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Preacher HandshakeAidsand Wright-RigginsRev. Dr. Aidsand Wright-Riggens, or Rev. Ace is the intentional interim pastor at First Baptist Church Kennett Square in southeast Pennsylvania. For almost 25 years, he was the chief executive officer of the American Baptist Home Mission Societies and Judson Press, where was designated Executive Director Emeritus at his retirement. Previously, he was pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church in South Central Los Angeles and served as the Director of Peace and Justice with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He is also the mayor of Collegeville, PA. He has...
2025-10-091h 04
Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark ThompsonA Black Church CREDO For An "Undemocratic and Dysfunctional" AmericaThe Rev. Drs. Susan Smith, Janelle Wood, Aidsand Wright-Riggins and Warren H. Stewart, Sr. join. Read the CREDO to Legatees of the Black Church Tradition here. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2025-02-281h 02
The Raceless Gospel PodcastSeason 3 Episode 8: On the Tip of My TongueRev. Starlette Thomas is a womanist in ministry and the host of “The Raceless Gospel” podcast from Good Faith Media. In this ongoing conversation, Thomas and her guests talk about that taboo trinity — race, religion and politics – in the structure of a church service.Season three of the podcast focuses on the church in North America’s “body language.” In episode eight with Aidsand and Betty Wright-Riggins, Thomas is looking for the words that speak to the undivided “kin-dom” that is coming. What should the North American church be saying with its body to beckon forward a new kind of human...
2022-06-2351 min
BJC PodcastEp. 08: Christian nationalism and white nationalismAs we continue to explore the overlap of Christian nationalism and white supremacy, this week's episode looks at their connection and the impact on communities. Hear from the Rev. Dr. Aidsand Wright-Riggins about race, reconciliation, religious liberty, Christian supremacy and more The post Ep. 08: Christian nationalism and white nationalism appeared first on BJC.
2019-09-1825 min
Justice. Mercy. Faith.Reclaiming the historic understanding of religious liberty for allBrian Kaylor is editor and president of Word&Way. He joins the podcast this week to discuss “reclaiming the historic understanding of religious liberty for all.” More from Rev. Dr. Aidsand Wright-Riggins III can be heard in Kaylor’s interview with him in episode 69 “Baptist Without An Adjective,” on the Word&Way podcast.
Eden Carlton leads the Language Arts Ministry at St. Paul’s Baptist Church, West Chester, Pennsylvania, she joins the podcast with her essay, “Love your neighbor, learn their language.”
David W. Peters served in the United States Marine Corps and in Iraq as an Army chapl...
2019-05-2120 min
BJC PodcastRace, religious liberty and reconciliationRev. Dr. Aidsand Wright-Riggins sits down with BJC's Amanda Tyler for a conversation about race, religious liberty, and reconciliation, including his experiences seeking racial justice. The post Race, religious liberty and reconciliation appeared first on BJC.
2019-05-1430 min
Baptist Without An Adjective69. Aidsand Wright-RigginsIn this episode, Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor interviews Aidsand Wright-Riggins, former executive director of American Baptist Home Mission Societies, co-director of the New Baptist Covenant, and mayor of Collegeville, Penn. Wright-Riggins talks about religious liberty, racism, and ministry. This interview was recorded as he visited the Kansas City area to give the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty's Shurden Lectures on the campuses of William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo., and Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Shawnee, Kan. (This episode is sponsored in part by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)
2019-05-0830 min
BJC PodcastPreviewing the 2019 Shurden LecturesPreview of the 2019 Shurden Lectures with Molly Marshall and Aidsand Wright-Riggins. The post Previewing the 2019 Shurden Lectures appeared first on BJC.
2018-12-1914 min