Priyanka Bromhead on decolonising faith and 'we are the mainstream'

Priyanka Bromhead, amongst many things, is the founder of ‘We are the Mainstream.’ — a collective of First Nations, Women of Colour and Gender Diverse folk of colour, creating spaces for courageous conversations, that challenge systems and structures of power and centre perspectives that have often been forced to the edges. Priyanka shares more about We are the Mainstream during our conversation, but also opens up about her own personal experiences of the faith she grew up with and the ongoing work of decolonising that faith. And in this there are some really beautiful and profound descriptions of what faith means to her today.<br/><br/>At one point in our conversation, Priyanka talks about not being made in the image of a white man. <br/><br/>I’m increasingly conscious that our images of God can be so interwoven with the people we surround ourselves with and expose ourselves to. So, for me, as a white man — I want to enter a conversation like this one ready to learn more about the many faces and voices that reflect God. Because the truth is, the under-representation of diverse voices and perspectives doesn’t just minimise those individuals and groups — it means all of us, end up with a distorted and reductive image of the divine.<br/><br/>In our chat Priyanka also mentions Larissa Minniecon, a First Nations woman who will be on a Spiritual Misfits episode in the coming weeks — which will be partly around the referendum, and I think will be a really important episode to share far and wide, so I encourage you to look out for that. <br/>Sign up to receive the Sunday Message:<br/>https://spiritualmisfits.com.au/Join our online Facebook community: <br/>https://www.facebook.com/groups/spiritualmisfitspodcast<br/><br/>Reach out to us by email: <br/>spiritualmisfits@outlook.com <br/>