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Resources:
Anti-Racism

Anti Racism Resources
​With the leadership of Mennonite Church USA, we agree that “this is not a time for Mennonites to be the quiet in the land. We call on our congregations to lament and pray together. More than that, we encourage you to stand in solidarity with communities of color, walk alongside them and, indeed, be led by them” (MC USA Statement on Racial Injustice, June 1, 2020).
Mennonite Church USA statement on racial injustice

Mennonite Church USA statement on anti-Asian Racism and COVID-19


MC USA priority, Undoing Racism
Prayers of Lament from MC US

​Roots of Justice
EMU Center for Justice and Peacemaking
Restorative Church, Ted Lewis

"The overwhelming outcry over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police should have non-black preachers trying to address racial justice, even if for the first time. First and foremost, non-black preachers need to listen to leaders of the black community who have been doing this work for so long. Since we are still in the midst of a pandemic, the resources are readily available for non-black preachers to listen and learn. This is only the beginning, but we must listen so that we too can speak out." --Lee Ann Pomrenke 

Find a list of 5 timely sermons by black preachers here.

​Articles:
"We Need to Engage in More Costly Peacemaking," Glen Guyton, Executive Director of MC USA

"I Can't Breathe: A Meditation," David Boshart, President of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

"I Cannot Speak of Love To You Today," Regina Shands Stoltzfus, 2016

"The Mennonite Church, Racism, and Whiteness: Two Reflections," Tobin Miller Shearer and Brenda Zook Friesen, 2016

The 1619 Project by The New York Times (interactive web magazine version)

The Cross and the Lynching Tree: A Requiem for Ahmaud Arbery by Rev. Dr. Otis Moss
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Institutionalized Racism: A Syllabus 
Outreach & Service Racism Webinar Recording with Drick Boyd, "Musings of a Recovering Racist"

​Books and studies from the Formation Resources Library:
These books are available to be borrowed from the Formation Resources Library housed in Kalona. If you would like to borrow one of these books, please contact Amanda Bleichty and she'd be happy to send resources your way.

​Christian. Muslim. Friend. Twelve Paths to Real Relationship by David      W. Shenk
The New Jim Crow: Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness by      Michelle Alexander
✓The New Jim Crow: Mass incarceration in the age of           colorblindness STUDY GUIDE
✓Plantation Jesus: Race, faith and a new way forward by Skot Welch &   Rick Wilson
Wrongs to Rights: How Churches Can Engage the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; Edited by Steve     Heinrichs
✓Beyond the News: Racism by Mennonite Media Productions

✓These are either written as curriculum or include a discussion guide.

Other books: (not currently available in the Formation Resources Library, but Amanda would be happy to add them if interest in borrowing them was indicated)

I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Eric Michael Dyson
The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong by Karen Gonzalez
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Breathe: A Letter to My Sons by Imani Perry
Beyond Colorblind by Sarah Shin

​Film

13th (Available for free on YouTube)
Just Mercy (Available for free on Amazon)
Eyes on the Prize: A History of the Civil Rights Movement (Available for free, but need to create account)

Podcasts

1619 by The New York Times (Available for free wherever you get your podcasts)
Code Switch by NPR (Available for free wherever you get your podcasts)
Unlocking Us by Brene Brown (Specifically, this interview with Ibram X. Kendi)
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Ministry Staff Office: P.O. Box 352, Kalona, IA 52247
  • Home
    • About Us
    • Central Plains Structure
    • Staff >
      • Executive Conference Minister
      • Ministerial Leadership
      • Formation Minister
      • Hispanic Ministries
    • Map of Conference
    • Congregations >
      • Illinois
      • Iowa
      • Minnesota
      • Montana
      • Nebraska
      • South Dakota
      • Wisconsin
    • Board
    • Committees >
      • Christian Formation
      • Outreach and Service >
        • Church Planting
        • Peace and Justice Task Group
        • Practicing Offering and Receiving Hospitality
      • Pastoral Leadership
    • Partners in Mission >
      • Agape Peace Center
      • Philip Friesen
    • Camps & Schools
    • Who are the Mennonites?
  • CPMC at Work
    • MC USA Delegate Resources
    • Publications >
      • Scattered Seeds
      • The Sower
    • Events >
      • Annual Meeting 2022
      • Healthy Boundaries Training
      • Regional Meetings 2022 >
        • Regional Meeting Resources
    • CPMC Covenant
    • New Ministries Fund >
      • Reports of Past Grant Recipients
    • Counsel on variance
  • Congregational Leaders
    • Pastors
    • Elders & Deacons
    • Church Council
    • Support for Conflict >
      • Facilitation Services and Donations
    • Pastor Openings
  • Mission Leaders
    • Racism webinar videos
    • Ecuador/Venezuela Partnership >
      • Story of the Ecuador Partnership
      • Personnel and Partnership Members
      • Quito Property Fund
    • Church Planting >
      • Developing Congregations
    • Travel Like Dave
    • Missional Discipleship Initiative
    • Islam and the Gospel
  • Formation Leaders
    • Formation in Worship
    • Formation Resource Library
    • Children and Families >
      • Faith at Home
      • Curriculum for Children
      • Shine
      • Resources for Parents
      • Protecting Children
    • Youth >
      • Youth Sponsors
      • Youth Curriculum
      • Youth SS Teachers
      • Mentor Coordinator
      • CO Resources
      • Helpful sites for YM
    • Adults >
      • Adult Faith at Home
      • Adult Curriculum
      • Teaching resources
      • Adult Spirituality
    • Shalom Readers >
      • Book List
      • Shalom Readers Adult List
    • Curriculum Evaluation Tool
  • Resources
    • Anti Racism Resources
    • Bible study Webinars >
      • Bible Study Webinars 2016
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    • Conference Documents
    • Christian Discernment
    • En Espanol
    • Immigration
    • Mennonite Links
    • Spiritual Deliverance
  • Contact Us
    • Contact form
    • Church contact info form
    • Donate
    • COVID Relief
    • Discerning Future Leaders
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