What if the plight of the poor, urban minority neighborhood is alleviated by middle-class missional minorities?
Category: The Church
It is far better to be a liberated pioneer than it is to be a settler in slavery.
The lack of cultural awareness and intentional inclusion of the nations make you ask regularly, “Why do I still come to this church?”
Recent polls indicating strong white evangelical support for morally-questionable political candidates coupled with ongoing racial tensions within evangelical churches and institutions has compelled many Christians to ask, “Am I an evangelical?” We asked a panel of women and black Christians to discuss this question and give perspectives we sometimes don’t get to hear. Panelists include: […]
There are two narratives underlining the Servitude series. Servitude implies being subject to something more powerful than you. For the Christian, this powerful entity is sin. We are bound to its chains and are unable to free ourselves by any of our works. But by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we are […]
Statistically, someone in your congregation is being or has recently been sexually abused. Be alert.
Like all of you, I was absolutely appalled by the news of the shooting that took place at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. What was supposed to be a time of fellowship and worship in the Lord’s presence turned into a horrific ordeal which resulted in mass injury and loss of life. At […]
Caribbeans and African Americans believe lies about each other and if there is no one in your life to challenge those lies, you will accept them as fact.
God’s people are to glorify and image him in all that they do. God is glorified through his people assembling together in the community of the church.
Lecrae Devaugh Moore is not a stranger to the evangelical Christian world. In September 2008 he released an album entitled “Rebel.” It became the soundtrack to the lives of many evangelical Christians, young and old, urban and suburban. The Hallmark track “Don’t Waste Your Life” (based on a book by popular reformed evangelical Pastor John […]
Christians must be at the forefront of confronting a culture that devalues women – starting with the American church.
We have sufficient grace and unshakable hope in our struggle against sin, even the sin of pornography.
There is a need for platforms to be constructed so that past, present, and future marginalized voices can be elevated. We choose by God’s grace to assert ourselves in the affirmative.
Luther’s heirs are known as Protestants today because his movement was so centered on protest. Nearly 450 years later, King would likewise use public protest to confront the social devastation of false doctrine.
Taking a knee is a patriotic act done to speak up for equality, diversity, and inclusion — particularly the equality, acceptance, and inclusion of racial minorities.
The water fountains and signs may have been taken down, but our country’s sordid past still required addressing systemic issues that disproportionately impacted Black communities.
Celebrated for her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, her greatest contribution is the model she gave on the Christian life.
Lady Justice turns a blind eye from broken bronze bodies laid in mahogany.
Forced patriotism has no place in a free society and is more in keeping with authoritarian power.
People of color often feel the burden of proving our pain to our white brothers and sisters and that is extremely taxing.
