Tag: Anti-Racism
Explore trauma-informed resources
The Michigan Conference’s Trauma Response Advisory Team provides an update on the resources now available to faith communities in the event of a traumatic event.
Trauma response team to be created
The Michigan Conference is assembling a team to provide resources that will better equip local church leaders in responding to incidents of trauma.
We can do this!
In this op-ed, Rev. Kevin Smalls says voting yes on Ballot #3 will make necessary changes to the United Methodist Constitution and strengthen the church’s commitment to becoming an anti-racist church.
To be black and United Methodist
For Black History Month, Rev. Kevin Smalls writes a heartfelt, honest love letter to The United Methodist Church, which has shaped his life and faith.
Complete ABAR training by Dec. 31
All pastoral leaders serving under appointment or assignment must complete one Anti-Bias/Anti-Racism Education & Training module by the end of 2024. Two districts are offering ways to work on modules… Continue Reading Complete ABAR training by Dec. 31
Listen to the voice of Henry Bibb
A Black Methodist voice from the past has much to teach us about how to be a messenger of both judgment and grace to a church moving toward racial justice.
Learning and then loving rightly
Reflecting on Black History Month, Bishop David Bard encourages us to do our part in cultivating hearts and souls that love more deeply and intelligently.
Clergy of color ‘have to keep on pushing’
Pastors serving in cross-cultural ministries, including several from Michigan, recently gathered in Atlanta to offer each other support and strategies for navigating challenges.
ABAR education moves forward
The Michigan Conference announces updates to the Anti-Bias/Anti-Racism Education & Training online curriculum and our commitment to becoming an anti-racist conference.
God’s work reviving us
Bishop David Alan Bard asks us to rally to the task set before us, making disciples of Jesus Christ so that lives — and the world — can be different.