VOCATION-SPECIFIC RESOURCES
Equip your vocation as a teacher, parent, or student for racial justice.
Gospel-motivated civic and community engagement.
New Resources
In 2018, The Northwest District of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) passed a resolution at their convention that called for a task force to be assembled that would study the district's relationship with communities of color and offer solutions. That study led the task force to create a new toolkit, called "Speaking the Truth in Love," to help congregations respond faithfully and compassionately to those who have been hurt by the sin of racism.
Over the past few months, Rev. Ben Squires created a set of collectible "Justice Learning Cards" featuring Christians who are teaching him, especially in the area of racial justice.
These days, whenever the topic of racism comes up, phrases like "critical race theory" or "cultural marxism" are sure to follow. The following podcast episodes offer helpful overviews of these terms from a Christian perspective and discuss faithful, responsible approaches to racial justice that are rooted in truth, history, and the grace of Christ.
As Lutheran schools explore how they might better serve increasingly diverse student populations, the LCMS finds itself embroiled in conflict over the matter.
RACIAL JUSTICE + THE CHURCH
AMERICA + RACE
From Lutheran Hour Ministries
The (Im)Partial Church Podcast
The (Im)partial Church is a hopeful podcast about race, culture, diversity, and the Christian faith. We understand the Church is far from perfect but believe we should strive to serve as an example to the world on how to handle these challenging issues with grace.
Video Series
LRJ TALKS
Spanning topics from criminal justice to Lutheran education, watch challenging conversations about the intersection between race and The Church.
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.
DEVELOPED & WRITTEN BY
Janine Bolling, MPA I Sarah Salzberg, MTH I Shelly Schwalm, MFA
LUTHERAN PERSPECTIVES
Rev. Matthew Ryan González responds to the complex issues surrounding this event.
Congregations and pastors across the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod are proposing a plan that will help foster multiethnic church cultures in the LCMS.
REPENTANCE AND HOPE: LCMS Educational Institutions for Training Black Church Workers
From the years that followed slavery through the Civil Rights era, Rev. Matthew E. Borrasso helps us understand our contemporary racial divides through the lens of history.
Rev. Paul Schult reflects on the storming the U.S. Capitol on January 7, 2021.
On December 21, 2020, there was a confrontation on Concordia Seminary, St. Louis' campus, between a night watchman and four teens. Pastor Benjamin Squires reflects on the events.
CARING CONNECTIONS: PERSPECTIVES ON RACIAL JUSTICE
From Lutheran Services in America
A little-known story about the impact of the Birmingham church bombing on The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
How a lifelong LCMS Lutheran became a Lutheran for racial justice.