When it comes to race and racism, many of us feel paralyzed as to where to start. We know things are broken and that there is work to be done, but we don’t feel adequate in our knowledge, we fear saying or doing the wrong thing and don’t have the tools to walk the road beyond racism toward a restored future. Others of us have spent years interrogating the systems of racism we inherited and done extensive work confronting it in ourselves. But, we have failed to walk with our families and communities toward wholeness and, instead, pointed fingers of shame rather than opening arms of invitation.
What if the point isn’t just to become smarter, but become more whole? What if the table of God’s restored future involves all of us together linking our arms and hearts to work for peace as a Beloved Community? It’s the journey toward that restored table that we are all invited to embark upon..but we need guides to get us there. Osheta Moore is giving her life to this vision and, in this webinar, will equip us with a set of practices to do the same.
Panelists
Osheta Moore – Writer, Podcaster
Osheta Moore is a Los Angeles writer and podcaster, as well as wife to an urban pastor, mother of three, and economic justice advocate for women in developing countries. Moore has consistently been a voice for peacemaking, justice, and racial reconciliation. Her work has been featured on numerous websites and blogs, including Sojourners, SheLoves Magazine, A Deeper Story, The Art of Simple, ReKnew, and Rachel Held Evans’s blog. Connect with her at Osheta.com and ShalomInTheCity.com
Jer Swigart – Co-Founding Director of The Global Immersion Project
As a modern-day peacemaker, Jer has found himself contending for peace in beautifully bizarre corners of our global village. Whether in the tribes of northern Pakistan, the slums of India, the red-light districts of Southeast Asia, the conflict between Israel and Palestine, or the racial divides within his own neighborhood, Jer loves people in a way that disarms violence and eliminates divides. His engagement within national and international conflicts as well as his experience as a faith leader and educator has formed him into a guide for individuals, churches, and organizations that are yearning to leverage their influence as instruments of peace in the places they live, work, and play. When he’s not navigating alpine life with his family in Bend, OR, Jer travels the country and world as a practitioner, coach, and speaker. He’s written for numerous publications, has contributed to several books, is a Pepperdine Cross Sector Leader Fellow, and is the co-author of the recently released and award winning book, Mending the Divides: Creative Love in a Conflicted World (IVP, 2017).
Jon Huckins – Co-Founding Director of The Global Immersion Project
Jon is the Co-Founding Director of The Global Immersion Project; a peacemaking training organization helping individuals and communities move toward conflict equipped to heal rather than to win. He writes for numerous publications including USAToday, Red Letter Christians, Sojourners, and RELEVANT, and has written three books of his own; his latest being Mending the Divides: Creative love in a Conflicted World. Jon has a master’s degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in theology and ethics. He lives in San Diego with his wife, Jan, three daughters (Ruby, Rosie & Lou) and one son (Hank) where they co-lead an intentional Christian community seeking to live as a reconciling presence in their neighborhood of Golden Hill.
Connect with him on Twitter, Instagram or his personal blog jonhuckins.net