by social@thebtscenter.org | Mar 31, 2016 | 21stCenturyMinistry, ChurchChange, DigitalMinistry
I write this on the last day of Women’s History Month. Over on my Twitter account, I spent the month highlighting—via the hashtag #BlackChurchHERStory—African American women religious leaders alive today who have been trailblazers in ministry and in the academy. These...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Mar 18, 2016 | 21stCenturyMinistry, Bearings Review 2016, ChurchChange
On the evening of our first dinner church gathering, my then three-year-old daughter sat on the sidewalk in front of our banner that read, “God is not a boy’s name.” The picture struck a chord and continues to circulate on social media, in part because she is a happy,...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Mar 11, 2016 | 21stCenturyCulture, 21stCenturyMission
Much has been written and said about the Flint Water Crisis. If you haven’t heard about it yet, here’s a brief summary: In 2011, following the collapse of the auto industry, the city of Flint, a predominantly working-class black community, went broke. Because of the...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Mar 4, 2016 | 21stCenturyMinistry, Bearings Review 2016
I remember the words so clearly: “I know what it’s like to have my body broken, I know what it’s like to have my blood spilt. I won’t celebrate anyone else’s broken body or spilt blood, and I don’t want anyone doing that on my behalf.” Sitting in the pew next to me,...
