Reconciliation

Reconciliation

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Participants in the FaithAction ID program get their photos taken for the identification card, which is available to anyone in the community, but is especially helpful for people who may not have access to government-issued identification. Photos courtesy of FaithAction International.

Reconciliation, Community

David Fraccaro: How an ID card helps build trust between immigrants and law enforcement

A faith-based organization in North Carolina issues its own identification card as a way to promote understanding, trust and cooperation.

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Reconciliation, Racial & ethnic, Missions & Evangelism

Michael McBride: Gun violence, race and the church

Gun violence in America is disproportionately visited upon dark-skinned people in urban neighborhoods, part of a legacy of racism and violence, says a California pastor. And the church must lead the way in transforming such neighborhoods into places of true peace, justice and inclusion.

The late Jocelyn Patterson, a member of Anathoth Community Garden & Farm. Photo courtesy of Anathoth Community Garden & Farm

Reconciliation, Community, Environment, Food

Chas Edens: Remembering my friend Jocelyn

The lonely death of a member of his community prompts the director of a community garden to reconsider the project’s mission.

A Black Lives Matter protester participating in a July 12, 2016, march on City Hall following a court ruling on the Los Angeles Police Department fatal shooting of Redel Jones. BigStock / Bettorodrigues

Reconciliation, Racial & ethnic

Derrick Weston: How can white allies help dismantle systemic racism?

Christian institutions can support people of color by investing money in minority leaders, scholarship, safe spaces and church buildings, writes a blogger and ordained PCUSA minister.

William H. Lamar IV preaching. Photo courtesy of Paul Holston, Tru1 Photography

Christian Leadership, Pastoral leadership, Reconciliation, Racial & ethnic

William H. Lamar IV: Black preaching, after the election

What is the role of black preaching in the new America of President-elect Trump? This Advent, a young AME pastor finds inspiration and insight in the theology of his denomination’s founder, Richard Allen.

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Christian Leadership, Pastoral leadership, Reconciliation

Robert Wilson-Black: Resistance and healing, after the election

In the wake of the presidential election, it's time for listening and learning, says the CEO of Sojourners in this interview.

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Liturgical Seasons, Feast Days, Reconciliation, Forgiveness

Rhonda Mawhood Lee: Angola prison and the communion of saints

An Episcopal priest finds in the obit pages of The Angolite -- Louisiana State Penitentiary’s award-winning magazine -- reminders that we are all members of the communion of saints.

The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II speaking at a Moral Monday rally. Creative Commons: Flickr / Twbuckner

Christian Leadership, Reconciliation

William J. Barber II: We have to dare to preach the gospel

In this interview, the leader of the Moral Mondays movement talks about leading in the public square.

Reconciliation, Racial & ethnic, Congregations, Growth & renewal

Frederick D. Haynes III: We're not having normal church anymore

After the police shootings in Dallas and incidents of police violence against African-Americans, the church can no longer afford to conduct business as usual, a prominent African-American pastor says in this interview. The church must radically return to what it means to be people of faith.

Teamwork is an essential part of military life, as in this tug-of-war competition between Army soliders and multinational allies during a NATO exercise. Photo by U.S. Army Pfc. James Dutkavich.

Christian Leadership, Reconciliation, Racial & ethnic

Mel Baars O'Malley: None of us can do much on our own

In a divisive time, when so many leaders regard working together as a sign of weakness, an Army chaplain shares a lesson she’s learned in the military: Whatever our differences, we must figure out how to cooperate. It’s the only way we can all survive.

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Fourth in a series. In Acts, writes C. Kavin Rowe, the apostles create a new church structure to address the neglect of widows, among the most vulnerable of people.

A learning resource for Christian leaders and their institutions from Leadership Education at Duke Divinity