Our church's response to racial injustices

Over the past few weeks, we’ve had some great conversations around race, justice, and what our role is as the church. Here’s a guide for staying engaged as we move into the future.

At APCC, our mission is:

To be a church for all peoples, united in Christ for the flourishing of our community, our city, and the nations. When any part of our community is hurting, particularly the black community, we hurt too. We believe that holistic, Christ-honoring discipleship is for our heads, hands, and heart.

HEAD

Some reading recommendations from our pastoral staff:

• Oneness Embraced / Tony Evans

• One Blood / John Perkins

• Beyond Colorblind / Sarah Shin

• White Awake / Daniel Hill

• The Next Evangelicalism / Soong Chan Rah

• Prophetic Lament / Soong Chan Rah

• Divided by Faith / Emerson and Smith

• The Color of Compromise / Jemar Tisby

• Woke Church / Eric Mason

• Letter from a Birmingham Jail / MLK

• Narrative of a Life of Frederick Douglas / Frederick Douglas

• Let Justice Roll Down / John Perkins

HANDS

Some ways to serve in our Community (talk to Sydney Thom or email office@allpeoples.cc):

• Donations of books, games, and non-perishable food to EVES

• Mentor a student at EVES

• Volunteer at Hanley Shelter

Ways to serve through APCC ministries:

• Join the APCC Benevolence Team // contact Jack Elwood

• Join the APCC Sports Ministry // contact Josh Chen or Tyler Tolrud

• Join the ELL Ministry // contact Matt & Linda Ahn

HEART

• Pray for comfort, peace, healing, and strength for our black brothers & sisters.

• Pray for God to reveal any hidden sins in our own hearts, and that He would help us repent and turn back to Him.

• Pray for our local & national leaders, that they would lead wisely and boldly.

• Pray for law enforcement, for their safety & for boldness in speaking out against injustice.

• Pray that God would teach us how to love others the way He has loved us.