Kenosis Community Groups are gatherings facilitated by white people for white people so that concepts and topics related to race and racism in Canada can be explored in an environment that promotes freedom to explore without fear of offense.
This workshop will help you to learn and understand the beginning of the racial division between white and non-white peoples.
Join the Offices of Race Relations and Social Justice at Madison Church to celebrate the work and words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and be encouraged to continue in our work for Gospel-founded racial justice.
An Act of Re-membering is an interactive and participatory workshop that offers co-learners the opportunity to embark on an embodied storytelling journey. It is intended as a follow-up to the KAIROS Blanket Exercise.
How can our churches and liturgies form us to live into our calling as ministers of reconciliation? We recommend these resources to get you and your community started.
We have partnered with the “Immigrants are Blessing, Not a Burden” campaign to offer worship materials for congregations who wish to highlight immigrants and refugees during their All Nations Heritage Sunday.
If you are a member of a CRC congregation, are planning to attend Calvin Theological Seminary or any of the colleges affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church, and want to train for and engage in the ministry of racial reconciliation, you can apply for a scholarship through the Office of Race Relations.
Every year churches across the CRC celebrate the multicultural church of Christ during All Nations Heritage Week. This year, the date falls on September 30, 2018. Find worship resources to support your celebration below!
Looking for support as you write your All Nations Heritage Sunday sermon? Download Shiao Chong's reflection "A Biblical-Theological View on Diversity and Racism" in either Spanish or English below.
Every year churches across the Christian Reformed Church celebrate the multicultural church of Christ during All Nations Heritage Week. This year, the date falls on September 30, 2018. Join us in the celebration!
In this workshop we’ll explore together how each of our lives are impacted by these social categories, which privilege some and oppress others.
Racism: Looking Back, Moving Forward is a workshop that takes participants through the foundations of racism and whiteness in the United States.
Dig deeper into the Scripture and Reformed thinkers on race and racism to establish a firm foundation for dismantling racism.
Racism harms people created in the image of God. That’s why the Christian Reformed Church has spoken up, on multiple occasions over the years, against racism of various forms.
Want to start a discussion on racism and racial reconciliation in your small group or church? We’ve put together some discussion guides to support you.
Get in touch with networks of solidarity and mutual here, or celebrate people of a background different than your own!
Are you a young person? Looking for a way to learn more about racism and what it means to dismantle it? Check out these opportunities.
How can we honor Christ’s diverse Body in worship? And beyond the worship service, how can we more fully live as God’s diverse and unified family? Here are a few resources we recommend.
"Whiteness" was constructed over generations — there’s plenty to learn and unlearn so that we can be free to live the abundant life God has for us! Here are some resources we recommend to get you started.
Racism is a Gospel issue. Thus, doing what we can to change these systems is part of our Christian calling.
We recommend these organizations that promote racial reconciliation — some of which we’re grateful to call partners!
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and we're celebrating the gifts and hearing the insights of people from these communities in the CRC.
Family members know each other’s stories. For Black History Month 2017, the Office of Race Relations shared parts of the Black CRC story, as told by Black CRC members themselves.
We hope you'll join us at Millbrook Christian Reformed Church on Monday, January 15 (6:30-8:30 pm).
We're marking Hispanic Heritage Month with a series about Hispanic leaders from diverse Hispanic nations in the CRC. They have some important things to say about the past and future of the CRC—check it out!