This course is designed to help leaders answer many of the pressing questions around racial dynamics, across racial lines such as: What does the Bible say about the construct of race? Are race and ethnicity the same thing? Is it right/wrong to acknowledge racial/ethnic differences? What does the Bible teach about interethnic marriage? Why has the Bible been used to justify racial oppression? How do we build the kind of churches that model diversity and equality in the midst of a racially divided world? And more
Course Trailer
Course Table of Contents
5 sections • 23 chapters • 7 hours
Course Introduction
1 ChaptersRacial Reconciliation and the Old Testament
7 ChaptersRacial Reconciliation and the New Testament
12 Chapters- The Ethnic Composition of the New Testament World - Part 1
- The Ethnic Composition of the New Testament World - Part 2
- Jesus and the Marginalized - Part 1
- Jesus and the Marginalized - Part 2
- Diversity and the Church in Acts - Part 1
- Diversity and the Church in Acts - Part 2
- Diversity and the Church in Acts - Part 3
- Race and the Modern Pentecostal Movement - Part 1
- Race and the Modern Pentecostal Movement - Part 2
- Racial Reconciliation and the New Creation
- Race and Slavery
- Racial Reconciliation and the Eschaton
Course Conclusion
1 ChaptersBonus Content
1 Chapters
What You'll Learn
- The Ten Practical Thoughts on How to Build a Multiethnic Staff, Team, and Church
- What the Bible Says and Doesn’t Say About Slavery
- How Racial Reconciliation Has Become Individualistic and Interpersonal
- How Jesus Interacted and Loved the Marginalized People Around Him
- The Misconceptions of Racism That Are Connected to the Biblical Stories of Cain, the Flood, the Curse of Ham, and the Tower of Babel
Course Edition Details
Standard Edition
“The Gospel, Racial Reconciliation & the Church” addresses a topic that is filled with so much pain, hurt, disappointment, and offers hope as it relates to diversity, inclusion, and equity. This course was specifically designed for leaders who have a willingness to sit at the table together and to have this conversation with one another based on the gospel.
Additional Items Included in the Edition:
The Gospel, Racial Reconciliation & the Church Digital Workbook
About the Guide
Terry Crist
D.Min. | Pastor
Terry Crist serves as the Lead Pastor of City of Grace, a church with four
campuses across Arizona, and in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a fifth-generation
pastor, he has a rich history of building churches and […]