by Jakob Topper | Sep 29, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
Inclusion, diversity and tolerance are worthy ideals that many churches publicly affirm, but they often come with some unexpected baggage. My church’s mission statement begins, “We are an inclusive community.” It’s one of the things that drew me here in the beginning...
by Starlette Thomas | Feb 8, 2023 | News
Participants gathered over two days at Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the Confronting Whiteness conference. The gathering featured Angela Parker, Ijeoma Ononuju and keynote speaker Danté Stewart. Participants listened to African American...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 21, 2020 | News
It is time to break silence on systemic racism, said Preston Clegg, pastor of Second Baptist Church of Little Rock, Arkansas. Referencing Martin Luther King Jr.’s April 4, 1967, speech delivered at New York City’s Riverside Church, Clegg declared, “This is a time to...
by Jakob Topper | Oct 13, 2020 | Opinion
Inclusion, diversity and tolerance are worthy ideals that many churches publicly affirm, but they often come with some unexpected baggage. My church’s mission statement begins, “We are an inclusive community.” It’s one of the things that drew me here in the beginning...
by Jon Singletary | Oct 7, 2020 | Opinion
Western Christianity focuses on virtues like humility from an individualistic rather than collective approach to being human. However, virtue does not have to stop with an understanding of one’s own sense of self; it can include a recognition of one’s family,...
