Jul 3, 2020
This is a special edition of the Louisiana NOW
podcast. Over the next few episodes, we will tackle the same issue
- institutional racism and how we are called to respond as
Christians.
We will do so with four guests who, over the next few
episodes, hope to shed light on these issues and draw us into what
we hope is time well spent.
Two of those guests are from Project Curate – a
non-profit and consultancy that works with religious, academic, and
community organizations to support collaborative responses to
intersectional issues of inequality and injustice.
Rev. Dr. Matt Russell is a pastor at Chapelwood
United Methodist Church in Houston.
Dr. Rachel Schneider is a scholar of religion, race,
and culture, as well as a community social justice advocate based
in Houston, Texas.
And from the Louisiana Conference, Rev. Clifton
Conrad and Ronald Southall, who bring a fresh perspective from
their lives as Methodist pastors in Louisiana.
Our starting point will be to frame this issue and
approach the subject with the lens of Jesus. As United Methodist
Christians, we have an obligation to bear a faithful witness to the
reality, and harm racism has brought to our communities.
To do this and to do this well, we must address
racism with great intentionality, and through the lens of the
Christian Faith. Through the lens of the Gospel, our Wesleyan
theological tradition, and the larger witness of the Church
universal, we can be people of transformation.
For more on Project Curate, please
visit: https://www.projectcurate.org/