Today we’d like to introduce you to Tyler Joshua Green.
Tyler Joshua Green is a man of moral aptitude, old fashion wisdom, a reverence for God and a love for the people of God. Tyler Joshua Green was a student at Clark Atlanta University, graduating with honors with a degree in Religion where he maintained a Dean’s list standing since his freshman beginning.
In his few years at CAU, Tyler made great strides in social, scholarly and spiritual endeavors. He is the 2011/2012 Man of the Year, the Chaplain of the CAU Honors Program, the author of the Panther Newspaper’s “Spiritual Enrollment”, and the Chaplain and Fall 2011 initiate of the Alpha Phi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated.
Additionally, he holds the title of the Inaugural James P. Brawley Orator of the Year and displays this powerful oratorical gift across the US from the Mayor of Atlanta’s Masked Ball to radio and television premiers on stations from ABC to WSB, from Fox to CBS and from BET to CNN. Tyler Joshua Green humbly served as the 2012-2013 SGA President of Clark Atlanta University, the youngest in the institution’s 147-year history. Following his career at Clark Atlanta, Tyler received a Master’s Degree from Duke University studying Divinity. During his Master’s studies, Tyler continued to travel the country sharing at conferences, churches and institutes preaching, organizing, protesting and developing young entrepreneurs. Pastor Green spent most of this time pursuing his Master’s of Divinity teaching at a private entrepreneurial institute in Atlanta and spearheading a new office for spiritual development and dialogue at North Carolina Central University, overseeing more than 7,000 students and nearly a dozen campus ministers from several faith traditions and denominations. Following his Master’s program, Tyler Joshua Green was accepted into Claremont School of Theology’s Doctoral program looking to balance his studies in Georgia and North Carolina with a degree from California.
In addition to his work with several preaching teams throughout Atlanta, Pastor Green is currently Pastor in Residence at New Life Church in Atlanta, GA leading alongside a team of thinkers to remodel the campus and redefine its ministries to cater to the Millennial generation.
His writing publications include entries in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Indianapolis Star, Huffington Post and New York Times. His sermons have been published several books including Gospel in the City, Whispers in the Dark and Uncommon Sense.
He continues to grace campus, community, and country with his intellectual and spiritual poise through sermons, seminars, and speaking engagements on topics concerning social consciousness, scholarship significance and spiritual progress.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
The challenges that the underprivileged face as a result of overt systematic oppression and covert interpersonal bias. It is the task for those of us who are endgames in the work of ministry, activism, social/systematic/economic justice to consider the issues of the most oppressed within our society as our own.
The negative outlook people have for the church has also been a challenge as it relates to organizes people around this God-given institution that has housed every social justice movement in this country. It hasn’t been a challenge to remind people that faith throughout history is the means by which marginalized communities have found liberation.
Alright – so let’s talk business. Tell us about your work – what should we know?
The intersection between ministry, money management, media, activism, the arts, and academia. These crosspoints are typically found to be anomalies for those who consider the church as a place of escapism that doesn’t touch the concrete realities outside the church’s walls. All of these seemingly conflicting components combined under Christian principles are considerably unique.
Any shoutouts? Who else deserves credit in this story – who has played a meaningful role?
The following is an abbreviated list of mentors that have shaped my thinking:
Dr. Jeffrey Johnson-Eastern Star Church-Indianapolis
Dr. Ralph Douglass West-Church Without Walls-Houston
Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes-Friendship West Church-Dallas
Dr. Maurice Watson-Washington DC
Ambassador Andrew Young – Atlanta
Dr. Raphael Warnock-Atlanta
Dr. E. Dewey Smith – Atlanta
Dr. Craig Oliver -Atlanta
Pastor Marlin Harris – Atlanta
Pastor Charles Nesbitt – Atlanta
Lecester “Bill” Allen -Atlanta
Dr. Jamal Bryant -Atlanta
Bishop Noel Jones -California
Contact Info:
- Instagram: @tylerjoshuagreen
- Facebook: Tyler Joshua Green
- Other: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4g2jfm5kfhlipz2/AAAYF1BPT3DBnpPrQq5OIx56a?dl=0
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