In this episode of the Theology for the People Podcast, I speak with Dr. Drew Martin, professor of theology and church history at Covenant Theological Seminary about the life and teachings of Francis Grimké: a Presbyterian minister who was born enslaved.
Drew shares about his own pastoral journey, planting a church in Charlotte and then transitioning to academia, and why he wrote his new book on Francis Grimké — an influential but often overlooked church leader and early civil rights advocate.
Drew shares about Grimké’s life: born into slavery, educated at Princeton, and pastoring 15th Street Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC, for nearly 50 years. Drew explains Grimké’s passion for preaching the gospel and fighting racial prejudice, his wisdom in holding together faith and social action without confusing them, and what the church today can learn from Grimké’s example.
📖 Get Drew’s book: Francis Grimké on the Christian Life (Crossway’s Theologians on the Christian Life Series)
🔗 Connect with Drew at Covenant Theological Seminary
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Gospel Faithfulness & Social Engagement: The Life and Teaching of Francis Grimké – with Dr. Drew Martin – Theology for the People
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