Mobilizing Conservative Christian Students in Racial Justice Action & Discourse

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Recommended Resources

Books

Roadmap to Reconciliation 2.0
Brenda Salter McNeil

The Color of Compromise
Jemar Tisby

Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
Esau McCaulley

Still Evangelical? Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, and Theological Meaning
Mark Labberton (Editor)

More books on racial justice from InterVarsity Press can be found here. Don't forget that staff & administrators can get a 40% discount on IVP books!

Articles, Guides, & Media

Beyond Colorblind Video Series
Sarah Shin & Twentyonehundred Productions

Sheila Wise Rowe: Healing Racial Trauma
All Shall Be Well (Podcast)

Five Authors Discuss Black History, Faithful Justice, and Hope for the Future
Antipas L. Harris, Terence Lester, MelindaJoy Mingo, Barbara L. Peacock, & A. D. "Lumkile" Thomason

Black Practicing Christians Are Twice as Likely as Their White Peers to See a Race Problem
Barna Group

How to Actually Do Racial Reconciliation & Pursue Racial Justice
Jonathan Walton

More resources from InterVarsity can be found here.

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Zach Baldwin

Zach Baldwin serves as the Director of InterVarsity’s Student Affairs Christian Network. He spent five years working for the VPSA of Rollins College while serving students as an InterVarsity campus minister. Over that time, Zach developed a deep appreciation for the work of student affairs professionals. Zach and his wife, Mandy, spend most of their free time exploring Walt Disney World and vintage road-side attractions around Florida.

Rev. Katrina Jenkins

Rev. Katrina Jenkins has worked in student affairs as a chaplain for over twenty years. She currently serves as the Dean of Religious & Spiritual Life at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL. “Rev” is passionate about spiritual retreat direction and building programming that explores the intersection of racial and religious identities. In addition to her campus work, she has served as a board member for the National Association for College and University Chaplains (NACUC; now part of the Association for Chaplaincy and Spiritual Life in Higher Education, ACSLHE) and the International Association of Chaplains in Higher Education (IACHE).

Rev. Bekah Estrada

Rev. Bekah Estrada serves as the Director of Christian Life at the University of Southern California, as well as a campus minister with InterVarsity. She has a passion for exploring the intersection of faith, professional development, and social justice. In her role at USC, she offers guidance and discipleship to the 50+ Christian organizations on campus. Rev. Estrada is also a licensed minister in the Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference.

Danny Chen

Danny Chen serves as Area Director for InterVarsity's MidFlorida team, as well as Regional Asian American Ministries Coach for the state of Florida. Growing up as a "Third Culture Kid," Danny has extensive experience living in the "in-between" spaces of cultures, ethnicities, languages, and identities. Danny has woven these experiences into his ministry with college students, helping them to build multi-ethnic witnessing communities and to see how racial justice, equity, and reconciliation are imperative to the declaration of the Gospel.