Racial Justice - Rooted Ministry

“But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.”- Amos 5:24

Articles
- Cultivating Spaces That Are Safe From Racism in Youth Ministry by Michelle Ami Reyes
- Black History Month: An Interview With Isaiah Brooms by Rooted
- The Gospel and Justice: The Kingdom’s Call for a Good Work with Watson Jones (Rooted 2020 Conference)
- Seeking Racial Justice: Going Beyond Social Media Solidarity by Clark Fobes
- Justice in the Name of Jesus: Teaching White Teens to be Anti-Racist by Kendal Conner and Seth Stewart
- Doctrine, Duty, and the Rising Generation of Kids Who Love Justice by Kendal Conner
- Growing a Multi-Ethnic Ministry: An Interview with J. Scott Samarco by Sarah Nixon
- This is How We Overcome: A Call to Justice, Mercy, and Humility by Melissa Huff
Books

Be the Bridge: Pursuing God’s Heart for Racial Reconciliation by LaTasha Morrison. “Change begins with an honest conversation among a group of Christians willing to give a voice to unspoken hurts, hidden fears, and mounting tensions. These ongoing dialogues have formed the foundation of a global movement called Be the Bridge—a nonprofit organization whose goal is to equip the church to have a distinctive and transformative response to racism and racial division.”

Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope by Jasmine L. Holmes. “Holmes deals head-on with issues ranging from discipleship and marriage to biblical justice. She invites us to read over her shoulder as she reminds [her son] that his identity is firmly planted in the person and work of Jesus Christ, even when the topic is one as emotionally charged as race in America.”

Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just by Timothy Keller.
Podcasts and Videos
The Gospel and Justice by Watson Jones III.
Websites

Brownicity.com. “Brownicity: the word and the work provides space to live in the tension of restoring one human family that has been fractured by the lies and injustice of race/ism. We are dedicated to advocacy, education, and support for racial healing and antiracism.

Thewitnessbcc.com. “The Witness is a black Christian collective that engages issues of religion, race, justice, and culture from a biblical perspective. We are changing the way Christians engage the church and the world by challenging them to think and act according to the holistic message of Christ. We consciously draw on the expansive black church tradition to address matters of personal faith while also speaking to issues of public righteousness. We believe that the Christian message applies not only to our eternity but also to our present-day circumstances and lived reality.”

Thefrontporch.org. “Driving the conversation is what matters most to us, namely, our Triune God, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the necessity of faith in him. We hope to discuss the essentials of the Christian faith, reformed theology, and how these intersect with the African-American Christian experience. We pray these conversations build faith and lead to faithfulness (Rom. 10:17; 12:1-2).”

Urbanfaith.com. “At Urban Faith, we interact on a variety of topics related to contemporary Christian life from an urban, African American, and multiethnic perspective. We hope to become your online destination for relevant and stimulating conversations about news, faith, and culture.”

Jude3project.org. “The vision of the Ministry encompasses apologetics that address current issues and the intellectual struggles of Christians of African descent in the United States and abroad. We are committed to equipping the local Church that the mandate of Jude 1:3 might be fulfilled – contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.”

Andcampaign.org. “Urban Christians have a unique and powerful sociopolitical perspective that is not fully represented by either of the two predominant political ideologies. It is a Gospel-centered worldview that is committed to redemptive justice (&) values-based policy. However, we have allowed the urban political class to abandon the latter.”
Podcasts
Grace, Justice, & Mercy: An Evening with Bryan Stevenson & Rev. Tim Keller. “In brokenness we are filled with grace and mercy. There is this love that fills all of those broken spaces that strengthens us. It is in brokenness that we can find the pathway to mercy, it is in brokenness that we understand compassion, it is the broken that can teach us the way justice works.“

Listening Well & Taking Action: A Conversation About Race and the Church with Dr. Chris and Dorena Williamson by Your Enneagram Coach, iTunes. “This episode is an open and honest conversation about [Dr. Chris and Dorena’s] experience as Black Americans. Our God is a God of equality and redemption. He is making all things new, and He has invited us to be part of the solutions. It’s our prayer that you are encouraged and inspired to move forward into greater understanding, empathy, and action.”

Racial Justice and the Uneasy Conscience of American Christianity, by Russell Moore. “Martin Luther King is relatively non-controversial in American life, because Martin Luther King has not been speaking for 50 years. It is easy to look backward and to say “if I had been here I would have listened to Dr. King,”—even though I do not listen to what is happening around me in my own community, in my own neighborhood, in my own church.”

One Thing White Evangelicals Should Understand About Racial Reconciliation by Thabiti Anyabwile, TGC. “If I could have every white evangelical understand one thing about racial reconciliation…it would be to have them understand and embrace…their disproportionate responsibility to lead in it.”

EJI Presents: Reconstruction in America, 1865-1876, Equal Justice Initiative. “The report examines the 12 years following the Civil War when lawlessness and violence perpetrated by white leaders created an American future of racial hierarchy, white supremacy, and Jim Crow laws—an era from which our nation has yet to recover.”

Jude 3 Project. “The primary mission of the Jude 3 Project is to help the Christian community know what they believe and why they believe it. Distinctive in its strong emphasis in equipping those of African descent in the United States and abroad.”
Movies

Just Mercy. “A powerful and thought-provoking true-story, Just Mercy follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice.” (for Rooted discussion questions look here and further topics of discussion, see here.)

Harriet. “The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman‘s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.”

Selma. “The unforgettable true story chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement.”

13th. “An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation’s history of racial inequality.”

12 Years a Slave “Based on an incredible true story of one man’s fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty personified by a malevolent slave owner, as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive but to retain his dignity.” (Rated R)