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racial justice

Anti-racism work is heart work

Some pastors of mostly white congregations are struggling to engage their members in the work of racial justice.

Speaking the truth in love

One good way to live out its embodiment is for the church to speak the truth in love.

Aligning words and deeds

A northern Illinois congregation embraced the Matthew 25 call to build congregational vitality and began by updating their mission statement.

Justice is on the menu

The work of the Church moves us towards the day when people will come from all corners of the world to feast at a common table.

Give 8/28 to be a part of the PC(USA)’s Week of Action

As the Bearing Witness team prepares for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Week of Action, August 23-29, efforts to ensure that Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries (RE&WIM) can continue to develop leaders of color within the denomination are well under way.

Don’t weary while doing good

In working for racial justice, it’s not just about us; we must also include God in the equation.

A Presbyterian church and its role aiding victims of the Tulsa race massacre

There’s no doubt that the Tulsa race massacre was one of the most reprehensible moments in the history of the nation.  Known as America’s “Black Wall Street,”  the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma was burned to the ground in the Tulsa race massacre on May 31 and June 1, 1921, in which white residents massacred as many as 300 Black residents, injuring hundreds more, and leaving 5,000 people homeless. As the country commemorates the 100th anniversary of the massacre this week, the situation begs the question: Were was the church and what was the church’s role in the ensuing events?