The Church is no stranger to challenges. In our long and rich history, we have experienced everything from persecution to adoration. However, in recent years, the American Church has had to face a new foe: irrelevance.
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ALL cultures compartmentalize and compress the fullness of the gospel.
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From the most intimate relationships to different continents, from preschool classrooms to Supreme Courtrooms, from inside to out, from top to bottom—we observe, witness, and experience conflicts. And maybe most obviously, we create conflicts.
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Ministry is hard. Harder, perhaps, than it was ever designed to be.
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“I am dark, but lovely.” These words resonate with me. In spite of the injustice; in spite of the sideways looks and comments; in spite of the enhanced self-consciousness that comes with being a person of color in the society we live in: “I am dark, but lovely, and the King greatly desires my beauty.”
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Ever since I could remember, I’ve been going to church. I knew about gospel choirs and sermons that ended in the pastor shouting about Jesus’ death, resurrection and salvation. When movies depicted Black churches, I felt qualified to judge their performance against the real thing.
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