Colorful Connections
12 Questions About Race that Open Healthy Conversations
- 192 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Colorful Connections
12 Questions About Race that Open Healthy Conversations
About this book
Encourages ordinary Christians to engage in real talk together about race and change
There are a lot of conversations happening in homes and churches about difficult and timely topics--but when it comes to race, too many Christians stay silent. They may be overwhelmed, or worry about saying the wrong thing.
Saundra Dalton-Smith and Lori Stanley Roeleveld--two women of different races who didn't know each other well before this project--believe there's a clear path to meaningful discussion about racism with someone of a different skin color. Instead of avoiding hard conversations, they enter a transparent and open dialogue about race, privilege, bias, and discrimination.
Readers will witness a real-time process as these two women walk their journey of self-reflection, discovery, and healing. Lori and Saundra demonstrate how to give voice to pain without blame, how to express anger without ridicule, and how to ask questions without guilt. After reading the pages filled with vulnerable personal stories, biblical teaching, conversation starters, and practical next steps readers will be equipped to have their own healthy conversations.
This book is for all who see God in ethnic diversity and want to be part of a true and deep understanding process. In these pages, there is hope to heal the racial divide and bring together the body of Christ.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- To Our Readers
- How to Get the Most from This Book
- Chapter One: Commit to the Conversation: Why engage in conversations about race and ethnicity?
- Chapter Two: Ask Better Questions: What types of questions encourage productive conversations?
- Chapter Three: Be Quick to Listen: How does listening enhance the effectiveness of conversations?
- Chapter Four: Be Slow to Take Offense: What can we do to slow our anger?
- Chapter Five: Seek a Better Way to Love: In what ways can I actively express God’s love for others?
- Chapter Six: Resist the Temptation of Cancel Culture: How do we respond like Jesus when we disagree?
- Chapter Seven: Love Justice: What does biblical justice look like in our times?
- Chapter Eight: Leave a Worthy Legacy: What impact are we having on racial relationships of future generations?
- Chapter Nine: Reflect on the Most Segregated Hour: How do we honor the variety God created in worship?
- Chapter Ten: Unite Around Our Purpose: How do we further the kingdom in times of conflict?
- Chapter Eleven: Use These Seven Keys for Hard Conversations: What tools can help facilitate productive conversations?
- Chapter Twelve: Hope for Change: Where do we anchor our hope for lasting change?
- Group Discussion Questions
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Recommended Resources