Racial Reconciliation Resources
“He has shown you, oh man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8
The prophet Micah gave God’s expectation of those who would follow Him, that their lives would be marked with justice, mercy and humility. The evil of racism and the turmoil our country is facing is not new, but it must end. We want to respond as Christ-followers, leaning into the heart of God for those who are suffering and marginalized. It may require humility and a posture of learning for some, attitudes of mercy for others, and standing for justice by all.
These resources are a starting point for dialogue and contemplation. We recognize that much of it is focused on the black American conversation as well as speaking explicitly to white America. Because this is the emphasis of the current discussion in our country, we will tilt this way right now, but we are committed to looking at racism from every experience.
Video…
The Third Option: Hope for a Racially Divided Nation, a message by Pastor Miles McPherson.
A Conversation about Social and Racial Justice with Efrem Smith and John Ortberg
A Conversation About Racism and Christianity with Da’T.R.U.T.H. and Sam Collier
Skin in the Game, a conversation about race, racism and faith with Andy Stanley, Sam Collier and Joseph Sojourner.
What Is Systemic Racism by Dr. Tony Evans
Is There Racism in the Church Today? Interview with Dr Tony Evans
What’s One Thing You Wish White Evangelicals Knew About Racial Reconciliation with Thabiti Anyabwile
The Danger of a Single Story with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Color Blind or Color Brave by Mellody Hobson
How To Overcome Our Bias:? Walk Boldly Toward Them by Vernā Myers
True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality on HBO
13th, a documentary on Netflix
The Uncomfortable Truth a documentary on Amazon Prime
Books…
Black and White: Disrupting Racism One Friendship at a Time by Teesha Hadra and John Hambrick
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD
White Awake: An Honest Look at What It Means to Be White by Daniel Hill
Woke Church: An Urgent Call for Christians in America to Confront Racism and Injustice by Dr. Eric M Mason
Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America by Michael O. Emerson
Dream with Me: Race, Love and the Struggle We Must Win by John Perkins
Welcoming Justice: God’s Movement Toward Beloved Community by Charles Marsh and John Perkins
The Myth of Equality: Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege by Ken Wytsma
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Beyond Colorblind: Redeeming Our Ethnic Journey by Sarah Shin
Roadmap to Reconciliation 2.0: Moving Communities into Unity, Wholeness and Justice by Brenda Salter McNeil
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehshi Coates
Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times by Soong-Chan Rah
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
We Are Not Equal Yet: Understanding our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson and Tonya Bolden
Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race by Derald Wing Sue
One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race and Love by John Perkins and Karen Waddles
Be The Bridge: Pursuing God’s Heart for Racial Reconciliation by Latasha Morrison
Oneness Embraced: Reconciliation, the Kingdom, and How We are Stronger Together by Dr. Tony Evans
Other…
The Other America, Dr. Martin Luther King on rioting as the language of the unheard
Be the Bridge: 10 Things Every Racial Bridge-Builder Should Know by Bethebridge.com
3 Reasons Why I Stand with the Protestors by Thabiti Anyabwile