223. Living Undivided, Loving Courageously for Racial Healing and Justice // Chuck Mingo and Troy Jackson

Summary

Chuck Mingo and Troy Jackson discuss their book, Living Undivided: Loving Courageously for Racial Healing and Justice, and the work they do with Undivided, a nonprofit organization focused on racial justice. They emphasize the importance of relationships, community, and personal transformation in the pursuit of racial healing and justice especially within the church.

Takeaways

The church has a crucial role to play in countering white Christian nationalism and fostering racial healing and justice.

Empowering people and helping them move from feeling powerless to claiming power and community is essential for justice.

Understanding power and its potential for manipulation and abuse is crucial in the pursuit of racial justice.

Moving past debates and taking action is more important than dissecting words and terms.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background

03:42 The Journey to Undivided

06:26 What is Undivided?

08:22 Challenges in Bridging the Gap

19:25 The Role of the Church

25:20 The Power of Relationships

33:03 What is Living Undivided about?

37:08 Pragmatic Approaches to Change

40:13 The Role of the Church in Racial Injustice

42:31 Understanding Power and its Abuses

42:50 Resistance to Change in Church Contexts

44:18 Creating a Space for Courageous Leadership

45:15 Moving Past Debates and Taking Action

46:15 Racial Healing and Demonstrating the Way of Jesus

47:34 The Future of White Evangelicalism

49:43 Opportunities and Risks in Faith Communities

50:22 Connecting with the Undivided Movement

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