Episode 1
Transforming America through Faith & Action – Pastor Corey Brooks
Featuring Pastor Corey Brooks
September 30, 2025
Pastor Corey Brooks, pastor of New Beginnings Church on Chicago’s South Side and CEO of Project Hood, joins host Gerson Moreno-Riaño on the Wisdom and Influence podcast to discuss his Walk Across America—a 3,000-mile, 365-day journey from New York to Los Angeles to raise $25 million for a leadership and economic opportunity center, a school for boys, and the expansion of Project Hood into underserved urban communities. Brooks shares how confronting literacy crises and gang violence in his neighborhood shaped his vision for community transformation through faith, education, and the local church. The conversation explores the centrality of the gospel, moral courage, and the pillars of merit, faith, and family as foundations for restoring communities, along with Brooks’ message to young people about yielding early to God’s calling. Listeners will gain a compelling perspective on how Christ-centered leadership can address the social challenges facing American cities today.