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Breaking barriers, building bridges: 'God gave me a lot of grace to work with people not like me,' says new Kalamazoo Northside Ministerial Alliance leader Rev. Denise Posie
KALAMAZOO —
The Rev. Denise Posie didn’t plan to become president of Kalamazoo’s Northside Ministerial Alliance — let alone its first woman president — but she says she believes she has the gifts the organization needs at this time.
“One of them is bringing people together, in terms of diversity, with a common interest and a common focus,” said Posie, who will take over for the Rev. J. Louis Felton when she is installed as president Tuesday.
When asked what makes her effective at building bridges between diverse groups and individuals, Posie answered: “Part of it has to do with working in the Christian Reformed Church.”
Then she laughed heartily.
Posie, pastor of Immanuel Christian Reformed Church for the past 11 years, is one of only two black female preachers in the entire denomination, which has a total of about 1,000 churches. The CRC has its roots in the Netherlands, so many of its members are Dutch Americans. The issue of women holding church offices has been one the denomination has wrestled with for decades.
“God gave me a lot of grace to work with people not like me,” Posie said
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March 10 12, 2016 issue
Richmond Free Press
March 10-12, 2016
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Faith News/Directory A song and a prayer
Musician starts campaign linking prayer and healing By Joey Matthews
One year after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, James Johnson Jr., the minister of music at Cedar Street Baptist Church of God in the East End, is releasing a song and initiating a national prayer campaign. Both are called “Agree.” The 32-year-old Varina resident, husband, father of two and 2015 Stellar Award nominee told the Free Press both ventures are about how prayer has helped him and can help others to agree to expect a miracle when they are going through tough times. The award-winning songwriter, producer and artist said “Agree” is based on the promise by Jesus in Matthew18:19 in the Bible: “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on Earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.” He said the “Agree” campaign will enlist prayer partners to fill people’s requests. Mr. Johnson talked with the Free Press on Monday, the one-year anniversary of his MS diagnosis, about the connection between prayer and healing. He said he was inspired to write the song in August. That’s when he saw “how courageously” his cousin, Taleshia Chandler, wife of Cedar