A Word from Bob: You’re reading Part 1, in a several-part blog mini-series on Black Church History. I’ve developed this series from my book, Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care. I’ve also based this blog series on a presentation I shared last year at Bethel Church in Gary, Indiana. You can find the PowerPoint presentation of that session here (here’s a shortened link if you’d like to easily share it: http://bit.ly/10LegaciesPPT). The focus of this blog mini-series will be on:
Learning from the Legacy of the Heroes of Black Church History
Addressing the Elephant in the Room
As I launch this mini-series on Black History Month, I want to start the way I begin every time I present this material in person—especially if I’m presenting to an African American audience. I start something like this…
“So, let’s start by being honest about what everyone is thinking. Or, put another way, ‘What’s the elephant in the room today as I teach on Black Church History?’ It’s okay. You can say it. You won’t offend me. Right—I’m the elephant in the room! Whenever I teach on the legacy of the Black Church, people ask me, ‘Why are
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