Episode 31 - Gentlemen And Not Gangsters - Bishop Marcus Campbell Nashville Sounding Board

Bishop Marcus Campbell has a powerful personal story and his group Gentlemen And Not Gangsters does some of the most important work in Nashville. GANG is a youth diversion program that combats youth violence by changing lives.

You're going to want to listen to what Bishop Campbell has to say. After you listen, please join me in supporting his work.

https://gentlemenandnotgangsters.com/donate
Contact: mt.carmelmbcnashville@gmail.com or 615-636-0012

Topics by minute:
2:20 - Bishop Marcus Campbell's personal background
5:46 - Experience in a gang
7:10 - Transformative experience
12:30 - His mentors
13:33 - Starting GANG and the work they do
16:55 - Role of parental involvement
21:10 - What is the weekly program like?
24:32 - College tours
25:40 - How many kids have gone through the program?
27:15 - What factors make rehabilitation more possible?
29:00 - Rearrest rate of GANG graduates
30:50 - Success stories (and summer camp story)
34:20 - Story of kids who slipped through the cracks
37:00 - How have you seen the scale of the youth violence problem change?
41:50 - Have you applied for grant funding from the city?
44:45 - Documenting to become an "evidence-based" organization
48:20 - Reaction to the murder of Kyle Yorlets
51:36 - Visiting the detention center
54:25 - How can listeners support GANG?

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Interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.

Music by Craig Turner and Joe Halberstadt