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Racial Reconciliation

Our Core Commitments: Ethnic Reconciliation and Justice
Ethnic reconciliation is a difficult journey, and believers need to see it as fundamental to the gospel.
 
No Longer Color Blind
Contrary to the agenda of political correctness, ethnicity, race and culture do matter.
 
Giving Your Heart Away
Crossing cultures means taking risks and rebounding from mistakes. Excerpted from Being White: Finding Our Place in a Multiethnic World.
 
Making Encounter Real
God wants you to love who you are in Christ and to love those who are different from you. Here are some questions for your reflection and for discussion.
 
Being White: the Story of a Stumbler
When those who are white encounter people from other races or ethnicities, they become suddenly aware that being white means something. What does it mean to be white in a culturally diverse society?
 
Sidebar — How to Start Talking
Creating a safe place to talk about racial and ethic minority issues.
 
A Taste of Fudge Ripple
Student from all ethnicities share how Jesus has been at work in their lives.
 
Changed by Urbana 03
There is such a diversity of cultures; is it really possible that all of them can worship God through Jesus Christ? The theme at Urbana, “Your kingdom come, your will be done,” really addressed these questions.
 
Searching for Shalom
When injustice prevails and there is no sign of change, the anger and pain get deeper; is there hope in shalom?
 
Some Questions to Think About...
Sidebar to "Searching for Shalom"
 
White Responsibility in Racial Reconciliation
In a world of individualized thinking, it can be hard to see how white responsibility could be any different from anyone else's.
 
Resources and Actions
Sidebar to "White Responsibility in Racial Reconciliation"
 
Baby Steps: Overcoming Fears in Racial Reconciliation
Racial reconciliation at Purdue University
 
"God Will Move—In Spite of our Discomfort."
Racial tension still exists, even in places that we'd least expect it.
 
Building Bridges
How one student is crossing cultural barriers at Appalachian State U.
 
Multi-Ethnic Bridge Building — Three Stories
Three stories about reaching across ethnic lines and barriers to build trust and friendship among minority groups on campus.
 
Summertime...and the reading is easy!
Suggestions for summer: great reading and excellent videos
 
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