Justin R. LesterFounder & AI-Ministry Strategist, TheoXTech · Pastor. Professor. AI Strategist.

You can throw a rock and hit a Black church.

3 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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A short sermon-style monologue by Justin R. Lester reflecting on how many Black churches share surface-level similarities (songs, robes, conventions) and urging church leaders to highlight what makes their congregations unique. The speaker argues that authenticity—being comfortable in one’s own church identity—confers authority and should be emphasized to differentiate from nearby churches.

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Show people where they fit. I'm gonna tell you this. You can throw a rock and hit a church. You throw a rock and we sit, we sing the same five songs. Y' all know it. We sing the same five Todd Delaney songs. We sing the same three hymns on first Sunday. And we all got the same Murphy robe. Some janky conventions we used to go to. Y' all know it's the truth. And we got that purple one, we got the red one and we got the. Whatever, the. The gold one, right? We got the same robes. We all look the same and same, sound the same. But our churches have been called to something different. Show people what makes your church unique before they go to the church down the street that tells them something else. Be comfortable in your own skin. You'd be apprised that here's the principle there. Your authenticity gives you authority. Your authenticity gives you authority, and that's a biblical principle.