Session Description
Churches and Christian leaders are often overwhelmed because they feel ill-equipped to engage effectively in the ministry of reconciliation in a diverse and divided society. In this workshop, we will focus on what it looks like for a church to be committed to racial reconciliation for the long haul. We will offer five foundational practices for becoming a reconciling community. These practices, born out of the diverse and gentrifying neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia, where Elena and David minister, shape the way a community pursues diversity and reconciliation. They will also paint a vision for collaborative ministry work that is only possible with sustained cross-cultural engagement.
Conference Title
2018 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-25-2018
Event Type
Workshop/Seminar
Type (recording/text)
Text
Subject Area
Worship
Topic
Culturally-Contextual Worship
Keywords:
Gentrification, Divided Society, Cross-Cultural Engagement
Recommended Citation
Aronson, Elena and Bailey, David M., "Becoming a Reconciling Community" (2018). Symposium on Worship Archive. 33.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2018/sessions/33
Included in
Becoming a Reconciling Community
Churches and Christian leaders are often overwhelmed because they feel ill-equipped to engage effectively in the ministry of reconciliation in a diverse and divided society. In this workshop, we will focus on what it looks like for a church to be committed to racial reconciliation for the long haul. We will offer five foundational practices for becoming a reconciling community. These practices, born out of the diverse and gentrifying neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia, where Elena and David minister, shape the way a community pursues diversity and reconciliation. They will also paint a vision for collaborative ministry work that is only possible with sustained cross-cultural engagement.