Watch Pastor Tim Broughton’s message on “Race, the Church & Justice” with special guest Pastor Rod Hairston.
8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. – Micah 6:8
God is a God of justice and calls His Church to stand up for those who are being oppressed and misused. In America, there still lingers the reality of racism and we are at a current point in history where the Church can stand up and do something about it.
The most important thing we can do first is to understand… learn about the struggle, educate ourselves on the realities, and build relationships. That is where reconciliation can start.
Below you will find some resources to help you understand the real experiences of a broken system that allows racism to flourish under the radar of many white Christians in our country. Let’s choose love, mercy, humility and justice.
Books:
– The Color of Compromise:
The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism by Jemar Tisby
– Dear White Christian:
What Every White Christian Needs to Know About How Black Christians See, Think, & Experience Racism in America by Aaron Layton
– The New Jim Crow:
Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
– A Testament of Hope:
The Essential Writings and Speeches by Martin Luther King Jr.
Movies:
– Amazing Grace:
One man’s role in the long battle to outlaw slavery in the United Kingdom sets the stage for this historical drama from director Michael Apted. In 1784, 21-year-old William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) was elected to the British House of Commons, and soon established himself as a politician with a conscience.
– Just Mercy:
A powerful true story that follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his battle for justice as he defends a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence.
– The Help
In 1960’s Mississippi, a young journalist roils her community when she interviews the domestic staffs who serve the town’s wealthy white families but have remained largely invisible until now.
– Hidden Figures
An incredible & inspiring untold true story about three women at NASA who were instrumental in one of history’s greatest operations – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit.
– Remember The Titans
True story of a newly integrated high school football team.
Video Bible Studies:
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– JustONE (The Woodlawn Study) Dave Stone:
In 1973, Birmingham was torn by racism and hate. God worked through the Woodlawn high school football team to unite the city and ignite a spiritual awakening. This revival was nothing short of miraculous. Could it happen again?
– The Color of Compromise
Jemar Tisby provides a unique survey of American Christianity’s racial past, revealing the concrete and chilling ways people of faith have worked against racial justice.
– Integrated, Yet Still Segregated
Do you believe a truncated gospel? The gospel isn’t simply about a vertical experience with God, it includes horizontal reverberations. In this session from the 2018 Dallas RightNow Conference, Pastor Crump unpacks that we can not be one church without intention and we will not be one church without cost.
– MLK50: Gospel Reflections from the Mountaintop
This event took place April 3-4, 2018 in Memphis, TN. Key speakers included Matt Chandler, Jackie Hill Perry, Eric Mason, Russell Moore, John Piper, Benjamin Watson, and many others.
