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In this riveting episode of the Black Executive Perspective podcast, hosts Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed explore the untapped federal grants available for church security with guest Pastor Glenn Germany. Broadcasting from the University of New Haven via 88.7 WNHU, they delve into the lack of awareness about substantial government funds aimed at enhancing security in places of worship. Pastor Glenn Germany recounts a traumatic shooting incident at Jesus Dwelling Church and the subsequent efforts to secure governmental aid. They discuss smaller churches' systemic challenges in obtaining grants due to a lack of resources and knowledge. Tune in to learn about FEMA’s security funding, the upcoming summit for church leaders, and the joint efforts to support underserved congregations.

▶︎ In This Episode

  1. 00:00: Introduction and Exposing the Issue
  2. 00:39: Welcome to the Podcast
  3. 01:18: Introducing Pastor Glenn Germany
  4. 03:04: Recounting the Tragic Incident
  5. 04:20: Impact and Lack of Support
  6. 07:13: Federal Funding and Security Grants
  7. 09:47: Challenges in Accessing Grants
  8. 16:47: Pastor Glenn's Mission and Summit
  9. 20:24: Personal Journey and Calling
  10. 27:39: Conclusion and Call to Action

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Pastor Glenn Germany: And

this is what I'm coming out to

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expose of what's taking place.

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What you're hearing is just one grant.

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I'm talking about there's billions

of dollars that's actually

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available for this situation.

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That some churches are getting

and they're being quiet about it.

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Hush hush.

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And it's sad that churches are being

about help that other churches can be

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getting because this is a continual

grant to that they're allowing

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us to have to provide security.

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Tony Tidbit: We'll

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discuss race and how it plays a factor

and how we didn't even talk about

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this topic because we were afraid.

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BEP Narrator: A Black

Executive Perspective.

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Tony Tidbit: Welcome to a Black Executive

Perspective podcast, a safe space where

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we discuss all matters related to race,

especially race in corporate America.

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I'm your host, Tony Tidbit.

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Chris P. Reed: And I'm

your co host, Chris P.

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Reed.

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Tony Tidbit: We are live at 88.

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7 WNHU in the University

of New Haven podcast room.

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We want to thank them for partnering with

the Black Executive Perspective podcast.

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Go Chargers!

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Chris P. Reed: We also want

to shout out CODE M Magazine.

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com.

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Tony Tidbit: That's right.

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Check them out.

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And today we want you to check out a

familiar face, Pastor Glenn Germany.

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is here again to discuss the ongoing

impact and recovery efforts at

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Jesus Dwelling Church following

the tragic shooting incident.

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We'll explore the community support

received, the essential ministries

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needed in today's churches, and the

work undertaken since that incident.

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Additionally, we'll delve

into the challenges and

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disappointments faced along the way.

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Recognize those who have provide

significant support and discuss the

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new security funding opportunities

available through FEMA, as well

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as the church's new mission and a

folk for focus on safer and a more

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resilient future Pastor Glenn Germany.

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Welcome back to podcast, my brother.

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Thank you.

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Thank you.

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I appreciate you having me once again.

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I don't feel like I've been going too

long, but I feel like I'm at home.

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Thank you.

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Chris P. Reed: So Pastor Germany, since

you've been gone, give us a brief, you

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know, overview of how has the family been?

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And has the congregation

been since we last spoke?

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Uh, the family has

been well, you know, I think everybody for

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their prayers that went out for my family.

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Everything's coming along.

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We've done a lot of in house

counseling because of the lack

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of support that we did get.

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It was an opportunity for many

organizations to come in and

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actually show care and show love.

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And there was a lot of lack of them areas.

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But to God be the glory,

we're coming along well.

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Tony Tidbit: Well, pastor Glenn, thanks

a lot for that update, buddy, but we're

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definitely want to hear more about what's

been going on and what the future holds.

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Are you ready to talk about it?

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Yes, I

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am.

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Tony Tidbit: All right,

let's talk about it.

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Chris P. Reed: Okay.

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Before we get too deep into it,

let's look and remind people who

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may have been under a rock of what

happened in your congregation or with

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your congregation some months ago.

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So let's play that clip.

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So what you just witnessed was some

harrowing video from a Facebook live

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stream of the Uh, church service.

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But for those listeners who may not have

seen the video and are listening from an

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audio perspective, can you recount what

happened at that point in time for us?

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Pastor Glenn, in your perspective?

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Yes, it was

just another normal Sunday for us,

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you know, we wasn't expecting that and

it's just a another day I'll proceed

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to be speaking life over people's life

and here a man came into the sanctuary

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in order to take my life You know, he

said he was called by God to do it He

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was dealing with mental issues and by

the time I really took notice of him.

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I was staring at the barrel of his gun

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Chris P. Reed: So, so what, what

has been the impact of that?

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Because that wasn't the only thing and

you would hate, I hate the fact that

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that could be the end of your story.

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Um, obviously on this earth, but also not

just the issue that happened, but the,

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the incident that occurred afterwards

or lack thereof response has cascaded

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into your tail as we move forward.

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So can you give us a little bit of

that impact on your congregation

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and how you guys are doing now?

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Yes, it was

one event that exposed a lot of, um,

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injustice, you know, and it's just many

areas where, um, where we just wasn't

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served correctly as a people, you know,

the lack of, um, uh, medical services

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that was provided at the time, the lack

of police support who actually, you

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know, took a long time to get there.

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And then afterwards, the lack of

services that was provided for us.

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You know, in the healing process, you

know, it's sad to say, to be honest

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with you, I'm more upset right now,

or, um, the least thing I'm upset about

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is the young man pulling the gun out.

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I'm more upset about the aftercare

than I am at a man pulling a gun.

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Now that's sad.

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Tony Tidbit: No, buddy, that is sad.

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And, and number one, I'm really sorry.

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You would think in these type of

tragic incidents, the community will

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galvanize together around you and

it seems like that didn't happen.

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What type of support did you receive?

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Pastor Glenn Germany: That's easy.

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None.

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Chris P. Reed: It's a one word.

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Tony Tidbit: So, so, so you didn't get

that, that community outreach locally?

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Uh um, federally as well?

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None.

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Zero.

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Nothing.

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None.

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Tony Tidbit: Nothing.

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Pastor Glenn Germany: None.

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No.

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It was one interview that I'd

done that was on, I think it

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was CNN, that I got a phone call

from a gentleman down in Florida.

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The name of his company is

called, um, Secure Tech Services.

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group.

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Um, they're out of Florida.

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He was the one who actually said,

look, I'm going to get you some help.

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One man put a whole movement in motion.

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And so I give big props to him

for making that phone call to me

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and reaching out and making sure

the proper people get contacted.

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His name was Rico Reed.

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Tony Tidbit: And what type

of, what type of, what type of

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help was he able to, to supply?

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Pastor Glenn Germany: He got me in

touch with the Department of Justice.

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And once the department of justice

stepped in, then the ball started rolling.

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Chris P. Reed: Cool.

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And I think that, you know, first

of all, that's a blessing and

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we talk about mysterious ways.

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So from tragedy to triumph, let's get into

what has actually transpired since then,

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because it's gotten way bigger than your

Facebook live stream and some videos,

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and it's taken almost an international

flavor at this point in time.

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So let's play a clip of something that

happened on the, uh, the house floor.

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News Reporter: Tonight, Senate Majority

Leader Chuck Schumer announced millions

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of dollars in federal funding for places

of worship to boost their security.

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The National desk, Jeff Harris explains.

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News Reporter 2: That is

400 million to be exact.

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That money is getting added to

the existing federal nonprofit

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security grant program to provide

places of worship like synagogues,

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mosques, churches with additional

funds to enhance their security.

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All they will have to do is then apply.

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During his announcement, Senate Majority

Leader Chuck Schumer noted that every

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place of worship is welcome to apply, not

just those who have experienced attacks.

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Senator Chuck Schumer: There are

ample federal dollars, a new 400

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million just passed last week, so that

synagogues, mosques, churches, and

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other houses of worship can apply.

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News Reporter 2: The funding can go

towards anything security related,

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cameras, fences, and even personnel.

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Thank you.

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Chris P. Reed: So, with your church,

proverbially being the straw that

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burnt the camel's back, obviously

other tragedies have occurred at other

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places of worship, but the timing on

that, your ability to speak up and

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speak out and with the new FEMA funding

available coming this August, how

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is your church planning to enhance?

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It's security and understand its

role in this magnificent opportunity.

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You

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Pastor Glenn Germany: matter.

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If I just back you up for a

second, just a little bit.

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And the word is that new funding, the word

is funding that was already available.

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That's the funny thing because

this funding was already available.

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Many churches already knew about

this funding that was available.

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And be honest with you, it's no longer

400 million, but it's actually 700

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million, and that's only one grant.

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And this is what I'm coming out

to expose of what's taking place.

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What you're hearing is just one grant.

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I'm talking about there's billions

of dollars that's actually available.

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For this situation that some churches

are getting, and they're being quiet

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about it, hush, hush, and it's sad that

churches are being hush, hush about

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help that other churches can be getting

because this is a continual grant to

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that they're allowing us to have to

provide security, help with having

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people in place of for security, not just

having cameras, but even you haven't.

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paid security, all these things training,

all these things was already in play.

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And now it's getting exposed by our

event because the simple fact that these

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things been already made available,

but people don't know about it.

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And now we're going to let

churches know about it.

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Tony Tidbit: So, so just so we're clear.

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So number one, thanks for that.

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But just so we're clear, the, this

money has been available for a

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while, but the majority of churches,

synagogues knew nothing about it.

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Is that what I'm hearing?

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Absolutely.

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Right.

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Absolutely.

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You're talking about 90, 95 percent

of churches don't know nothing

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about this money that's available.

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And a lot of times the churches that do

know, the lower churches, they're actually

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also applying but they're not getting it.

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And the, it's a competitive grant

as well, and don't get me wrong, but

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that's what we're going to talk about

in a second about how it is going to

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be made available and now the playing

field is going to be made even.

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Tony Tidbit: Wait a minute.

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So let's, but let's, cause

you just said something.

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So what you just said is that there's

churches that applied for the grant.

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You have these security measures and

even though the money is available,

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they didn't get access to it.

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Yes.

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Tony Tidbit: Right.

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And because it's a competitive grant.

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Is that what I'm hearing?

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Correct.

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All right.

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And when

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Tony Tidbit: you say competitive

grant, like what do you mean?

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Well, be

honest with you, it said, when I

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say competitive, because it wasn't

guaranteed that everyone would get it.

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And it was based upon circumstances

and situations, but still yet be honest

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with you is based on the who know who

and who know what, because the simple

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fact that these little churches, we

don't have the grant writers, we don't

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have, you know, we don't have the what

we need in order for us to be able

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to compete with these large churches.

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Uh, churches, we don't, one thing is

that's very important and it's said

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is that it's based upon language.

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So you got to know the certain

language and terminology they

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use in order to get the grant.

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If the language on your application

is lacking, you won't get it even

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though you need the security the most.

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So, but these larger churches

understand the language that is

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needed in order to get these grants.

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Tony Tidbit: Wow.

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Wow.

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So, so just again, thank you for that.

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So, You had somebody walk into your

church, pull a gun out, point it at you,

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and we all know the divine intervention.

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It didn't go off.

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Your deacon jumped in and you

guys were able to subdue him.

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Police didn't show up for 20 minutes.

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All right.

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You had to walk.

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I think when, when the police

did come, one officer showed up.

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You had to help the officer put

the suspect in the car, right?

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And then what I'm, and then there was

no other support that you've gotten.

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You've been on every media outlet and

you talked about, everybody wanted to

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see the gun being pointed at your face.

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And they were, how did you feel?

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And what would you think

about having a gun?

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But then after that died down, there has

been no other support except the brother

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in Florida that reached out to Rico,

if that was his name correctly, right?

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Right.

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And then he's the one that if

I'm, and I don't want to put

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words in, I just want to be clear.

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He's the one that told you about the

FEMA grant or the, uh, the ability

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to be able to access this money.

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Yes, he's the one

who made me well aware and when I say

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no support, you know, I really like me.

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I like to drop names and I'm sorry.

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I'm like that.

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But look, we're not, we're, we're pulling

the sheep, pulling the rug out, you know,

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the guy who actually sent us 3, 000 and

then it was Joel, Joe, Joel, we thank him.

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It was someone else.

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Another company sent us 500.

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We thank them.

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Other than that, there was a little

support of 2, 100 here and there.

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It didn't go over 4, 500.

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That's how much support we

get as far as helping us to

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do anything in the aftermath.

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Chris P. Reed: So at this point in

time, I realized that the one thing

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you didn't do was be quiet about

the tragedy of the lack of response.

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And you weren't casting aspersions or

pointing fingers, but you wanted answers.

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You demanded answers.

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And I think that your vigilance on that.

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Kind of highlighted the fact

that something needs to be done.

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So now you're on this, don't

hide it, divide it campaign.

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What advice do you have for churches

looking to apply for grants and have

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you gotten enough information now to

where you want to make sure nobody ends

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up in your situation in the future?

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Yes, and all

the information at this moment that

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I'm speaking to you, I don't have all

the information, but as we're going

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forward, I am being provided a hands

on experience where they are walking

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me through it step by step experience

is not the experience is not complete.

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Complete yet at this moment, but

they are walking me through it.

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And when I'm done, I'm educated

enough to understand it and grasp it.

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And I am going to walk everyone

who I have the opportunity to

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walk through it, through it.

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If I got to go to every church

personally in the United States and

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do this here, I'm willing to do it.

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Tony Tidbit: So number

one, that's awesome.

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My friend.

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I just want to make sure

that we're squared away from

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the grant standpoint, right?

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So there's money that's going to

be available, which when Chuck

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Schumer made this announcement

back in May, it was 400 million.

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You're saying now, because if I

remember correctly, based on, uh, the

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gentleman in Florida connecting you,

uh, the right connections, you were

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able to chat with Homeland Security.

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You were able to chat with

a bunch of other agencies to

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really understand the grant.

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So talk a little bit about that.

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Yes, right now.

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I'm on a phone call every

week from this point on.

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I'm doing some planning with

the DOJ Department of Justice.

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I'm on a phone call with them and

they are connecting me personally.

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And this is how it's

supposed to work with them.

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They're not allowed to promote themselves.

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They're not allowed to come on and say

anything, but they have to do the work.

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So they are personally with the DOJ.

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Connected me with each step,

making sure that I have the people

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in place that are able to help

making sure that this is funding.

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And once again, the way he

announced was only one grant.

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There is multiple grants and multiple

funding for these situations.

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And I'm learning that based upon

this situation, you can get help

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from many different directions.

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And that's what we're dealing with.

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You know, learning about the help that you

can get and being ready, made available.

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That's already available.

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Tony Tidbit: Wow.

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Wow.

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That is awesome.

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And then, so they're now

making sure that you're able.

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to partake and be able to get the

funding that you need for your church

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and its security so something like

this will never happen again, right?

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Is that correct?

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So let me ask you this though.

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Are, will they take away, because

you said a competitive grant, are

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they going to make it easy for you?

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for other churches, big and small, to

be able, who may not have, you know,

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language writers or grant writers, right?

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Because they don't have the

support or the access to that.

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Are they going to make it easy for any

church to be able to access these funds?

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Yes, they're

going to make it easy for every

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church to access these funds.

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And that's what we're having a big

summit and the Purpose of without contact

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you for is we're having a big summit.

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It's actually going to

be a monumental moment.

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It's going to be groundbreaking

because the simple fact that

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we're with coming in is the D.

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Is coming in.

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Department of Justice

is coming in F.E.M.A.

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Coming in.

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Homeland Security's coming in, the FBI's

coming in, the Governor's coming in,

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the, um, Lieutenant Governor's coming

in, the Mayor's are coming in, um,

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the chief of police are coming in, all

these different, uh, the senate, uh,

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governor, all these are all coming in

to the church, along with Crazy media.

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This media is going to be major.

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Then you got a hundred different pastors

from a hundred different churches.

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A hundred pastors from a

hundred different churches.

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They are coming in.

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And I just limited to a

hundred pastors at this time.

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Just so, you know, it don't

go too far out of hand.

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But they are going to have the people

speak to us and explain to us and tell

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us where the funding is, how to get the

funding, who we can contact to get help

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with the grant writing aspect of it.

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They're supposed to lay everything out

in plain English so we can be able to

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be able to compete with the other larger

churches that are getting funding.

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That is not, you know, doing one thing.

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I just gotta say this.

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One of the biggest ministries I

feel is missing in the church is

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the support of the smaller churches.

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I don't know how in the world that we

can take millions of dollars over to

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overseas and say we're helping the world.

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Where you don't want to help another

church because they don't believe in your

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doctrine or the exact thing which you

believe It just amazes me that you know,

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we believe all of us believe that jesus

is lord That's what makes us christians

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or makes us save you know But yeah It's

like we bicker over little issues when

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there's a greater issue at stake And here

you're willing to go feed the world who

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don't even believe in jesus Who don't

even believe in this, in your savior, but

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you're making sure that they have things,

but you're forgetting to take care of your

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own brothers and sisters in the faith.

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That just blows my mind.

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Christ said, do good unto

all men, especially those

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of the household of faith.

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So how can you look past issues like

this and continue to go do worldly

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missions where you're, you know,

you're missing the true understanding

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and what Christ came to do.

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He came to gather the people of God first.

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And then he actually said.

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You know, the dogs can eat from the crumbs

that fall from the children's table.

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So the focus is the people of

God, but that's a ministry that's

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lacking in the church today.

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Churches taking care of their churches.

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Chris P. Reed: I think that,

you know, obviously you've Been

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open to take up this mantle.

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Like you're not afraid at all

to speak your mind and represent

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your faith and your conviction.

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My question to you, interestingly

enough is I'm assuming from our

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previous conversation, nothing could

have told you when you was a young man,

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that you'd be preaching the gospel.

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Right.

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And then you got to preach the gospel

and you're doing the best you can.

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And you and your brother and your

deacons and all that, putting

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things together for folks.

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How do you feel like God has

prepared you for this next chapter?

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And what do you see as your calling?

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Cause this is another call.

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You got your first call.

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Now he didn't call you

on the cell phone, right?

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The first call probably on a rotary.

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He didn't call you on his cell phone.

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So now with this calling, they take

up this mission to enrich and empower.

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Other churches, other places of

worship through these opportunities

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that the government has for you guys.

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How do you feel like you're embracing

that role and where do you see yourself

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in the future as this ambassador?

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Right now?

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I believe it or not.

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And it's sad that people

would be like, really?

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But truly, I thank God

for where I was called.

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I was caught from a youth before

I actually started, you know,

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running away from the calling.

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I landed in prison, no different than

Jonah landing on a boat trying to run.

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I was in prison, but I thank God that I

received my calling while, while I took,

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here to my calling while I was in prison

because it's like being in an army,

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the army don't train you in the city

because they know all the distractions.

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They take you somewhere, take

you away and they train you.

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And so that's what happened to me.

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Prison was a place where I can hear

from God, where I can actually, um,

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you know, have the time to, to, uh.

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Be away from distractions, family, cares

of the world, you know, and just focus.

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And I was actually, for me real quick,

12 years of learning the gospel, uh,

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you know, and being a pastor in prison,

I actually was studying the Bible

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seven, eight hours a day, every day,

teach three Bible studies every day.

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So no, you know, that's like, Um, on

steroids, you know, learning on steroids.

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And so it really got me equipped

for what God was calling me into.

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And so I didn't learn from the churches.

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I didn't learn under all this hypocrisy.

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I didn't learn under, you know, seeing

how the division of churches is.

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I learned in a place where we didn't

care what denomination he was.

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We just wanted to help each other.

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And that's the type of

gospel I grew up under.

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So now to come home and see all

this going on, it just blows my

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mind of, you know, the way the

churches is towards one another.

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That just, uh, even if we don't agree,

there is something we do agree on

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and let's focus on what we do agree

on and let's get this work done.

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Chris P. Reed: So, so with him

being a deliverer and a promise

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keeper, do you never think why you,

or are you thinking why not me?

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Why not me?

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Okay.

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All right.

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I don't know.

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Seriously.

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The reason why and to be honest

with you is because I understand my

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relationship that I have with God.

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And I understand, you know, where he

brought me from and where he brought me

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through and I understand everything he

put in me and with everything that he

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put in me, once again, I'm talking about

somebody who fast, you know, periodically,

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a lot of times, seven days straight, no

food, no water, just seeking God, you

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know, no outside and nothing to bother me.

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You know, people like how you go

seven days without eating or drinking

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seven days before God was easy for me.

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I did it a couple of times, you know,

where I always fast before God, always

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prayed before God stayed in his presence,

always in the word of God, just learning.

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And so the question is, you

know, he was equipping me.

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I didn't know he was equipping me,

but he was getting me ready for

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what it is that I was going to face.

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When I came home and now that, you know,

for a minute, he had me stored away and

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it's his small community, small church.

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Now he elevated me to this plateau

and now he caught me into, you know,

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this didn't just happen by chance.

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This happened by God.

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Our church was called for

this issue and this happened,

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you know, by the hand of God.

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And now i'm taking hold of it and

i'm running with it and i'm doing

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the work that God will want me to do.

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Securing his churches, helping his

people, and uniting the body of Christ.

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Let's remove these differences

and let's come together.

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Tony Tidbit: Well, here's the

thing though, my brother, you know,

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and again You know, you're a man

of God, and rightfully, you're

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frustrated, rightfully so, right?

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Um, the things that you went through,

your congregation went through,

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your family, your daughter, right?

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Um, the mental stress, and then the

stories you just got finished telling.

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Okay.

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In terms of, you know, we're all supposed

to be out trying to help one another, but

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then not everybody, you know, shows up the

way they're supposed to show up, right?

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Here's the thing though.

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Guess what?

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Now you have that opportunity to show up.

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You're supposed to show up, right?

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God gave you that now.

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So right now, to be honest,

it's about now moving forward.

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It's about you.

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Just what you just got finished

talking about, about your ability.

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Now, God, see this, and

I agree with you 100%.

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You couldn't make this up.

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Okay.

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And if you look back at this,

where, you know, a couple of

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months ago, somebody walked in your

church and put a gun in your face.

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And the things that you went to,

but now the opportunity for you to

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help so many other individuals, so

many churches across this country,

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regardless of the denomination

that they fall, they fall under.

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That's a huge blessing.

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And now, and you were talking earlier,

so just want to make sure we're clear,

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because you were saying FEMA, and,

and DOJ, and FBI, and the governor,

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and the senator, and the police chief,

and a hundred pastors from churches,

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they're all going to get together.

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Where are they going to get together at?

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They're going to get together where?

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Pastor Glenn Germany: They're

all getting together at my church

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Tony Tidbit: at your

church at your church.

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Okay.

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So think about that though.

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It's been a tough journey.

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Don't get me wrong.

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And you, and you have every

right to be frustrated.

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Right?

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Nobody can take that away from you.

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But look where it's ending and look

how many more people that you're

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going to be able to touch, help,

and God willing, they'll never be

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in the situation that you're in.

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So that's right there, my friend.

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That's a huge blessing.

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You said everybody's coming.

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Only person I didn't hear

coming was the President.

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Okay.

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I mean, you got everybody showing up.

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Okay.

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So that's a huge blessing.

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My brother.

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Correct.

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Yeah.

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And I mean, to be honest with you, uh,

Tony, you know, a lot of people don't

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know the background of, you know, of

everything that I've been going through.

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I, I mean, I'm even back at work.

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You know, I work a full time job while

I'm doing all this ministry work, all

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this connecting with the DOJs, you

know, dealing with, uh, dealing with

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programs, speaking, you know, I wound up

in a hospital, people didn't know that,

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that I was in, I landed in the hospital

a couple weeks after, you know, from

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doing all the media interviews and, and,

you know, caring for the people, uh,

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I was lacking sleep, my blood pressure

was through the roof, I had to go in

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and I'm sitting in the hospital all day

trying to get my blood pressure down.

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And, and so don't get me wrong, you know,

I'm, I'm grateful and I'm up to the task

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and, you know, blood pressure higher.

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Now I'm going out here and do

what needs to be done because

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the people need the help.

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They need to understand, but I don't

think that they know that's what's really

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available and what's coming their way.

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Because each person who I named

the, um, each group, you know,

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uh, FEMA with FEMA comes grants.

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With, um, um, with, um, um, um,

homeland security, multiple grants.

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I mean, each group that's coming

in, then they're staking state and

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local grants is also available.

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Once again, all of this stuff is available

and the people haven't been getting it.

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And I'm taking on the task to make sure

that I learn it, you know, hands on that.

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I can go somewhere and give the

training for give understanding

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and help people, you know, and.

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Uh, I'm looking forward to being able

to do this, even if I got to work a

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full time job still, because I believe

that this is what I've been called into.

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And so I'm going to do

what needs to be done.

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Tony Tidbit: Okay, my brother,

I mean, that's awesome.

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So tell us a little bit as we close.

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Tell us where, where, number one,

when is this summit going to happen?

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And then number two, for the churches

and the pastors all across the country

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that's listening to this, this, this,

this, this episode, how can they tap into

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this and where it can tell us the steps

they need to do is it reach out to you?

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What do they need to do to start

activating their opportunity here?

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Pastor Glenn Germany: With the information

that I'm going to be able to give

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out, and if they're able to follow the

information, then, uh, um, excellent.

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If not, then my phone

:

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You understand where I'm going with this?

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I'm willing to help them.

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I'm going to give out as much

information as I possibly can.

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Help them as much as I possibly can.

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You know, it's going to be help,

this is coming up, this is not

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something that's a year away.

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This is actually coming to August where,

uh, we got a date that's not in stone

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yet because we're waiting to make sure

that the officials can be there, but

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we're setting the date for August 28th.

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That's the date that we're looking at.

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So this is right around the corner

of all these things happening.

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I have to limit it to how many

people could come at this point

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because it's just the aspect of

how much the church can hold.

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But like you say, this is groundbreaking.

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It's actually a monumental

moment for our church.

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I'm grateful to God to be a part of it,

and I want to make sure that any, any way

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that someone, once the information is out

there and once you start looking online

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or once you, you know, whatever it is, any

way that I can help, I'm willing to help.

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I'm even willing to train a team

of people so they can go forth

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and they can also help as well.

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So, and I, and my thing is with

me is if I help you turn around.

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Help somebody else and we can

get many more people help.

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It's not about money at this point.

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It's about let's get people help.

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Chris P. Reed: So, so let me

say this as we close it out.

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Um, with your campaign to

teach a man to fish, right?

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Like, you're not just feeding with

your campaign to teach a man to fish.

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How can a black executive

perspective help you do that?

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Well, I, I, I,

I, first of all, I'm grateful for y'all

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having this here interview by far.

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This podcast is major because this is an

opportunity for the information to get

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out to let people know what is coming.

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The people can actually, you know,

start trying to find out, you know,

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how to get this here because there's

time limits with the grants, but there

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are also different ones throughout

the year that you can apply for.

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And so y'all are doing an amazing

job just by having this here.

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interview, it gives people a chance

to hear about what is available.

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A lot of times we can't go

after what is available unless

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we know what is available.

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So you can only do what you know.

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So at this point, y'all are

doing an amazing job just being

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willing to follow this through.

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Tony Tidbit: Well, thank you, my brother.

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And, and, and look, At the end of the day,

we're, we're following your coattails.

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Okay.

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Uh, you know, you are willing to come on

and share and talk about this opportunity.

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And so we thank you and look, um, what

we're going to do is we're going to

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put your website on our, our episode.

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We'll follow up with you on any

information where people can tap into.

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Is that reaching out to you,

reaching out to whatever?

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So they'll have this information as well.

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So we can keep the ball rolling.

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And then, you know, after we're going

to definitely have you come back.

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Because we want to hear about how

many, let's go back to the fish, right?

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How many people you fed, all

right, you were able to feed,

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all right, with this grant.

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And then more importantly, my brother,

is just that we're so excited and

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happy that this turned out the way

it turned out, Pastor Glenn Germany.

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Pastor Glenn Germany: Amen,

I thank you once again.

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And just so you, I just want to say, look,

we're dealing with billions of dollars.

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We're not just dealing with millions,

we're dealing with billions of dollars.

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One grant alone is worth 700, 000.

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1, 000, 000.

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That's just one.

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And that grant has a address

or has a 150, 000 per address.

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That's how much someone can get

for that one grant per address.

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And so I just want this

information to be put out there.

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And once again, my only

desire is to get people help.

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We need to help.

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Nobody responded.

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I am not going to be what I hated.

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I'm going to be what I wanted,

and so, therefore, I want to help,

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I'm going forth to help people.

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And once again, I thank you for

having me, and may God bless

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you and your podcast as well.

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Tony Tidbit: Well, thank you, my brother.

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Pastor Glenn Germany, we really

appreciate you coming on and sharing

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this powerful message, my brother.

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We love you a lot, and

we'll chat with you soon.

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So I think it's now

time for Tony's Tidbit.

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And the tidbit today, and Pastor Glenn

spoke to it, Support is not just in

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the help we receive, but in the courage

we muster together as a congregation

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turning trials into testimony.

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And you heard that point blank

from Pastor Glenn Germany.

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The trial that they went through,

that they're going through, is now

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going to be a testimony that's going

to help so many other churches.

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So, again, we want to thank him for

coming on and sharing that powerful story.

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Chris P. Reed: I would like to remind

you guys to not miss out on this

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week's segment of Need to Know with Dr.

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Nsenga Burton, a black

executive perspective podcast

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weekly, uh, presents Dr.

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Nsenga Burton, who dives into timely

and critical topics that shape

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our local and global community.

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Remember to tune in to gain

deeper insights and understanding

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on issues that matter.

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You don't want to miss it.

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Tony Tidbit: Exactly.

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You don't, I'm telling you,

she already put it together.

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You do not want to miss this episode.

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Each week, each week is

known Need to Know Thursday.

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So check it out.

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So now we're going to go

into our call to action.

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This is something that we

want everybody to incorporate.

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Our goal here at a black executive

perspective podcast is to decrease

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all different, all levels of

discrimination across the board.

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So we're looking for everybody

to incorporate our call, our call

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to action, which is called less.

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L E S S and L stands for learn.

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You want to learn about people

that you don't know, different

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races, different nuances, so

you can become more enlightened.

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Chris P. Reed: And E stands for empathy.

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You want to empathize and

understand diverse perspectives so

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you can have a closer connection

to your fellow human being.

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Tony Tidbit: And after the E we have S

now, since you've learned and you have

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empathy, now you want to share what

you learn to your friends and family

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so they can become enlightened as well.

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Chris P. Reed: And our last S is for stop.

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You want to actively stop

discrimination and foster inclusivity.

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This will help you build a

fair, more understanding world.

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Let's do this every day and we'll

see the change that we want to see.

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At the dinner table.

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At the coffee shop, wherever, when you

see things not appropriate, you want

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to stop that person and correct them.

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Make sure that we practice less, L E S S,

our call to action, every chance you get.

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Tony Tidbit: Amen.

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Amen.

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So, again, thank you for tuning

in to another episode of a Black

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Executive Perspective podcast.

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You can listen to our podcast

wherever you get your podcasts.

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And don't forget to follow us

on our socials at LinkedIn, X,

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YouTube, Twitter, and TikTok.

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TikTok, excuse me, and Facebook and

TikTok at ablackexec for our pastor,

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for our fabulous guest, Pastor Glenn.

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And I said, our pastor, he is our pastor.

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So for our pastor, Pastor Glenn,

Germany, we want to thank him for coming.

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For the best co host in

the industry, Chris P..

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Reed, who keeps it real for the person

who's one of the top producers on

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the planet, Noelle Miller, who pulls

all the strings to make this happen.

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I'm Tony tidbit.

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We love you.

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We talked about it and guess what?

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