Racial Reconciliation Efforts in the Works Part 5: Ministry Initiatives
A compilation of racial reconciliation resources and efforts as the United States continues to grapple with racial injustice and tension. Ed Stetzer Image: Unsplash/Aarón Blanco Tejedor
Recently, I was invited to a dialogue hosted by the Agora Institute of Johns Hopkins University on racial justice and reconciliation efforts of evangelical churches. You can which was described by the hosts as:
This event will convene prominent evangelical leaders, including those working to build racial justice within the church, for a follow-up discussion focusing specifically on what evangelicals are doing and can do to confront this divisive moment.
February 12, 2021Lausanne
Age doesn t determine whether or not you can be faithful to your mission. Sadiri Joy Tira Image: Kyle Glenn/Unsplash
After an extended hiatus due to unforeseen medical reasons, we are grateful to welcome back our faithful contributor, Sadiri Joy Tira. We invite you to praise God with us for his recovery.
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During the time that I served as Lausanne Catalyst for Diasporas,[1] I had the honor of meeting men and women from all corners of the globe and from all walks of life dedicated to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Truly, I witnessed the Holy Spirit’s moving through the whole Church to take the whole Gospel to the whole World. This moving continues to be awe-inspiring, humbling me to give thanks to the Lord for his faithfulness to the Church that is historically and spatially borderless.
Evangelism is a moral good and a key expression of our faith. York Moore Image: Canva
Before all-things streaming, when television was simpler and there were only 3 options at a time (at best), one of my favorite shows was the original ‘Let’s Make a Deal,’ with Monty Hall. The game show concept is simple: offer audience members prizes over and over again to entice them to keep choosing to risk what they have in hopes of something even better. The catch is that at any moment, the prize that they’ve already won can be lost to something with little to laughable value, like a goat or a bag of rocks. The game show has also spawned a philosophic and mathematical problem known as the ‘Monty Hall Paradox.’ The Paradox has to do with