ANTI-RACISM DISCIPLESHIP

black history month

Before you begin:

Reflect on the Church’s complicity in racism

Week One:

Read Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Week Two:

Watch The Color of Compromise with Jemar Tisby

Week Three:

Part 1 of The Black Church, documentary can be found on PBS

Week Four:

Part 2 of The Black Church, documentary can be found on PBS

Week Four Discussion: Discuss what you have learned with a friend or family member.

Reflection & discussion Questions:

After you have engaged with this month’s content, use these questions for reflection & discussion.

  1. What’s one take-away from reading Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail? Does this letter speak to the current state of race and unrest in this country? How so?

  2. How has the white church historically supported racial injustice?

  3. How can we as “white Christians” learn from the Black Church?

SPIRITUAL PRAXIS:

Spiritual praxis to engage in throughout the month: Celebration

Celebrate a culture different from your own this month. 

  • Immerse yourself in its history, food, language, customs, art, music, etc 

  • Connect with people from this culture and celebrate who they are. 

Praxis Question: How did you celebrate another culture other than your own this month and what did you learn about yourself and your neighbor?