February 27-March 4, 2024

Below you will find all the resource links you will need for each day of the challenge. The links are also on the challenge document.

The Daily Schedule as a PDF

Topic 2: Social Statement

Freed in Christ: Race, Ethnicity and Culture
You may need to watch it twice to gather the information. The first time to take in and the second time to reflect.
Intentional time set aside to journal initial thoughts, ideas, and reactions.
  1. Hispanic vs. Latin
  2. Majority/Minority States
  3. What are the races in the US according to the US Census?
  4. Who is white in the US?
Intentional time set aside to journal initial thoughts, ideas, and reactions.
 Was anything in the video new? Did you know most of it already? Do you see this in your daily life? Do you see it in the church?
Intentional time set aside to journal initial thoughts, ideas, and reactions.
Was anything in the video new? Did you know most of it already? Do you see this in your daily life? Do you see it in church?
  1.  Look at the demographics from Pew Research Center for the ELCA.
  2. This page on the Pew Research Center site shows demographics for multiple denominations.
  3. This link shows the congregational data from the Synods of the ELCA in 2021.
Journal: What would it mean in your congregation to be demographically diverse? What benefits would ensue? What Challenges might occur? How would you feel, react, or be affected by diversity of any kind in your congregation?
Reflection, catch-up, and/or your gathering with a zoom group.