JOIN US FOR A COFFEE BREAK WITH JONATHAN BROOKS AKA PASTAH J
Join Tim Soerens in conversation with Jonathan Brooks aka Pastah J, building excitement for Inhabit 2025 and sharing the story of Lawndale Christian Community Church.
Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Time: 10am PST/12pm CST/1pm EST
Topic: Exploring the Story of Lawndale’s Faithful Presence
This year, we are thrilled that Inhabit will be held at Lawndale Christian Community Church, a church with a long legacy of faithful neighborhood work. Join us to learn some of the story of the church and neighborhood and to get excited about Inhabit 2025.
Typically, these Coffee Break conversations are available to our membership community, but we hope you'll join us for this special Coffee Break that's open to all!
This conversation is sponsored by Fellowship Hall, Parish Collective’s membership community
These conversations are open to folks in our Parish Collective membership community. This special Coffee Break is free to all. Click to register here.
Jonathan Brooks is a member of the Parish Collective Fellowship and serves as our Board Chair. A lifelong resident of Chicago, IL, he currently serves as Co-Pastor at Lawndale Christian Community Church in the North Lawndale neighborhood. He previously served as pastor of Canaan Community Church in the West Englewood neighborhood for fifteen years. As an educator on many different levels and a firm believer in investing in your local community, Jonathan has a deep desire to impress this virtue on the students and young people in his congregation, classroom and community.
Pastah J, as he is affectionately called, is a sought after speaker, writer, artist and community activist. He has contributed to numerous blogs, articles and books and recently released his book Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods. Jonathan has a Bachelor of Architecture from Tuskegee University, Master of Arts in Teaching from National Louis University and Master of Divinity from Northern Seminary with an emphasis in Christian Community Development. He is married to Micheál Newman-Brooks and has two beautiful children. You can learn more at pastahj.com.
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