Holding Up Your Corner Participant Book: Guided Conversations about Race
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Holding Up Your Corner Participant Book: Guided Conversations about Race  -     By: F. Willis Johnson

Holding Up Your Corner Participant Book: Guided Conversations about Race

Abingdon Press / 2017 / Paperback

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Our lives change when we sit with one another and converse. Holding Up Your Corner: Guided Conversations about Race is a group experience for learning and discussion, equipping communities to begin addressing issues of race and injustice together. You will be introduced to the concept of Empathetic Models of Transformation [EMT] and its three points: Acknowledge, Affirm, and Act. Each of the six segments consists of a Reflection, Objective, Table Activity, and Notes. Other highlights included in the Participant Guide is a Privilege Quiz, a Guide to Language and Terminology about Race, and a list of recommended resources for further study and action.

Note: Visit www.AbingdonPress.com/HoldingUpYourCorner to download the group facilitator's guide, which includes a list of video clips. The website also features additional resources, presentation slides, and downloadable documents.

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Title: Holding Up Your Corner Participant Book: Guided Conversations about Race
By: F. Willis Johnson
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 46
Vendor: Abingdon Press
Publication Date: 2017
Weight: 4 ounces
ISBN: 1501837621
ISBN-13: 9781501837623
Stock No: WW837623

Publisher's Description

Holding Up Your Corner: Guided Conversations About Race is a unique, conversation-based experience that pastors facilitate for their communities. The resource includes everything pastors need to organize, host, and lead the events: - a one- or two-day Conversation, hosted by the church, including people from the congregation and the wider community - people from various backgrounds gather for large-group presentations and small-group discussions - includes multiple video Conversation Starters from pastors and others across the US who share their own experiences, fears, and realizations about race - face to face conversations lead to radically new understanding - each community determines the outcomes of their own Conversations, which may include new relationships and ministries in the community The Promise for Participants: Our lives change when we sit with one another and converse. When we share our own stories and listen to another. Real, honest, vulnerable conversation leads to empathy. It fosters our understanding and sharpens our convictions. It breaks down barriers and builds surprising new relationships. Conversation leads to change. Gather with diverse people from your community for a series of guided conversations that will empower you individually and together to embody God's promises of hope and justice for all.

Author Bio

A third-generation educator, Rev. Dr. F. Willis Johnson is a spiritual entrepreneur. An elder in the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church, Johnson is a respected scholar-practitioner, fellow and author of Holding Up Your Corner: Talking About Race in Your Community. Johnson holds fellowships at Bridge Alliance and Walker Leadership Institute-Eden Seminary. He is a former Vosburgh Visiting Professor of Ministry and Social Engagement at Drew University’s Theological School. Currently, he is the leadership pastors Living Tree Church and adjunct faculty at Methodist Theological School of Ohio (MTSO).

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