March 5-11, 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
Content Warning: Due to the nature of the article, if you know you hold a negative bias toward our Asian and Chinese Siblings you are unwilling to address, please skip this article.
Intentional time set aside to journal initial thoughts, ideas, and reactions.
  1. What are your first impressions of the article?
  2. Using the parameters of the article, how is this similar to the United States? How is it different?
  3. Using the parameters of the article, how is this similar to or different from our congregations

Topic 3: Social Message

Human Rights

This mid-week shift will bring us some insights on the Human Rights Social Message and tie into the social statement Freed in Christ; Race, Ethnicity, and Culture. We will circle back to being an advocate, leadership, and next steps after we look at how this message is integral to everyday life of the church, living out our call to be disciples of Christ, and to work for justice in local communities and around the world.
Intentional time set aside to journal initial thoughts, ideas, and reactions.
First Impressions, thoughts, ideas? What are Human Rights? What is your role in Human Rights? What or where do you think the church is involved in Human Rights?
Intentional time set aside to journal initial thoughts, ideas, and reactions.
 Mark up a printed copy to bring with you.
Reflection, catch-up, and/or your gathering with a zoom group.