Pastors of Outreach at Flint Central COTN, Todd and Roshanda Womack, discuss the good (but hard) work of bridge building in the church and our communities. What does reconciliation mean and look like in an era of great division in our country? What is the role of the believer in being a part of the solution?
Resources:
An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith, by Barbara Brown Taylor
o https://www.amazon.com/Altar-World-Geography-Faith/dp/0061370479/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3PIJRWRA7P952&keywords=an+altar+in+the+world&qid=1565897494&s=gateway&sprefix=an+altar+in+%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1
· The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction, by Justin Whitmel Earley
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0812993543/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_aLYwDbZ1NZ7JA
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michell... https://www.amazon.com/dp/1595586431/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_wMYwDbKCJHMC3
The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone https://www.amazon.com/dp/1626980055/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_-MYwDbR5H6339
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America... https://www.amazon.com/dp/1568585985/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_3NYwDb4SCZAGT
Our Racist Legacy: Will the Church Resolve the Conflict?https://www.amazon.com/dp/0940121360/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_-OYwDbD50HRDW
Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America by James Allen https://www.amazon.com/dp/0944092691/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_-PYwDbAXT486M
I Am Not Your Negro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXfzFh0eBZQ
13th: https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741?source=35
When They See Us: https://www.netflix.com/title/80200549?source=35
Be the Bridge: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/558850fde4b0892e071e7960/t/5a7b4ea9e2c483ccb42b9a73/1518030506168/BetheBridge.pdf
Dr. Ryan Danker and Dr. Jesse Middendorf: Faith and Politics, Being a Wesleyan in the Public Square
Dr. Jesse Middendorf hosts a conversation on celebrating Holy Week, Easter, and worshiping online during COVID-19.
A Eucharistic Prayer for Isolation: https://www.nts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/A-Eucharistic-Prayer-for-Isolation.pdf
Professor of Practical Theology and Christian Discipleship at NTS Dr. Dean Blevins offers theological foundations and practical strategies for cultivating Christian community through video and online formats.
