Racial Awareness Resources
We have compiled this list of resources to provide an opportunity for our church to increase its understanding and awareness of race in America from a Christian perspective. These resources will stretch, teach, and help you understand race in a deeper way—you may even find that you do not agree with every word, and that is okay. Part of what we hope comes from these resources is more meaningful conversations. If you have questions or concerns, please let us know.
WATCH
- Just Mercy (2019 Film)
- Selma (2014 Film)
- Best of Enemies (2019 Film)
- Ruby Bridges (1998 Film)
- 13th (Documentary on Netflix)
- Your Kids and Racial Awareness Forum (YouTube)
READ
For You
- The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby
- Divided by Faith by Michael Emerson and Christian Smith
- White Awake by Daniel Hill
- Insider Outsider by Bryan Loritts
- The Gospel in Color: A Theology of Racial Reconciliation for Parents by Jarvis Williams and Curtis Woods
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- One Blood by John Perkins
- How to Heal our Racial Divide by Derwin Gray
- The Beautiful Community by Dr. Irwyn Ince Jr.
For Your Kids
- The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler
- God’s Very Good Idea by Trillia Newbell
- The Gospel in Color: A Theology of Racial Reconciliation for Parents by Jarvis Williams and Curtis Woods
- When God Made You by Matthew Paul Turner
- The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
- God Made Me and You by Shai Linne
- One Big Heart: A Celebration of Being More Alike than Different by Linsey Davis
LISTEN
- Understanding the Racial Divide – With Calvin Brown from Destiny Church
- Church Unplugged Podcast – Racism and Christianity Part 1 & Part 2
Have a Conversation
The issue of race can be hard to process on your own – and we are here to help! CCC has a team of 13 people known as the RQ Team (RQ stands for Racial Intelligence) filled with elders, staff, and members. We are here to help you process and connect the dots from Jesus to the issues of race today. Let us know you want to talk by filling out the Let’s Talk RQ form.
Mike and Kristina Holwerda
Bill and Theresa Fitzgerald
Emmanuel and Mary Agbovi
Gwen Walker
Chris Jones
Richard White
Tyler and Rachel Barney
