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Brian Foulks is a church planter\/ lead pastor, an urban missionary, and a social activist. He has a passion for those nestled in the cortex of Hip Hop and church. Known for being an advocate for invading the culture with the truth of the scripture. He is considered to be a hybrid of the faith-connecting the seminary with the block, the unorthodox, hip hop culture with some of the liturgical aesthetics of the church. His mission is based on a need to redirect the efforts of the church toward a people group that society at large has been disinclined to engage. He has a B.S. in Recreation from Benedict College and a M.A. in Theological Studies from Liberty University. He is currently a doctoral student at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Urban\u00a0Ministries. He also blogs at Syncopated Hustle<\/a>.<\/span>

<\/span>Brian\u2019s Articles:<\/span>
1.\u00a0Intentional Gaming with God<\/a><\/span>
2.\u00a0Lost in a Familiar Place<\/a><\/span>
3.\u00a0Theo-political Tension<\/a><\/span>
4.\u00a0Grace of God in Reflective Thoughts of Racism<\/a><\/span>
5.\u00a0Reconciling with James Baldwin: My Discontent with the System\u00a0of Church<\/a><\/span>
6.\u00a0The Narrative of Suspectivity: Tupac\u2019s Me Against the World<\/a><\/span>
7.\u00a0Disjointed Imago Dei (Image of God) Part 4: Embodying a Race, Religion, and Rhetoric Ethos<\/a><\/span>
8.\u00a0Existential Realism: I Rock with Jakes and Calvin<\/a><\/span>
9.\u00a0Tenuous Duality of Election Day<\/a><\/span>
10. Unmasking a Preserved Blackness: Forming a Personal, Progressive Theology, Part 1<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
11. The Realness of Reconciliation-The Price<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
12. My #Theological Necessity for the Black Church-I Wrestle<\/a><\/span>
13. My Lament for the Young Black Males- Peace #Trayvon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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