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CHURCH RESOURCES

Check back regularly for new resources to inspire and equip

your racial justice work as a member of a church community.

LUTHERAN PERSPECTIVES

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A little-known story about the impact of the Birmingham church bombing on The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

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Clues to how we can start to heal racial divides in our communities. 

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A bit about the origins of LRJ.

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CARING CONNECTIONS: PERSPECTIVES ON RACIAL JUSTICE

From Lutheran Services in America

BOOK LIST FOR CHURCH MINISTRY

Video STUDY

THE COLOR OF COMPROMISE

Jemar Tisby provides a unique survey of American Christianity's racial past, revealing the concrete and chilling ways people of faith have worked against racial justice. THE COLOR OF COMPROMISE VIDEO STUDY provides an in-depth diagnosis for a racially divided American church and suggests ways to foster a more equitable and inclusive environment among God's people.

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RACE + JUSTICE ESSENTIALS is a non-Lutheran resource

that makes for a great starter-guide on everything from

systemic racism to why race is a social construct.

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A TIME FOR BURNING is the Oscar-Nominated movie about a Lutheran church

wrestling with race relations during the height of the civil rights movement.


Organize a group of friends to watch the movie and use this guide to lead a

discussion about what the 1960s have to tell us about racial justice today.


Post any insights, plans for action, or your discussion group's pic on social media with the hashtag: #LRJTalks 


DEVELOPED & WRITTEN BY

Janine Bolling, MPA  I  Sarah Salzberg, MTH  I  Shelly Schwalm, MFA

VIEW DISCUSSION GUIDE

RACIAL JUSTICE BIBLE STUDIES

PART 3 (35min)

Rev. Paul Schult of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Redwood City, CA (LCMS) shares what Scripture and Lutheran doctrine have to teach us about racial justice and reconciliation. We recommend watching the entire three-part sermon series, but this final sermon highlights the Biblical urgency to act now.

JUNE 3, 2020 (50min)

Rev. Gerard Bolling of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO (LCMS) digs into Micah 6:8 to explore what Scripture has to reveal to us about #BlackLivesMatter.

LUTHERAN POV

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How a lifelong LCMS Lutheran became a Lutheran for racial justice.

COMING SOON

LUTHERAN & LATINO

BIPOC CHURCH PARTNERSHIPS

NATIVE AMERICAN VOICES

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NATIVE AMERICAN VOICES

BIPOC CHURCH PARTNERSHIPS

NATIVE AMERICAN VOICES

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