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**Black Girl Theology Podcast**

Where faith meets culture, and Black women reclaim their seat at the theological table.

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S3E1: The Art of Surrender | Learning to Let Go and Let God Feb 05, 2025

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Date: February 5, 2025

Name of podcast: Black Girl Theology

Episode title and number: S3E1: The Art of Surrender | Learning to Let Go and Let God

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INTRODUCTION:

Welcome to SEASON THREE of the Black Girl Theology podcast!

If you have been an avid listener of the pod, then you have definitely heard that before. Technically, I released episode one of season three back in May 2024 and then never recorded another episode.

So, we’re back…

As I have been prepping for coming back to the podcast, I felt like the Lord wanted me to push the topic of roadblock debates to a later season and instead focus on something else for season three.

And that is…SURRENDER!

This has been a huge area of growth and discomfort for me over the past year, so I am going to take some time to talk through that today and what it looks like for us to surrender to God.

BLACK GIRL THEOLOGIAN

This week’s Black Girl Theologian is Dr. Sarita Lyons.

Dr. Sarita is a wife, mother, speaker, Bible teacher, and psychotherapist. Dr. Sarita speaks, writes, and advocates about the intersections of faith, mental health, and justice; as well as women’s issues in and outside of the church.

Dr. Sarita released her first book in 2024 titled, “Church Girl: A Gospel Vision to Encourage and Challenge Black Christian Women,” and has been named a USA Today National Bestseller.

Dr. Sarita is passionate about the emotional and spiritual health of the Church, making disciples, and developing leaders. She deeply cares about the Church being stabilized in Christ amidst the changing tides and influence of culture.

Connect with Dr. Sarita Lyons 👇🏾

Website: https://saritalyons.com

Church Girl Book

Instagram: https://instagram.com/drsaritalyons

PATREON

We now have a Black Girl Theology community on Patreon! Depending on what level you join, you will receive early access to new podcast episodes, be able to submit topic requests for the podcast, and get access to two private, bonus episodes each season.

Click the link below to view the different tiers and join the community.

https://www.patreon.com/blackgirltheologypodcast

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S2E6: Transition Reflections with Ashtyn Washington Mar 20, 2024

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Date: March 19, 2024

Name of podcast: Black Girl Theology

Episode title and number: S2E6 | Transitions Reflections with Ashtyn Washington

INTRODUCTION:

In this season of the Black Girl Theology podcast, we talked all about transitions and how hard, heartbreaking, and healing they can be.

In today’s episode, I wanted to lean into what Mo Brooks touched on at the end of episode five. At the end of that episode, I asked him what advice he had for someone who was struggling to receive God’s love or was feeling unworthy of it. He encouraged us to do three things:

1. Be with Jesus

2. Become like Jesus

3. Do what Jesus did

BLACK GIRL THEOLOGIAN

This week’s Black Girl Theologian is Yolanda M. Solomon.

Yolanda is the Director of Discipleship at Epiphany Church in Brooklyn, New York where she teaches and creates discipleship curriculum and resources. Yolanda has also worked in campus ministry at Columbia University in New York where she was blessed to serve undergraduate students for eight years.

Yolanda is the author of Discipleship As Holy Collaboration: Helping Others Follow Jesus in Real Life which will be released in May 2024.

Yolanda is a disciple of Christ, a Brooklyn native and a lifelong Knicks fan which richly fuels her prayer life. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her family.

Preorder Yolanda's book here.

Check out the press release here.

Keep Up With Yolanda 👇🏾

Instagram

Mentioned Links/Resources

Lectio Divina Exercise

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S2E3: Relationship Transitions with Ashtyn Washington and Morgan Makail Feb 21, 2024

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Date: February 21, 2024

Name of podcast: Black Girl Theology

Episode title and number: S2E2 | Relationship Transitions with Ashtyn Washington and Morgan Makail

INTRODUCTION:

In this season of the Black Girl Theology podcast, we are talking all about transitions and how hard, heartbreaking, and healing they can be.

In today’s episode, we are talking with my friend, Morgan Makail, about RELATIONSHIP TRANSITIONS and what she learned when God revealed her husband and then told her to move 1,000 miles away.

Morgan Makail, also known as, The Faith Coach, is a Jesus lover, author, speaker, and faith-based entrepreneur, who helps millennial women walk boldly in their faith. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan University (EMU) and a Master’s degree from Baylor University in Clinical Social Work. While at EMU Morgan founded WarriHERs, a Christian women’s organization turned membership community, that helps sustain women on the path of righteousness.

Morgan’s goal is to impact all generations of women to step boldly into who God has called them to be, walk confidently in their purpose, and not let fear hold them back from the promises of God.

Keep Up With Morgan Makail:

https://www.instagram.com/morgan.makail/

https://morganmakail.com/

Podcast:

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S2E2: Purposeful Transitions with Ashtyn Washington Feb 14, 2024

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Date: February 14, 2024

Name of podcast: Black Girl Theology

Episode title and number: S2E2 | Purposeful Transitions with Ashtyn Washington

INTRODUCTION:

Welcome back to the Black Girl Theology podcast.

In this season, we are talking all about transitions and how hard, heartbreaking, and healing they can be. In last week’s episode, you guys heard all about the season of transition that I just came out of and what I learned from that time. In today’s episode, we are looking at the life of David and talking about purposeful transitions.

BLACK GIRL THEOLOGIAN

This week’s Black Girl Theologian is Toni Collier. Toni is the founder of Broken Crayons Still Color - an organization that helps women process through brokenness and get to healing and hope. Toni is a speaker, host of the Still Coloring podcast, and author of two books: Brave Enough to be Broken, and a children’s book, Broken Crayons Still Color. Toni is teaching people all over the globe that you can be broken and still worthy, or feel unqualified and still be called to do great things.

Toni was most recently a host in the Unshakable Moxie digital bible study. You can watch the first episode at the link below.

You can find more information on Toni Collier at the links below.

https://www.tonijcollier.com/

https://www.tonijcollier.com/podcast

https://read.odb.org/unshakable-moxie/

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S2E1: Wilderness Transitions with Ashtyn Washington Feb 07, 2024

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Date: February 7, 2024

Name of podcast: Black Girl Theology

Episode title and number: S2E1 | Wilderness Transitions with Ashtyn Washington

INTRODUCTION:

Welcome to season two of the Black Girl Theology podcast. In this season, we are talking all about transition and how hard, heartbreaking, and healing they can be. I’ll be bringing on a few of my favorite Black girls to discuss how transition has been showing up in their lives as well.

But in today’s episode, you’re stuck with just me. I’m going to be sharing how transition has shown up in my life in the past year, the lessons I’ve learned, and I’ll be sharing some encouragement for you if you’re experiencing any level of transition in life.

Black Girl Theologian

This week’s BGT is Natasha Sistrunk Robinson. Natasha is President of T3 Leadership Solutions, Inc and Visionary Founder and Chairperson of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Leadership LINKS, Inc. She is a sought after international speaker, leadership coach and consultant with more than 20 years of leadership experience.

She is the author of several books including Voices of Lament; Journey to Freedom (Exodus Bible study); A Sojourner’s Truth; Hope for Us: Knowing God through the Nicene Creed Bible study; and Mentor for Life. She started her blog in 2010, A Sista’s Journey, where she writes about being a servant in God’s kingdom with a focus on leadership, mentoring, reconciliation, and biblical justice.

Keep Up With Natasha Sistrunk Robinson

Website: https://www.natashasrobinson.com/meet-natasharobinson

Blog: https://asistasjourney.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asistasjourney/

Podcast:

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S1 BONUS EP: Judgment Begins With the Church Jan 11, 2024

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Date: January 11, 2024

Name of podcast: Black Girl Theology

Episode title and number: S1 Bonus Episode | Judgment Begins With the Church

Welcome to this bonus episode of the Black Girl Theology podcast. I am in the process of filming season 2, which will be released in February. In season 2 we will be talking all about what it’s like going through seasons of transition, and how hard, heartbreaking, and healing that can be. I’ll be bringing on a few of my favorite Black girls to discuss how transition has been showing up in their lives as well.

BUT there is something that happened recently that has been a big topic of discussion, especially in the Black community and while I try not to give a lot of my opinion on social media, I felt like the Lord wanted me to record this episode.

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S1E6: Let's Talk About Spiritual Disciplines Dec 27, 2023

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Date: December 27, 2023

Name of podcast: Black Girl Theology

Episode title and number: Ep. 6 | Let's Talk About Spiritual Disciplines

Welcome back to another episode of the Black Girl Theology podcast. In this season, we have been talking about the basic fundamental principles of Christianity and theology. In the next season, we are going to talk about what it’s like going through seasons of transition, and how hard, heartbreaking, and healing that can be. I’ll be bringing on a few of my favorite Black girls to discuss how transition has been showing up in their lives as well.

But, in today’s episode we are going to be talking about spiritual disciplines. Up until this point, we have discussed the Bible and how it came to be. In the last episode, we talked about salvation and the process of sanctification and justification. And in that episode, we described sanctification as the process by which Christians are set apart for God from the rest of the world, or the process by which Christians are made holy (this is otherwise known as spiritual maturity and it happens over the lifetime of a Christian).

The only way for us to grow in maturity over our lifetime is to continue in our spiritual disciplines. So we’re going to dive into what those are today.

Black Girl Theologian of the Week

This week’s BGT is Jackie Hill Perry. Jackie is a Bible teacher, writer, and artist. She is the author of Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was, and Who God Has Always Been; Holier Than Thou: How God’s Holiness Helps Us Trust Him; and Upon Waking: 60 Daily Reflections to Discover Ourselves and the God We Were Mae For. She is the wife to Preston Perry, with whom she cohosts the podcast, Thirty Minutes with the Perrys. Jackie is also the mommy to Eden, Autumn, Sage, and August.

Connect with Jackie Hill Perry:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackiehillperry

Website: https://www.jackiehillperry.com

Key Topics in This Episode:

Bible Study [7:41]

Meditation [10:48]

Fasting [15:23]

Prayer [18:56]

Rest [23:00]

Resources for Fasting:

5 Reasons Why Fasting is So Hard

A Beginner’s Guide to Fast and Pray

Experience the Life: Live as Jesus Lived

Let's Stay Connected!

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S1E5: Let's Talk About Salvation Aug 22, 2023

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//EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Date: April 26, 2023

Name of podcast: Black Girl Theology

Episode title and number: Ep. 5 | Let's Talk About Salvation

If you’ve ever asked yourself something along the lines of, “How do I know that I’m really saved?” or “If I was really saved, why can’t I stop committing this one sin?”, this episode is for you.

Black Girl Theologian of the Week

This week’s BGT is Yana Jenay. Through teaching, writing, and disciplemaking, Yana desires to curate content that will help others think well and exchange a secular worldview for a biblical one. She has done this through a blog series called The Miseducation of Music, providing theological training and consultation on race and unity to churches and organizations, and walking alongside women through anxiety, depression, and harmful patterns of sin.

You can also find her writings on platforms, such as Gospel-Centered Discipleship and The Jude 3 Project. She also wrote The Jude 3 Project’s black apologetic’s curriculum, Through the Eyes of Color.

Yana is also the host of a podcast that I really enjoy, “Living Single with Yana Jenay”. This podcast is all about singleness. Not dating or how to prepare yourself for marriage but how to LIVE single. Though the culture (church culture included) has convinced us that marriage and romantic love is the pinnacle of life, in this podcast, Yana Jenay shares how her faith in Christ has caused her to embrace a new narrative. Her hope is to move the conversation about singleness past contentment to celebration and create a movement of #notthirsty singles.

Connect with Yana Jenay

Instagram

Website

Podcast

Key Topics in This Episode:

Salvation [6:15]

Justification [11:00]

Sanctification [16:05]

Glorification [19:00]

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S1E4: Let's Talk About the Bible pt. 3 Aug 22, 2023

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//EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Date: April 19, 2023

Name of podcast: Black Girl Theology

Episode title and number: Ep. 4 | Let's Talk About the Bible pt.3

Today, we are back with the final part of our three-part series about the Bible and we are answering the question: How do we know we can trust the Bible?

Black Girl Theologian of the Week

This week’s BGT is Ekemini Uwan (Eh-keh-mi-knee Oo-wan). She is a public theologian and co-author of the 2023 NAACP Image Award Nominated book, “Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love and Liberation”. As one who is passionate about theology, Ekemini has a fierce commitment to the gospel and its implications for issues pertaining to racial injustice, anti-black racism, and white supremacy. She believes that theology can and does speak to our present day’s culture, social, and political issues. As a result, she often speaks, opines, and writes about the aforementioned for various online publications.

Connect with Ekemini Uwan:

Instagram

Website

Key Topics

How do we test historical texts? [8:00]

How has the Bible been kept for all these years? [16:05]

What translations should we read? [21:08]

Resources Mentioned:

The Case For Christ by Lee Strobel

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S1E3: Let's Talk About the Bible pt. 2 Aug 22, 2023

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//EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Date: April 12, 2023

Name of podcast: Black Girl Theology

Episode title and number: Ep. 3 | Let's Talk About the Bible pt.2

We can't talk about theology, or the study of God, without talking about the one thing that tells us everything that we know about Him, which is His Word. Today, in part two of this three-part series, we’re talking about how the Bible came to be.

Black Girl Theologian of the Week

This week’s BGT is Jennifer Lucy Tyler. Jennifer is an international speaker and Bible teacher who also serves as a missionary. Her mission is to help women know God and experience transformation through Bible study. With a clear passion for Bible Literacy, Jennifer founded a gathering called “SoulCircles” which equips women to study the Bible inductively not just for information but for transformation. These events occur all over the country in restaurants, coffee houses, and now have a budding virtual community. In 2020, Jennifer founded Mission Consulting Hub which is comprised of a group of BIPOC women creatives who are on a mission to “serve the servant-leader” through VA services, copywriting, social media management, and more. Connect with Jennifer Lucy Tyler: https://instagram.com/jenniferlucytyler

Key Topics:

The structure of the Bible [2:45]

How books were added to the Bible [6:00]

Authors and dates [11:08]

//PODCAST DESCRIPTION

Black Girl Theology was created to be a space for Black women to dissect, understand, and digest the Word of God in a space that's comfortable and familiar. This podcast was created to discuss the intersection between theology, race/culture, and also gender because women's voices deserve to be heard in the Church too. 😉 So, I hope you're ready to take this ride with me as we dive deep into the Word of God and decipher what it means to be a Black Girl Theologian.

//Let's Get Connected

Hosted by: Ashtyn Washington

IG: @blkgrltheology

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