Reflections & Research:
Pastors of color
April 14, 2021
A merged congregation bonds over a project to honor the freed and enslaved Africans buried in its cemetery
The Rev. Dr. Wanda Lundy, pastor of Siloam Hope First Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey, walks in the church graveyard that inspired the 313 Project. Photos by Alexis Llewellyn A historic, predominantly Black congregation in New Jersey seeks to learn the names and stories of more than 300 unidentified souls buried in unmarked graves. […]
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Sentiment isn’t enough to combat oppression
Members of the Proud Boys march during a protest Dec. 12, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images A pastor whose church in Washington, D.C., was vandalized by white supremacists urges his fellow Christians to avoid feel-good responses and instead act in community to disrupt systems of oppression. I am sitting at my […]
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Rest can be hard work
iStock / SkyNext The calls to work for justice and to make room for rest are significant and difficult to balance, writes a pastor and denominational executive from Michigan. Near the end of every December, as I consider new trajectories and intentions for the coming year, the idea of reclaiming rest is always on […]
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Listening to Pastors
Three Thriving in Ministry pastoral leaders share their pandemic experiences, highlighting the importance of mentoring relationships and connection to peers. Vicente Del Real Founder and Executive Director of Iskali Strong Foundations for Catholic Leaders, The University of Notre Dame Hector Vicenty (“Tito”) Associate Pastor of 1st Christian Missionary Church Renovación Pastoral, Esperanza […]
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