If you weren't at our April Virtual Lunch Huddle, you missed something special. But don't worry — we got you. This month, we had the honor of sitting down with Pastor Jerome Gay Jr., founding pastor of Vision Church right here in Raleigh, NC, and author of The Whitewashing of Christianity: A Hidden Past, A Hurtful Present, and A Hopeful Future. Let me tell you — he brought it! So What Is Whitewashing? Pastor Jerome defines whitewashing as the process of taking biblical figure

Pastor Philip Walker of Mt. Pleasant Worship and Outreach Center shares how faith, tax credits, and a team of five transformed an entire street in Southwest Raleigh. When Pastor Philip Walker became the senior pastor of Mt. Pleasant Worship and Outreach Center in 1994, his big vision was simple: pay off the mortgage, maybe buy a couple of houses on the street, and use them for community ministry. God, as it turns out, had a much bigger plan. Today, Mt. Pleasant — a church of

Our very first Virtual Lunch Huddle brought the fire, the truth, and the encouragement we all needed. We pulled up our chairs. We opened our hearts. And for nearly an hour, we went deep. The Encouraging Place launched its very first Virtual Lunch Huddle this year, and our Chief Encouraging Officer, Reggie Edwards, sat down with a dear friend, mentor, and fellow champion of racial healing — Pastor Andy Gray from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Andy has pastored for over 24 years and

For over thirty years, I have had a front-row seat to watch the transformational impact of The Encouraging Place and its dynamic leader, Reg