On the third Monday of each January, we honor the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. and his work in protesting racial discrimination and promoting racial reconciliation.
The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is committed to upholding the human dignity of every individual and advancing the cause of racial reconciliation. The gospel, at its core, is a message of reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:18-21), in which we are called to love one another (1 John 4:20-21) since “Christ is all and in all” (Col. 3:11).
As we consider these things, here are some helpful resources to help how we us think and act as ambassadors of Christ in the midst of such a timely and important issue.
Free conference resources:
- 2018 MLK50 Conference: Gospel Reflections From the Mountaintop
- 2015 ERLC Leadership Summit: The Gospel and Racial Reconciliation
Free online course:
Books:
- The Gospel for Life Series: The Gospel and Racial Reconciliation, (Russell Moore and Andrew T. Walker)
- United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity (Trillia Newbell)
- One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race and Love (John Perkins)
- God's Very Good Idea: A True Story of God's Delightfully Different Family (Trillia Newbell)
Articles:
- What “shalom” has to do with racial reconciliation: An address at OBU David W. Whitlock)
- The Bible’s centrality to the Civil Rights Movement (Kevin L. Smith)
- Intentionally cultivating multicultural churches (Jamaal Williams)
- Scripture and the long shadow of American slavery (Timothy Paul Jones)
- Preaching about race: Keeping the big picture in view (David E. Prince)
- Race and the problem with apathy (Trillia Newbell)
- How the gospel ends racial hostility (Afshin Ziafat)
- Many Racisms, One Solution (Bart Barber)
- Binding Up Our Achilles Heel (K.A. Ellis)
- Why MLK Day Matters More Than You Think (Matthew J. Hall)
- What's the Big Deal With Race? (Matthew J. Hall)
- There’s still work to be done 50 years after MLK’s death (CJ Rhodes)
- Why I’m standing on the shoulders of Frederick Douglass (Jasmine Holmes)
- What Christians should know about the alt-right (Joe Carter)
- 5 facts about Black History Month (Joe Carter)
- Evaluating our hearts for signs of bigotry (Lilly Park)
- Christians must lead the way in renouncing white supremacy (Brent Leatherwood)
- Why the church is the most significant player in the fight against racism (J. Josh Smith)
- Race matters (Jarvis J. Williams)
- How God showed me the reality of racism in my heart (Jennifer Case Cortez)
- A jailhouse letter that changed a nation (Daryl Crouch)
- Color smart: 5 reasons we should acknowledge our differences (Trillia Newbell)
- The enduring effects of white supremacy in American culture (Jarvis J. Williams)
- Racial reconciliation and the education system (Joseph Williams)
- How Martin Luther King Jr. overcame “Christian” white supremacy (Russell Moore)
- 5 facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. (Joe Carter)
- Racial justice and the gospel (Russell Moore)
- Jesus is not colorblind: Celebrating racial and ethnic diversity in the local church (David E. Prince)
- The Bible and Civil Rights (Kevin L. Smith)
Videos:
- What do white Christians need to be mindful of when speaking out about racial reconciliation? (Daniel Akin)
- All God’s Children: Growing Kids who Embrace a Biblical View of Racial Unity (Trillia Newbell, Steven Harris, Rachel Metzger, Jason Paredes, Byron Day, Afshin Ziafat)
- Why should white evangelicals study the civil rights movement? (Matthew J. Hall)
- Does Galatians 3:28 mean Christians should be colorblind? (Afshin Ziafat)
- Right Color, Wrong Culture: Pursuing Multi-ethnic Cultural Engagement (Bryan Loritts)
- Lessons from my father in diversity (David Uth)
- What's one of the most important things to highlight when talking to your children about racial issues? (Trillia Newbell)
- A Pastor's Thoughts on True Diversity (Daniel Darling, J. Josh Smith)
- Unity in the Body of Christ: The Merger of Two Jacksonville Churches
- Our interracial marriage and the gospel (Trillia Newbell)
- Tony Evans discusses race, unity and the people of God (Tony Evans)
- "I Am a Man" (Russell Moore)
- Race: Why Can't We Talk About It? (Daniel Darling, Trillia Newbell)
- Race in America: Why the Past Matters (Matthew J. Hall, Russell Moore)
Podcasts:
- Evangelicalism and Racial Unity with Trillia Newbell (Trillia Newbell, Andrew T. Walker)
- Bearing Each Other's Burdens: Addressing Racism As Christians (Russell Moore)
Other Resources:
- Light Magazine: Shining a light on America's racial crisis, Winter 2016, Volume 2, Issue 2
- ERLC Statement: Gospel opposition to white supremacyA House Divided Cannot Stand: Understanding and Overcoming the Inconsistencies in White Evangelicals on Racial Issues (Matt Chandler)
- Christian Hip Hop and the Next Generation (Trip Lee)
- Equipping the Next Generation to Embrace Gospel Diversity (Jackie Hill Perry)
- Reflections on My Father Who Marched with Dr. King (Bartholomew Orr)
- Should We Give Up on Multi-Ethnic Ministry (Jason Cook)
- The Glory of God and Racial Unity (John Piper)
- Prejudiced Peter (Rufus Smith)
- Evangelicals and the Future of Racial Unity (Phillip Bethancourt, Afshin Ziafat, Crawford Loritts, Don Carson, Beth Moore)
- Civil Rights Storytellers (Jason Cook, John Perkins, Melvin C. Smith, James Netters, Beverly Robertson)
- Complex Aspects of King (Trillia Newbell, Russell Moore, Charlie Dates, Mika Edmondson, Carl Ellis)
- How Not To Talk About Race (Miguel Echevarria, Missie Branch, Matthew Mullins, Courtlandt Perkins, Walter Strickland)
- To The Ends of the Earth: The Great Commission, the Global Persecuted Church, and Racial Unity (Karen Ellis)
- The State of Racial Tension in America (Juan Sanchez, Benjamin Watson, Collin Hansen, Christina Edmondson, Justin Giboney)
- The Civil Rights Movement 50 years after MLK (Russell Moore, John Perkins)
