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Gospel Lessons on Racial, Criminal, Socioeconomic Justice
On Rejecting Racism Samaritan woman: John 4:1-42 Dignifying second-class citizens: Galatians 3:28 Good Samaritan: Luke 10:25-37 Risking one’s reputation: Deuteronomy 10:11-12 Drunkards and...
View ArticleWhy It’s So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism
In an article published on Huffington Post, Dr. Robin DiAngelo explains why white people implode when talking about race. I am white. I have spent years studying what it means to be white in a society...
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9 Tips for Fostering Vital Conversations
Vital conversations require open, respectful dialogue between participants. The following tips will help establish healthy communication practices that build Vital Conversations.
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What is Needed for Effective Intercultural Communication?
Intercultural competency is a tool. It is a means to become more connected and build relationships across cultures. One of the most important aspects of becoming interculturally competent is looking at...
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Affirm Diversity; Challenge Racism
25 Things your Congregations can do to Affirm Diversity and Challenge Racism We’re all part of God’s beloved community, and there is much to celebrate in our diverse cultures, ethnicities, and life...
View ArticleVital Conversations Videos and Study Guide Order Form
Vital Conversations: Race, Culture, and Justice Videos and Study Guide, Series 1 and 2 NOTE: DUE TO HIGH DEMAND, THE STUDY GUIDES ARE CURRENTLY ON BACKORDER. We will take more orders when study guides...
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Joys and Benefits of Becoming a Cross-Racial or Cross-Cultural Ministry Setting
A cross-racial or cross-cultural (cr/cc) ministry setting is created when a local church receives a pastor whose lived experience is substantially different from that of the majority of the...
View Article10 Ways to Become More Faithful than Post-Racial
Click here to download this resource as a PDF In 2016, 58 percent of the Americans surveyed by the Pew Research Center said that the increasing racial, ethnic, and national diversity in the United...
View Article25 Traits of The Beloved Community
Click here to download this resource “Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and...
View ArticleLiving Into the Beloved Community: Making the Beloved Community Real
Download this resources as a PDF Often, we hear the term “beloved community,” and seek to live into it without a firm grasp on how to do so. Using the resource entitled, “25 Traits of the Beloved...
View Article4 Ways to Increase Equity for All Physical and Mental Abilities
Click here to download this resource as a PDF Increasing equity for people with physical and mental disabilities in and around our worship spaces can be easier than you imagine! Check out these four...
View ArticleIntergenerational Collaboration
Click here to download this resource as a PDF Many congregations have questions about how their church can create intergenerational collaborations. Perhaps we have been told that youth are the church...
View ArticleWhy It’s So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism
In an article published on Huffington Post, Dr. Robin DiAngelo explains why white people implode when talking about race. I am white. I have spent years studying what it means to be white in a society...
View ArticleWebinar: “Implicit Bias 101: What We Don’t Think We Think”
*Recorded June 20, 2018 Join Rev. Michelle Ledder in a set of interactive learning engagements on recognizing, questioning, and transforming implicit bias. Each of the three engagement categories...
View ArticleNow Available for Download or Order: Implicit Bias Workbook
Implicit Bias is all about ‘what we don’t think we think’ — wait a minute, what?!? As each of us experiences life — in school, at home, in church, at work, watching T.V. — we are surrounded by a...
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