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Intersections with Phil Allen, Jr.\n \nEpisode: \xa0004; Courage is Contagious: The \u2018Good Trouble\u2019 of White Allyship\nAirdate: \xa0\xa0October 26, 2020\nLength: \xa0\xa0\xa01:20:00\nGuest(s): \xa0Pastor Bobby Harrison, The Church We Hope For\nIn this week\u2019s episode of Intersections with Phil Allen, Jr., host Phil Allen and guest Pastor Bobby Harrison of The Church We Hope For discuss the support given by white allies to social justice issues that resulted in Black protests around the country this year. When Pastor Harrison, who is white, arrived at the intersection of race, culture and theology, he found himself standing in metaphorical heavy traffic, a place where the gospel of equality was not widely welcomed. A man with an abiding commitment to the challenge of justice and equality, Harrison shares his message and story with Intersections in this week\u2019s episode \u201cCourage is Contagious: The \u2018Good Trouble\u2019 of White Allyship.\u201d Harrison is co-founder with In\xe9s Vel\xe1squez-McBryde of The Church We Hope For (https://thechurchwehopefor.com/), a growing southern California-based, multi-ethnic online house of worship. The pastor is also featured in Allen\u2019s documentary, \u201cOpen Wounds,\u201d a story of generational trauma and its impact on Allen\u2019s South Carolina family.\nGather with us for \u201cCourage is Contagious: The \u2018Good Trouble\u2019 of White Allyship\u201d on Intersections with Phil Allen, Jr.\n____________\nPhil Allen, Jr. is a Los Angeles-based pastor, social justice activist, filmmaker and author. His book \u201cOpen Wounds\u201d 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. \u201cOpen Wounds\u201d \u2013 which is based on the Allen-produced documentary of the same name \u2013 will be published in February 2021. Allen is a Ph.D. student studying Christian ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA.