![]() Open your hands, open your heart, and open this outstanding book! - Tim Lucas, founder and lead pastor of Liquid Church, author of Liquid Church While flexing both essential muscles of conviction and compassion, Wayne and John provide a resource that is not only helpful, but also hopeful, for all who wish to see dividing walls be brought down among Gods beautifully diverse family.Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods and featuring a massive Rogue-Lite adventure. Wayne and John Siebeling chart a courageous course of practical STEPS in this crucial area of modern discipleship. But Wayne Francis is the best dancer I know. Mike Burnette, Pastor of the LifePoint Church, author of Parable Church Preaching on race right now feels like tap dancing through a minefield. Tauren Wells, Grammy-nominated Christian music artist and Dove Award winner Pastors Wayne and John model what it means to live and lead within the beauty of unified diversity - theres no stronger pairing to bring such an amazing book to the world to guide the rest of us! - Dr. I cant wait to see the impact their perspectives have on how the world approaches God and race. Theyre showing us how to initiate conversations that help us find answers together. Christine Caine, founder of A21 and Propel Women Wayne and John have stepped into the middle of our extreme racial tension with stunning clarity. If you want to be part of the answer, this book is for you. Not only do they tell us unity is possible, they show us how to undertake the journey. Review Quotes John and Wayne are trustworthy guides, fleshing out these ideas on the front lines, every day. God and Race reveals how the church can be a positive and effective leader to move us forward, beyond hate and injustice, to equality and love. Each section ends with a practical step to help you jump in and be a part of the solution. ![]() They examine the White-Black tension from both perspectives and answer the uncomfortable questions we are afraid to ask, about ourselves, our families, work, relationships, and the church. ![]() In the midst of the Black Lives Matter protests, they created a practical guide to help people enter into the new conversation about race. Pastors John Siebeling, who is White, and Wayne Francis, who is Black, have both led thriving racially diverse churches in Memphis and New York City. What do we do with our questions about God and race? The authors of this book invite readers to find answers not by clutching our long-held biases but in allowing Jesus to open our minds, our hearts, and our hands, becoming his instruments of reconciliation. Others are angry by how divided communities of faith remain on the matter of racial unity. In a culture fractured and divided by race, many people are confused as to why faith leaders and the church are not more actively paving the way toward reconciliation. Book Synopsis A White pastor and a Black pastor, close friends who have each built racially diverse congregations, offer a model Christians can follow to open necessary conversations about race, encourage unity, and foster mutual respect to heal a wounded nation riven by racial tension and political tribalism. ![]()
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