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September 7, 2022
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Excavating Our Roots
Baptist History and the Origins of White Supremacy in the United States
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Join us November 10-12 for a pilgrimage to Montgomery, Ala., and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum as part of our ongoing efforts to become an antiracist organization. As Baptists we must reckon with our role in a violent past that continues to shape our future. By visiting the memorial and the museum together we will get the opportunity to sit with that history and imagine new possibilities.
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“Embody Your Healing” is an invitation to retreat—not to escape the body and its deep knowledge—but to restore the body, to return to its core goodness and let it guide us into wholeness. Facilitated by Rev. Kyndall Rae Rothaus, an award-winning preacher and spoken word artist.
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Knowing the Biblical Story – Being in the Story
September 13, 2022 at 7:00 PM EDT: If you are a lay leader or clergyperson wondering how to make the work of antiracism an essential part of your church’s identity and outreach, this series is for you!
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"We have a tradition in African American sacred rhetoric of call and response...There is an expectation that you’re going to talk back to the preacher and let that preacher know you’re alive...If there has ever been a moment in our history where we are needed to use that agency and authority to talk back, it is now."
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"In one of the most consequential terms in the 233-year history of the U.S. Supreme Court, an aggressive and radicalized supermajority of justices has begun a comprehensive reshaping of the legal landscape of the country with consequences we can only begin to imagine. Among the most far-reaching of the just-concluded term were decisions on abortion, church and state, guns and the environment."
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"Refusing to ignore injustice can create difficult conversations, tense silences at Thanksgiving dinners, and disconnection. Maybe you’ve been unfriended; maybe no one talks to you at breaks anymore because you wouldn’t laugh at the racist, sexist, homophobic joke...Maybe you suggested that we have a gun problem in our country and now your uncle won’t talk to you."
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by Mark Biddle and Melissa Jackson
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Stay up to date on what's happening around the Alliance:
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Confronting Whiteness Online Experience. This program consists of nine sessions, each designed to last approximately 90 minutes. Preparation for the sessions requires completing assigned readings and viewings and writing a racial autobiography. View course times and facilitators. Use coupon code INTROPRICE for big savings on your Online Experience!
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We apologize that the 2021 Donor List that was published in our annual report inadvertently left out a small number of contributors. A corrected copy can be viewed here. If you have questions please contact cathy@allianceofbaptists.org.
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Strengthen What Remains: Queer Apocalyptic Hope with lecturer Rev. Dr. Cody Sanders. Monday, September 26, 6:30 p.m., in Charlotte, N.C. Learn more and register.
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Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews will deliver the Frank and Evelyn Stagg Lectures in Prophetic Christianity at Northminster Church in Monroe, La., October 15 and 16, 2022. The working theme of the lectures are the themes explored in his podcast: Prophetic Resistance & Revolutionary Love. Michael-Ray will present two lectures on Saturday morning in the Northminster sanctuary and will also deliver the sermon at Northminster on Sunday morning. The lectures and sermon will also be live-streamed and archived on Northminster’s YouTube channel. Learn more.
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Are you looking for a ministry job? Did you know you can find job postings on the Alliance website? Many of our congregational partners have open positions. Check out our job board here.
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Do you have a prayer request or celebration you want to share with the wider Alliance community? Submit it here.
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Calendar
September 11, 2022
Dejon Campbell Attending Pastor Nick Mumejian's Installation at Lakeshore Baptist Church, Waco, Tex.
September 15-October 15, 2022
Hispanic Heritage Month
September 24, 2022
All-day Virtual Board Meeting
September 25, 2022
Dejon Campbell Attending Pastor Jillian Hankamer's Installation at Northminster Church, Monroe, La.
September 25, 2022
Malu Fairley-Collins Preaching at Beloved Community, Charlotte, N.C.
September 25, 2022
Elijah Zehyoue Preaching at Grace Baptist Church, Richmond, Va.
October 5, 2022
Carole Collins Attending Installation of Co-Pastor Stan Wilson at Circle of Mercy,
Asheville, N.C.
October 18, 2022
Malu Fairley-Collins Visiting Baptist Students at Wake Forest University,
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Novermber 1-30, 2022
Native American Heritage Month
November 5, 2022
Malu Fairley-Collins Attending "Celebrating the Life of Wake Forest Baptist Church,"
Winston-Salem, N.C.
November 10, 2022
Alliance Board Meeting in Montgomery, Ala.
November 11-12, 2022
Fall In-Person Gathering in Montgomery, Ala.
November 29-December 1, 2022
Alliance Staff Retreat in Austin, Tex.
April 21-23, 2023
Annual Gathering, Atlanta, Ga.
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The Alliance of Baptists is a vibrant movement of people, faith communities and ministry partners who are deeply passionate about ecumenism, partnership in mission, relentless hospitality and racial and social justice. |
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