reverend jacquelyn thompson. great to have you here. thank you for coming. reginald liles, deacon, brothers to brother, reverend williamsing and long had to make the contact. >> they made it. i'm here. >> i'm glad you're here. >> thank you so much. tell us about your calling. it's phenomenal to have you. calling to church or ministry? i'm the daughter of a pastor. my father who recently passed in december was reverend thompson. >> i didn't know. that. he pastored for 40 years. i've grown up a church girl all my life. we started the question faith, theology, things your experiencing in life and in the world. i began seeking a deeper relationship with god. i started teaching in west oakland. >> they're going through a lot. >> we need to be in protest about that. >> that's right. >> encountered kids who i realized that my desire was to go into law and politics was not enough. they needed a transformation deeper than anything external. the only thing i could impart besides what we did in the classroom was what was sustained me up to that point. that was my faith