“Reconciliation and justice have always been at the center of the Gospel and God’s work in the world.”
-Eric Holmstrom
GOSPEL AND RACE LEARNING GROUP RESOURCES
You will need a RightNow Media account in order to watch “The Color of Compromise” and “Race and the Gospel” weekly videos as well as a few other videos on this page. If you don’t have a RightNow Media account, you can get one from Purpose Church for FREE by clicking below.
We have created a digital Gospel and Race Learning Group workbook for you to utilize during the group experience. This resource will help you stay on track and provide journal space for processing. You can download that for FREE by clicking below.
WATCH
WEEKLY
VIDEOS
We have provided weekly videos for you to watch before attending the Gospel and Race Learning Group each Thursday.
BEFORE ATTENDING WEEK 1:
October 1
Grace, Justice, and Mercy
BEFORE ATTENDING WEEK 2:
October 8
Race and the Gospel: Introduction
Session 1: The Color of Compromise
Session 2: Making Race In The Colonial Era
BEFORE ATTENDING WEEK 3:
October 15
Race and the Gospel: Gospel Unity
Session 3: Understanding Liberty in the Age of Revolution and Revival
Session 4: Institutionalizing Race in the Antebellum Era
BEFORE ATTENDING WEEK 4:
October 22
Race and the Gospel: Justice and the Church
Session 5: Defending Slavery at the Onset of the Civil War
Session 6: Reconstructing White Supremacy in the Jim Crow Era
BEFORE ATTENDING WEEK 5:
October 29
Race and the Gospel: The Dividing Wall of Hostility
Session 7: Remembering the Complicity in the North
Session 8: Compromising with Racism during the Civil Rights Movement
BEFORE ATTENDING WEEK 6:
November 5
Race and the Gospel: A Reconciled Life
Session 9: Organizing the Religious Right at the End of the Twentieth Century
Session 10: Reconsidering Racial Reconciliation in the Age of Black Lives Matter
BEFORE ATTENDING WEEK 7:
November 12
Race In America with Phil Vischer: Part 2
Session 11: The Fierce Urgency of Now
Session 12: Be Strong and Courageous
To help us in our discussions with one another, our hosts Deji and Wesley, felt a shared language and some definitions would be beneficial. You can view the Gospel and Race Learning Group glossary of terms below.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ON RACISM AND RACIAL RECONCILIATION
VIDEO SERMONS
Race and the Church
Reconciliation Rooted in Prayer
Use Your Privilege
Journey to Reconciliation
Biblical Justice and Activism
Race and the Gospel (5-part series)
Hope For A Racially Divided Nation
PANEL DISCUSSION VIDEOS
INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS
Part 1 – Race in America with Phil Vischer
Part 2 – Race in America with Phil Vischer
Systemic Racism Explained
INTERVIEW VIDEOS
ARTICLES
A Biblical Critique of Secular Justice and Critical Theory
Racial Reconciliation May Not Be What You Think It Is
Systems, Sin, and Sanctuaries
BOOKS
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