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Episode: 023 \u201cA Ministry of 'Presence'\u201d \nAirdate: March 15, 2021\nLength: 1:06:54\nGuests: Camille Geri\n \nIn this episode I talk to Camille Geri, a dynamic justice advocate. More than the work of justice, or included in the work of justice is pastoral care for healing. The wealth of knowledge she brings to the conversation around the work of justice, pastoral care, and healing trauma is born out of her time being present in the lives of those in the communities where she has lived and served. She speaks from a pastor\u2019s heart but with the passion of a prophet. She effortless weaves the arts and pastoral ministry to empower communities.\nThe conversation flows from the idea of a \u201cministry of presence\u201d to the \u201cbraid of oppression\u201d\u2014feudalism, disability, and normalizing violence. She speaks honestly about her time spent attending and serving in a predominately white evangelical context. She is candid about what it means to be a biracial woman\u2014Black and Filipina\u2014at the table with all or most of the seats taken up by white men. This conversation is more than interesting, it is necessary.\nLearn from Camille as we dive deep in these issues around race(ism), justice, and healing trauma from a BIPOC perspective.\n____________\nPhil Allen, Jr (http://www.philallenjr.com). is a Los Angeles-based pastor, social justice activist, filmmaker and author. Allen\u2019s book Open Wounds explores the murder of Nate Allen\u2014Phil Allen\u2019s grandfather\u2014in the Jim Crow era of South Carolina and how that traumatic event resonated through generations of his family. Open Wounds \u2013 which is based on the Allen-produced documentary (http://www.openwoundsdoc.com) of the same name \u2013 was published on February 9, 2021. Allen is a Ph.D. student studying Christian ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA.