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Metro District Sights & Sounds


Jun 5, 2020

In light of the murder of George Floyd - Minneapolis, Ahmaud Arbery - South Georgia, Breonna Taylor- Kentucky, the Mother Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church massacre - Charleston SC.  The protest, the riots and the list goes on and on. As difficult as it has become, as Christians we must speak truth about race, racism in America, and how the Church can no longer be silent, sit on the sidelines, believe that there is not  a problem, that it is not my problem, I didn’t cause this problem etc… As people of God, each of us has a mandate on our lives by God. Matthew 25:31-46 reminds us all, "The son of man will judge the nations. Each person individually, and collectively will have to answer to our response to the clarion call. There is much Kingdom work to be done. Who's in? Contact Dr Stephanie Moore Hand, shand@wnccumc.org

OUR GUEST:

Dr. Mark DeYmaz, recognized leader in the Multi-ethnic Church Movement in America. He is the “Directional Leader" of Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas. Mark co-founded the Mosaix Global Network with Dr. George Yancey and today serves as its president, and convener of the triennial National Multi-ethnic Church Conference. Mark has written six books including his latest, Disruption: Repurposing the Church to Redeem the Community (Thomas Nelson, March 2017); and Multiethnic Conversations: an Eight Week Guide to Unity in Your Church (Wesleyan Publishing House, October 2016).

Resources:

Be The Bridge: Pursuing God’s Heart for Racial Reconciliation by Latasha Morrison

Building a Healthy Multi Ethnic Church, by Mark Demaz

Multiethnic Conversation, by Mark DeYmaz

Divided By Faith by Michael Emerson

The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby

White Awake: An onset Look at What it Means to be White by Daniel Hill