Equity vs. Equality: Understanding the Differences (Religion & Race)
Do the terms “equity” and “equality” mean the same thing? Use this resource to find out why they are not the same. DOWNLOAD THIS RESOURCE AS A PDF >>
Native American COS Launches Decolonizing and Contextualization of Pastoral Training Initiative (Religion & Race)
June 26, 2023 The CORR Action Fund awarded the Wisconsin Conference $10,000 for the decolonizing and contextualization of pastoral training as part of its 2022 Grant Cycle. For more about the CORR Action Fund and other grantees, visit the 2022 CORR Action Fund Grantees Page.
CRCC Conference: Save the Date for Facing the Future 2023! (Religion & Race)
Facing the Future 2023 Be3: Being, Belonging, Becoming November 14-16, 2023 Atlanta, Georgia The last three years have been a whirlwind for us in so many ways. We have lived through and are still living through a global pandemic and its effects, wrestling with systemic
Name That Feeling: A Group Exercise (Religion & Race)
No one is born with all the skills required for intercultural competency. That’s why it’s helpful to have tools that support our work in this important area. This resource supports the ability for diverse individuals to come together to discuss a time when each felt differently. In doing so,
10 Honorable Ways to Learn about Another Culture (Religion & Race)
Just like with everything else, there are more and less honorable ways to learn about another culture. For example, the Church has always been diasporic (we move away into different spaces) and missional (we want to share how we understand God’s movement in and through
New City Church Expands Racial Justice Initiatives (Religion & Race)
The CORR Action Fund awarded New City Church of the Minnesota Conference $10,000 for the expansion of its racial justice initiatives as part of its 2022 Grant Cycle. For more about the CORR Action Fund and other grantees, visit the 2022 CORR Action Fund Grantees
Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action (Church & Society, Race & Religion)
A statement from the General Secretaries of the General Board of Church and Society (GBCS), General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR), and General Commission on the Status and Role of Women (GCSRW). June 29, 2023 Today’s
Centering Yourself In Your Cross-Racial/Cross-Cultural Appointment (Religion & Race)
Download “Centering Yourself In Your Cross-Racial/Cross-Cultural Appointment” as a PDF >> Transitions are also periods of acute vulnerability because new pastors lack established working relationships in a new appointment setting. Opinions of your effectiveness begin to form quickly. Once formed, they are surprisingly hard to
Investing Well in Cross-Racial/Cross-Cultural Ministry: Laity & Clergy (Religion & Race)
Download “Investing Well in Cross-Racial/Cross-Cultural Ministry” as a PDF >> PREPARATION When preparing for the appointment to begin, the core leadership team of the congregation must make concerted efforts to speak frankly about the social norms of the congregation sharing that change may be necessary
Welcoming People of Color to Affirming Congregations (Religion & Race)
The Christian community—including the United Methodist Church—has a notorious and uneven history when it comes to welcoming, discipling, elevating to leadership, and serving people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual. (Some groups add those who are “two-spirit,” which comes from North