, Benjamin has spent nearly four decades in active ministry and believes that life is a series of calls and that we may have more than one calling over the course of our lives. He feels the purposes of his calling are yet ahead of him.
These days, Benjamin is preparing for qualifying exams for a Ph.D. at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Theology with an emphasis on Black Theology that has its roots in the spirituality, sexuality, and masculinity of members of Black Greek Lettered Fraternities.
In addition to serving as pastor of Chicago's historic First Church of the Brethren, he has served as assistant vice president and dean of students at Garrett. The University of Denver awarded him a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and the Iliff School of Theology in Denver a Master of Divinity. Benjamin has become established for his activism and organizing around issues of equality, access, and community dialogue; serving as Director of the LGBTQ Religious Studies Center at Chicago Theological Seminary; Director of Faith Communities for Illinois Unites for Marriage Equality campaign; and lead consultant for the Table to Action Project bringing Chicago’s diverse community of religious, academic and moral leaders together for dialogue and collaboration to build a stronger ecumenical community in the city.
Benjamin takes the position that “race and sexuality (and gender and class) are co-constitutive in our life; however, repeatedly we find members of the community placing anti-racist work in conflict with the … Read More
