Connecting
Diversity in Community: Race, Class, Gender, Religion
The new ACSWP video encourages congregations to become involved
connecting diversity and seeking justice in their communities.
Photo courtesy of ACSWP. American society has never been more culturally diverse and
rich, yet our communities are sadly fragmented. People with
unique heritages and perspectives live side by side, but seldom
interact with each other in any meaningful way. In many communities,
our churches physically occupy the center of a town or neighborhood,
but they are not necessarily central to the lives of the people
who reside there. As Christians, many of us are painfully aware
of these divisions but have reluctantly accepted them as inevitable.
But are they?
In this video, you will see congregations
and ministries who made a commitment to the challenging task of
breaking down barriers and unhealthy divisions in their communities.
In their own style, each of these groups focused their attention
outward to the people and groups around them, contemplated prayerfully
what they heard and saw, and used their faith to make meaningful
connections.
By the time you and your group have completed
the five sessions of the video, you will have covered a vast
array of issues and topics, and explored your own congregation
and community thoroughly! And, if you and your group accept
the challenge, you will develop your own plan of action to connect
diversity in community and begin to break down the barriers
of race, class, gender and religion.
The video is available from Presbyterian Distribution Service
for $9.95, plus shipping. The VHS version is item #68-600-03-002;
the DVD is item #68-600-03-001.
Order by phone at (800) 524-2612 or by fax at (502) 569-8030,
or click the order buttons below.
Watch the trailer:
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VHS
DVD
En Español
Please contact us at (888) 728-7228, x5823 for the spanish version.
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