shai linne
Lyrical Theology. Spiritual Analogies. The Miracle at Calvary. Empirical Reality.Among other things, I am a recording artist and author. I have put out numerous Christian hip-hop albums, including The Attributes of God and The Atonement. As an author, my first book, “God Made Me and You”, was published in 2018. I also had the privilege of helping to plant Risen Christ Fellowship in September 2015 in my hometown of Philadelphia, PA.
In 2010, I completed a pastoral internship at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington D.C., before serving for two years as an elder at Del Ray Baptist Church in Alexandria, VA. I am happily married to Blair and we have three children- Sage, Maya and Ezra.
The Halftime Pod
Halftime Pod tackles important life and cultural issues from the perspective of three “OGs” who are well-versed in culture and theology. Shai Linne, William “Duce” Branch, and Ben Otero are three middle-aged men of color who are products of the Christian hip-hop movement of the late ’90s and early 2000s, and have decades of friendship between them. Tune in to hear conversations about male friendships, staying married in a culture of divorce, parenting at different stages of life, aging in hip-hop, mentoring the next generation, and much more.
The New Reformation
In the sixteenth century, the church faced a doctrinal crisis. Today, the crisis is race.
We all know that racial unity is important. But what’s the right way to approach it? How can Christians of different ethnicities pursue unity in an environment that is so highly charged and full of landmines on all sides?
In The New Reformation, Christian hip-hop artist Shai Linne shows how the gospel applies to the pursuit of ethnic unity. When it comes to ethnicity, Christians today have to fight against two tendencies: idolatry and apathy. Idolatry makes ethnicity ultimate, while apathy tends to ignore it altogether. But there is a third way, the way of the Bible. Shai explains how ethnicity—the biblical word for what we mean by “race”—exists for God’s glory.
Drawing from his experience as an artist-theologian, church planter, and pastor, Shai will help you chart a new way forward in addressing the critical question of what it means for people of all ethnicities to be the one people of God.
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