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Preaching Black Lives (Matter) Preaching Black Lives (Matter) Preaching Black Lives (Matter) EDITED BY GAYLE FISHER-STEWART Copyright © 2020 by Gayle Fisher-Stewart All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or trans- mitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, record- ing, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher. Unless otherwise noted, the Scripture quotations are from New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. Scripture quotations marked The Message are taken from THE MESSAGE, copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Repre- sented by Tyndale House Publishers, a Division of Tyndale House Ministries. 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Classification: LCC BV4235.S6 P74 2020 (print) | LCC BV4235.S6 (ebook) | DDC 241/.675--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020013561 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020013562 Contents Beginning Words .........................................ix Kwasi Thornell Introduction to Preaching Black Lives (Matter) .................xi Gayle Fisher-Stewart PART I. Preaching Black Lives Matter / 1 1. Introduction: Is There a Word from the Lord? ............... 3 Gayle Fisher-Stewart 2. Just a Few Thoughts (Questions, Really) on Race ........... 18 Paul Roberts Abernathy 3. Christmas: A Season of Peace? .......................... 20 Nathan D. Baxter 4. Demons ............................................ 23 Tempie D. Beaman 5. Anniversary of the Arrival of the First Africans in British North America ............................... 26 Walter Brownridge 6. Disturb Us, O Lord .................................... 31 Marlene Eudora Forrest 7. Strategies of Resistance ............................... 36 Wilda C. Gafney 8. Listening for Black Lives: A Sermon to Myself and My White Colleagues ..............................40 Peter Jarrett-Schell 9. The Pilgrimage ...................................... 50 Rebecca S. Myers 10. Which Is It? The Tower of Babel or the New Commandment? ............................. 54 Kevin C. Pinckney 11. Samaritan Sunday .................................... 59 Gene Robinson 12. What Does the Lord Require? .......................... 63 Glenice Robinson-Como 13. The Wall of Whiteness ................................. 66 Cara Rockhill 14. The Absent God ...................................... 69 Rob Stephens Reflection Questions / 74 PART II. Advocating for Black Lives / 75 15. From the Trenches: Advocating for Black Lives (Matter) ..... 77 Gayle Fisher-Stewart 16. Activists and Churches ................................ 88 Jennifer Amuzie 17. Our Duty to Preach #BlackLivesMatter ................... 90 Claudia Marion Allen 18. Why Are We So White? Being a Black Bishop in a Diocese That Wants to Dismantle Racism ............ 103 Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows 19. Real Presence and How it Makes Black Lives Matter (Black LGBTQ) ...................................... 107 Antonio J. Baxter 20. Leading as if Black Congregations Matter .................115 Mariann Edgar Budde 21. I’m Searching ........................................119 Kevin Burdet 22. A Call for the Church to Embrace All, Unconditionally ...... 123 Nicole D. 23. Multicultural or Multiracial? ........................... 127 Gayle Fisher-Stewart 24. Drinking the Kool-Aid ................................ 130 Morgan G. Harding 25. From the Protest Line: Why Are You There? .............. 133 James C. Harrington 26. Following Jesus While Black........................... 142 Vincent Powell Harris 27. Preaching from the Margins .......................... 150 F. Willis Johnson 28. Why Are You Throwing Yourself on This Fire? ............. 153 Mike Kinman 29. I Am a White Guy .................................... 164 Steve Lawler 30. Church and Trauma ................................. 167 Charles Michael Livingston Jr. 31. Between the Pews ................................... 169 Monai Lowe 32. Welcoming or What? ................................ 172 Sandra T. Montes 33. Acknowledging White Privilege ........................ 176 Deniray Mueller 34. Books and Their Covers ............................... 180 Jamie Samilio 35. From Blackface to Black Panther: The Impact of Pop Culture in the Black Lives Matter Movement ....... 188 Shayna J. Watson 36. Adventism and White Supremacy .......................191 Alissa Williams Reflection Questions / 194 PART III. Teaching for Black Lives / 195 37. Can I Be Black and Episcopalian? ...................... 197 Gayle Fisher-Stewart 38. Transformative Theological Education When Race Matters: The Work Our Soul Must Do ......... 233 Kelly Brown Douglas 39. Travel for Black Lives ................................. 240 Gayle Fisher-Stewart Four Days in Alabama / Staci L. Burkey .................. 240 A Reflection / Laura Evans ........................... 244 Reflections on Our Pilgrimage to Alabama / Ginny Klein .... 245 Reflecting / MaryBeth Ingram ........................ 245 Alabama / Judith Rhedin ............................ 247 Pilgrimage / Ruth McMeekin Skjerseth ................. 248 A Journey / Carolyne Starek ......................... 249 40. The Pain of Racism .................................. 256 Charles D. Fowler III 41. Black History ....................................... 275 Rebecca Steele 42. The Browning of Theological Education ................. 278 Frank A. Thomas Reflection Questions / 280 Contributors ........................................... 281 Beginning Words Kwasi Thornell The Rev. Dr. Kwasi Thornell was ordained an Episcopal priest in 1972. He has always pushed the envelope of what it is to be Black and Episcopalian. We are called to remember our roots, remember our heritage, who God has created us to be, and bring all of that to the Episcopal Church. In his own words . It was a beautiful day on that Saturday morning in Chicago in 1989. Peo- ple had come from all over the country to St. James Episcopal Cathedral to celebrate the homegoing service for our sister Mattie Hopkins. The Rev. Ed Rodman would say that Mattie Hopkins was the “Mother of the Union.” She was there from the beginning of the Union of Black Episcopalians with her quiet and insightful leadership skills. As a member of Trinity Church, she was active in her church, the diocese, and on the national church level, always mov- ing the church to be what it should be and a forceful advocate for the Episcopal members of a darker hue. She often could be seen sporting African clothing and wore a short Afro hairstyle before many of our sisters were ready to make this statement of beauty. The funeral service was grand in its Episcopal liturgical style. In the pro- cession were several bishops as well as many clergy and lay leaders from the progressive side of the church. The addition of hymns from Lift Every Voice and Sing, the Episcopal African American hymnal, gave the service that Black church feel that Mattie would have appreciated. The casket sat on a platform that was covered with a beautiful piece of Kente cloth: bright reds, yellows, and oranges that stood in stark contrast to the traditional heavy pall of gold and white brocade that covered the casket. A statement was being made, one way or another; we just were not sure what it was. ix x Preaching Black Lives (Matter) The preacher said all the right things about the witness of Mattie to church and society. A few “amens” could be heard bouncing around the stone columns of the cathedral. The service moved forward in perfect order and, as it was coming to a close, we joined in singing
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