What Can I do?
Resources for Racial Reconciliation
We are grieved. As a ministry and as parents, we grieve the painful consequences of prolonged racial division and inequality in our country. We recognize that all parents are created uniquely by God, and it hurts us to see that our fellow parents are being made to feel less because of their skin color. God will not stand for racism, and neither should we.
Parents, please know that now more than ever, your children are watching how you, how we as a church respond. May they see us seeking reconciliation in our homes and neighborhoods, listening to other moms and dads who have lived different experiences than us, and most importantly let them see us on our knees asking God to open our hearts and to bring the healing and equality that this world desperately needs.
The hard work of healing starts today, first in our homes.
I recognize that I am by no means an expert on this subject of racial reconciliation, and so I’d like to recommend the following resources to families looking to dive further into this work and learn from trusted voices. I am praying that God will not only continue to refine and educate all of us as parents, but that he will help us to raise up children who love and respect their brothers and sisters from all backgrounds and races.
Parents, please know that now more than ever, your children are watching how you, how we as a church respond. May they see us seeking reconciliation in our homes and neighborhoods, listening to other moms and dads who have lived different experiences than us, and most importantly let them see us on our knees asking God to open our hearts and to bring the healing and equality that this world desperately needs.
The hard work of healing starts today, first in our homes.
I recognize that I am by no means an expert on this subject of racial reconciliation, and so I’d like to recommend the following resources to families looking to dive further into this work and learn from trusted voices. I am praying that God will not only continue to refine and educate all of us as parents, but that he will help us to raise up children who love and respect their brothers and sisters from all backgrounds and races.
Books for Parents
The Gospel in Color For Parents: A Theology of Racial Reconciliation for Parents, Curtis A. Woods and Jarvis J. Williams
Articles
Raising Kids Who Will Initiate Racial Equality
Why You Need To Talk About Race With Your Kids
What to Say to Kids When the News is Scary
Short Video
How to talk to Kids About Race, Jemar Tisby
Books for Kids
Toddlers and Preschoolers
The Skin You Live In, Micheal Tyler
Mixed Me, Taye Diggs
God's Very Good Idea (Tales That Tell the Truth), Trilla Newbell
I Am Enough, Grace Byers
Early Elementary
This Little Light of Mine, E.B. Lewis
My People, Langston Hughes
God Made Me AND You: Celebrating God's Design for Ethnic Diversity, Shai Linne
God's Very Good Idea (Tales That Tell the Truth), Trilla Newbell
I Am Enough, Grace Byers
Older Elementary
The Gospel in Color - For Kids: A Theology of Racial Reconciliation for Kids, Curtis Woods and Jarvis Williams
I Have a Dream/ Also Letter from Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King Jr. Jr.
Let's Talk About Race, Julius Lester
God Made Me AND You: Celebrating God's Design for Ethnic Diversity, Shai Linne
The Gospel in Color For Parents: A Theology of Racial Reconciliation for Parents, Curtis A. Woods and Jarvis J. Williams
Articles
Raising Kids Who Will Initiate Racial Equality
Why You Need To Talk About Race With Your Kids
What to Say to Kids When the News is Scary
Short Video
How to talk to Kids About Race, Jemar Tisby
Books for Kids
Toddlers and Preschoolers
The Skin You Live In, Micheal Tyler
Mixed Me, Taye Diggs
God's Very Good Idea (Tales That Tell the Truth), Trilla Newbell
I Am Enough, Grace Byers
Early Elementary
This Little Light of Mine, E.B. Lewis
My People, Langston Hughes
God Made Me AND You: Celebrating God's Design for Ethnic Diversity, Shai Linne
God's Very Good Idea (Tales That Tell the Truth), Trilla Newbell
I Am Enough, Grace Byers
Older Elementary
The Gospel in Color - For Kids: A Theology of Racial Reconciliation for Kids, Curtis Woods and Jarvis Williams
I Have a Dream/ Also Letter from Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King Jr. Jr.
Let's Talk About Race, Julius Lester
God Made Me AND You: Celebrating God's Design for Ethnic Diversity, Shai Linne