The Bridge to Racial Unity Discussion Guide: Welcoming Diversity and Healing Into Our Communities

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The journey toward racial unity is not an easy process. Diving into the unknown can be daunting and it takes courage to move toward what is uncomfortable. Many of us look around and see that our communities are more divided than ever. Things feel stuck, and we want to do something. We have read the Bible and we have prayed for unity. But how do we, as the Body of Christ, actually become one?

This guide was the result of a need we saw: people were having discussions about race and diversity within their own circles, but not outside of them. Many have a desire to make a difference, but feel awkward, unprepared, afraid they will offend. Or they look around and realize the they only know people who look and think like they do. But personal growth and understanding comes by hearing multiple perspectives. Empathy is built with time and trust.

The goal of this guide is to provide a resource that would allow for bridges to be built not only between cultures, but between people. The work of racial reconciliation begins when two people from different background sit down to have the same conversation. 

That’s the bridge we build together.