How do Christians have productive conversations about race?

God’s plan for the church is a body that represents “every nation, tribe, people and language” (Revelation 7:9). Sadly, this is not how the church looks today. Odds are that if you walk into a church, you will find a group of people who look like they belong to the same tribe and nation.

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What’s more, believers often feel the words God and race don’t go together. We would rather talk about anything else other than race. But unless we start to have these open-handed conversations, we will never move beyond the “black fists” and “white knuckles” that leave so many of our churches divided today.

In this study, John Siebeling and Wayne Francis provide a non-threatening means for pastors, church leaders, and churchgoers to start to dialogue about this important issue. God and Race probes the meaning of racial reconciliation and reveals how the church can be a positive and effective leader to move us forward, beyond hate and injustice, to equality and love.

This study guide includes video teaching notes, Bible exploration questions, and personal study and reflection materials for in-between sessions.

Sessions and video run times:

1. Open Your Hands (21:00)

2. Start in Your Heart (22:00)

3. What About Your Home? (20:00)

4. Use Your Influence (20:30)

5. A House That Looks Like Heaven (19:00)

John Siebeling and his wife Leslie are the Founding and Senior Pastors of The Life Church based in Memphis, Tennessee - a thriving church with locations throughout the United States and internationally. John is a founding board member of the Association of Related Churches.

Wayne Francis leads the New York metro location of The Life Church and was the founder and lead pastor of the former Authentic Church, which merged with The Life Church in early 2020. He and his wife Claudene have two beautiful teenage daughters, Haleigh and Ryleigh and love serving together as a family.