How to Become a Better Advocate | Terence Lester (Preacher Boys Podcast)
Preacher Boys Podcast
Eric Skwarczynski
4.6 • 701 Ratings
🗓️ 28 July 2021
⏱️ 61 minutes
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ABOUT TERENCE LESTER:
TERENCE LESTER IS A SPEAKER, ACTIVIST, AUTHOR, AND THOUGHT LEADER IN THE REALM OF SYSTEMIC POVERTY.
He's known for nationwide campaigns that bring awareness to issues surrounding homelessness, poverty, and economic inequality. His awareness campaigns have been featured on MLK50, CNN, Good Morning America, TVONE, Creative Mornings, USA Today, NBC, AJC, Black Enterprise, Rolling Out, Upworthy, and have been viewed by millions of people worldwide.
In 2018, Terence led the March Against Poverty as he walked from Atlanta to Memphis (386 miles). He finished the march and spoke at the historic Lorraine Motel for the 50th Anniversary of MLK's assassination.
He has spoken on the same platform as other civil rights activists: Bernice King, Roland Martin, Gina Belafonte, Michael Eric Dyson, Tamika D. Mallory, and many others. Terence's unique approach combines storytelling and digital media to help illustrate social justice issues with practical approaches to solving these ailments.
In 2013, Terence founded the non-profit "Love Beyond Walls" and has helped hundreds of individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty to rebuild their lives. In 2019, Terence launched the first museum in the U.S. representing homelessness out of a shipping container called Dignity Museum.
Terence has written six books, and his new book, "When We Stand: The Power Of Seeking Justice Together," released May 18, 2021, with InterVarsity Press. He also holds four degrees and is working towards his Ph.D. at Union Institute & University in Public Policy & Social Change.
He is happily married to his best friend, Cecilia Lester, and they have two amazing children, Zion Joy and Terence II.
ABOUT THE BOOK: It's easy to feel overwhelmed by all of the injustices that we see in the world. We don't know what to do and might think that we don't have anything to offer. But by using our gifts in collaboration with others, we can do more together than we ever could on our own. Activist Terence Lester knows it's hard to change the world. But mobilizing and acting together empowers us to do what we can't do as isolated individuals. Lester looks at the obstacles that prevent us from getting involved, and he offers practical ways that we can accomplish things together as groups, families, churches, and communities. He helps us find our place in the larger picture, discerning the unique ways we can contribute and make a difference. By connecting with our neighbors and discovering our own paths of service, we can drastically change how we follow Christ and see God moving in the world. Togetherness and community give visible testimony of the power of the gospel. In this broken world, the body of Christ can transform society―when we stand together.
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| 0:00.0 | It's one thing to be a spokesperson on behalf of someone, but it's another thing to be proximate |
| 0:07.0 | enough to learn the stories of individuals that you want to pass the microphone to. |
| 0:14.0 | We don't need any more people being a voice for the voiceless. |
| 0:18.0 | We have voices already. Some people's voices are heard while others are |
| 0:22.7 | silence. We need advocates that are daring and bold enough to use their privilege to pass the microphone. |
| 0:30.3 | Trigger warning. This podcast contains descriptions of various abusive situations. |
| 0:36.1 | Listener discretion is advised. You are listening to the Preacher Boys |
| 0:40.6 | podcast, a podcast shedding light on decades of mental, physical, and sexual abuse within the |
| 0:47.0 | independent fundamental Baptist movement. The testimony shared on this podcast are told from the |
| 0:52.7 | personal experience and perspective of the survivors. |
| 0:56.3 | Not all legal outcomes are known or final. |
| 0:59.1 | Any suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty in the court of law. |
| 1:03.4 | To find more information about the Preacher Boys podcast and upcoming documentary, |
| 1:08.3 | visit Preacherboysdoc.com or connect on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter |
| 1:13.6 | with the handle at Preacher Boys Doc. Now, here is your host, Eric Squarsinski. |
| 1:21.1 | All right, everybody, welcome back to the Preacher Boys podcast. Terrence, thank you so much |
| 1:25.5 | for joining me on today's show. Eric, I'm really excited to be here and have a conversation with you. |
| 1:31.3 | I was telling you right before I hit record, the reason I really wanted to chat with you is I |
| 1:35.6 | think there's a lot of people when they find out about any kind of issue, whether it's homelessness, |
| 1:40.7 | whether it's poverty, whether it's sexual abuse know, sexual abuse, whatever that issue is, |
| 1:45.5 | people get really passionate about doing something about it. You know, they get that kind of fire |
| 1:51.6 | burning, say, I want to do something, I want to help. But there's not a lot of really good |
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