{"id":19403,"date":"2025-03-19T04:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=19403"},"modified":"2025-03-26T12:47:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T17:47:53","slug":"season-26-episode-3-active-tarrying-finding-freedom-to-move-with-gods-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2025\/03\/season-26-episode-3-active-tarrying-finding-freedom-to-move-with-gods-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 26: Episode 3 | Active Tarrying: Finding Freedom to Move with God’s Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, Ruth and guest Reverend Dr. Phaedra Blocker are exploring chapter 3, \u201cMovement,\u201d of Selina Stone\u2019s book Tarry Awhile: Wisdom from Black Spirituality for People of Faith. <\/em>The two delve into the rich tradition of waiting on the Holy Spirit as taught in Black spirituality and its relevance for people of faith. They explore the significance of being aware of our contribution to others’ sense of belonging, the challenges of socioeconomic and physical mobility for Black communities, and the biblical narrative of Hagar as a lens for understanding agency and divine justice. The episode concludes with practical advice on active tarrying as self-examination and readiness to act on divine guidance.<\/p>\n

We are journeying through Lent with a podcast season entitled \u201cTarry with Me Awhile: Learnings from the Black Church.\u201d We will use Dr. Selina Stone\u2019s book, Tarry Awhile: Wisdom from Black Spirituality for People of Faith<\/a>,<\/em> as a guide. Black spirituality has much to offer us in understanding the practice of tarrying as a Lenten practice. Together we will seek a deeper understanding of waiting on God in the liminal space\u2014where the resurrection feels far off, and our deaths and suffering are present.<\/p>\n

\"ReverendRev. Dr. Phaedra D. Blocker (TC8) is a preacher, educator, and consultant dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations (particularly clergy and congregations) to move toward wholeness and actualize their potential as agents of shalom in the world. She is the Founder and President of the Center for Clergy & Congregational Wellness, a nonprofit organization that empowers ministry leaders to facilitate health and wholeness in themselves, their ministry contexts, and their adjacent communities. In addition, she serves as Affiliate Professor in Leadership & Formation at Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University. She is also a visiting professor at Northern Theological Seminary. Her most recent professional affiliations have included serving on the boards of the Transforming Center, Grace & Race Ministries, Inc., and Black Faith Rising.<\/p>\n

Music this season is provided by Julian Davis Reed<\/strong>. Julian Davis Reid (TC20) is an artist-theologian from Chicago who uses sound and word to offer hope to the searching, presence to the sorrowful, and rest to the weary. A pianist, composer, and producer, his projects featured on this podcast are the two solo piano records Rest Assured<\/em><\/a> (2021)<\/em> and Beside Still Waters<\/em><\/a> (2024) <\/em>and his single Moan (Matthew 2:18) featuring Tramaine Parker, released on Inauguration Day 2025 on the project When Souls Cry Out<\/em><\/a>. Julian steadily releases music under his own name and with his group, The JuJu Exchange. You can learn more about his work at juliandavisreid.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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