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Tony Shepherd

Tony Shepherd is the Associate Pastor of Hampton Roads Fellowship in Newport News, Virginia, and former Christian Hip-Hop producer for Lecrae, Shai Linne, Trip Lee and others.  Tony is husband to Jolene, and father to three wonderful sons and a beautiful daughter.

May 18

Where Did All These Rappers-Turned-Pastors Come From? by Tony Shepherd

Many of us wondered why our favorite artists articulated a view of God so much bigger than our pastors. Many of us were using podcasts as a way to connect with pastors that preached the same glorious truths.  But still, many of us were functionally church orphans. And no movement, even Gospel-centered movements, can expect to be sustained apart from the local church.