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Can the church say Amen? Who\u2019s ready to get \u201cturnt up?\u201d These sentiments and seemingly conflicting statements described the mighty movement of the\u00a0Hymns & Hip Hop (#H3C) conference<\/a>\u00a0hosted by the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church and N.E.W. Leadership Academy in Atlanta that was held on March 28-March 30. In a word, this conference was refreshing! As a part of my thesis and graduate work I have attended various conferences that focus on the recent scholarship and issues in\/surrounding Hip Hop. There was the #femhiphop conference hosted by Melissa Harris-Perry in New Orleans. The Hip Hop Literacies Conference at The Ohio State University, and various hip hop sessions at the American Academy of Religion. Each of these conferences offered a variety of valuable, enriching experiences, amazing networking opportunities, celebrity sightings, and brilliant scholarship presented by rising scholars and academic starlets alike. However, there has been something missing. As a minister and theologically trained scholar with a focus in ethics, I constantly search for voices that reflect my own, one that is concerned about the intersection of hip hop and church culture. But it becomes tiring to search and provide the church\u2019s response when it comes to Hip Hop. Though the conferences have been covering a wide range of topics, the church\u2019s response, understanding, and position has gone by with deafening silence. I deeply believe that it is important to the future of the church and we must engage this culture because it influences and develops our congregants.<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cSecular\u201d Hip Hop continually mediates and affects our culture and Christian Hip Hop and R&B; are steadily developing and changing the game, but our youth are more engaged with Rick Ross than the book of Mark. Both the church and the Hip Hop community are needed to navigate faithfully in this unjust world. So when I heard about the Hymns & Hip Hop conference I was ecstatic and cautious! Ecstatic because I would finally have the opportunity to be in the midst of scholars, lay persons, and clergy who were willing to do the work; to problematize and nuance lyrics, music, dance, and hip-hop culture. I imagined a safe space where like-minded people could come to place of understanding to discuss the prevailing issues that surround the rift between the Church and The hip-hop community. But I was cautious because I\u2019ve never seen the church truly engage with Hip Hop, I\u2019ve only seen the promotion of negative stereotypes, condemnation, and judgment from both sides. As a result, I went into this conference with my eyes wide open yet full of optimism.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Can the church say Amen? Who\u2019s ready to get \u201cturnt up?\u201d These sentiments and seemingly conflicting statements described the mighty movement of the\u00a0Hymns & Hip Hop (#H3C) conference\u00a0hosted by the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church and N.E.W. Leadership Academy in Atlanta that was held on March 28-March 30. In a word, this conference was refreshing! As […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nCan the Church Get \u2018Turnt\u2019 Up? On the Hymns & Hip Hop Conference<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Can the church say Amen? 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