Greenleaf

Previously on Greenleaf.

You preaching on Sunday?

I don't preach anymore.

You are Grace Greenleaf, ain't you?

Daddy.

Promise me you're not here to sow discord.

Because Jesus wants to welcome you home!

Now he's the senior senator from Tennessee.

I think he's coming to ask me about David Nelson, that trigger-happy cop,

but I've never even met the man.

The Senate is launching an inquiry

into whether your church and others like it

are taking advantage of your tax-exempt status.

You better tell that little side piece

to stop texting so damn much.

You didn't lose my sister, Mama.

You gave her away!

One of the cops who works around here

told me about a 15-year-old girl

- from the church. - He did it again?

Just like Faith.

I don't think he ever really stopped.

So, what's in here?

Girl's name, phone number,

address, statements...

the ones she made the first time

and when she recanted.

He just gave this to you?

He is a she, and she gets it.

Your Uncle Mac raped this child.

Now, Gigi, God's giving you a second chance.

Take it.

No human being's ever been perfect since Jesus.

He was the only one.

Expecting people to be perfect is...

is like...

expecting an apple to taste like a cheeseburger.

And when you're disappointed in people,

the one you should turn to is God.

This life that's given us is not about perfection...

it's about love.

Faith.

That's the last of the boxes. Can you sign here for me?

What do you want me to do with these?

Nothing.

- Hello? - Pastor Greenleaf!

- Good morning! - Bishop Greenleaf, hey.

I hope I'm not interrupting your prayer time

or anything like that.

Nope, just finishing up.

What's up?

I'm putting you in charge of the deacon board as of right now.

- Why? - Because it's time.

- What's he want? - Your mother thought this was news

you'd feel blessed to receive.

Yeah, I... I do.

- I just wasn't expecting it. - Jacob.

I'm sorry. One second. Kerissa is...

What? - What does he want you to do?

Take over the deacon board.

Well, just say yes.

Thank you and yes.

But the deacons don't respect me.

How about you make them respect you?

Jacob, with Grace home,

now is the time for you to step up, not back.

- Can't wait to get started. - Good!

Carry on.

As we get more information,

we of course will keep you updated

as to the developments in the Kenny Collins shooting.

Later in this broadcast we'll hear from expert...

Just dropping off my daughter.

Thank you.

I hate my legs.

Oh, come on, you look great.

Wow.

Dad might be calling you.

Why?

He wants to know why you didn't take the job at "20/20"

and why we moved here and not New York.

I think he's worried I'm going to turn into

some kind of religious fanatic.

Okay, I'll talk to him. Wow.

Honey, your legs are fine.

You're beautiful.

Have a great first day, okay?

So, we have prison outreach, campus outreach,

youth outreach, and homeless outreach.

That's a lot of outreach.

Well, the Lord has done

a lot of reaching out to Calvary, amen?

- Mm-hmm. - So, we got to be passing it on.

- Yeah. Hey. - Grand tour, huh?

- Yes. Very impressive. - Hey, Pop.

Alexa, can you stop by my office when you're done here?

I need some help resetting my password.

- Yeah, sure. - Okay, thanks.

Grace, great to have you back, sis.

- Thank you. - All right, so here's your Calvary cell

and some literature about our programs.

And then I had the response coordinator

schedule just one meeting today.

- Who is she meeting? - Betty Wilcox.

Ah, the Bishop's Roundtable.

- Which is...? - It's a club for members

who give $10,000 or more over and above their tithe.

So, round like nice round number, huh?

There's nothing wrong with recognizing those

whose faith inspires them to great deeds.

Not everybody made it into the Bible.

- Call if you need anything. - Yes, ma'am. Thank you.

Where'd you find her?

She used to date a center with the Memphis Grizzlies.

You wanted that NBA money.

I wanted an executive secretary

- with a heart for Jesus. - Uh-huh.

Watch that cynical habit of thought.

- Good morning, Darlene. - Good morning, Bishop.

After you, Pastor.

Yeah.

I just wanted to give a little advice.

Now, we both know you were a heck of a preacher.

- Oh, I was fine, Daddy. - No, no, no.

You were on the path to be my equal or surpass me.

And who knows? It may come to that.

But this isn't preaching.

This is ministry.

From what Jacob tells me,

it's pretty much just directing people

to the right program or auxiliary.

And that is not untrue.

But what your brother, as usual,

fails to comprehend

is that when you're the response pastor,

you are the face of the church with a capital "C".

You are the first person

these people down here experience

when they're looking for help from above.

That's not as glamorous as preaching,

but it's more important.

So, what's your advice?

Before you pick up the phone,

before you dial a number,

before you set an appointment,

before you feed a dollar

into that machine at the end of the hall,

before you do anything, check your heart

and make sure that you're acting from love,

because Jesus never did anything, Gigi,

that wasn't dipped down in and dripping with love for human beings.

We are his beloved.

I'll be nice to Sister Wilcox.

That's all I'm asking.

Okay.

And put something up on these walls.

I feel like I'm losing a little faith just sitting in here.

And, you know, Jacob was right about one thing.

Hmm?

It's good having you back.

Darlene...

the combination of the colors of that dress

against the tone of your skin is a good...

You have three new messages.

Hi! This fall,

Broadway is coming to Memphis

and you're...

Hey, this is David Nelson.

I've been trying to reach Bishop Greenleaf for a month or so.

I've left messages and never heard back,

so I thought I'd try this number.

If someone from the church could give me a call back, I'd appreciate it.

Just have a couple questions.

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1,000 meters above sea level, this is the air pressure.

What I want to know is how would you use the FTC

to determine the air pressure at sea level?

Mr. Davis...

is there some breaking news about the calculus you're tracking?

Uh, no, I'm just going over some last-minute logistics for the march.

Mr. Davis, we all understand the import of the Kenny Collins case,

and I applaud the way you're taking a part in the public response, but...

Well, there it is.

- Thank you, Jesus. - Read chapter four in Boyer

and do worksheet 17 for tomorrow.

And remember, what do we do?

Show your work.

- Miss Greenleaf. - Hi.

You can read chapter one of Du Bois tonight, too, and respond.

Is that a math book?

No, but it's required reading in any class of mine.

- One page. - Welcome to Black Excellence.

They want everything...

audited financial statements,

names of all church board members,

a list of all executive compensation, housing allowances,

credit card statements, a list of all vehicles owned by the church,

all properties, all church bank accounts, investments,

an explanation of how church funds are distributed,