Bryan Loritts: Building Bridges—Part 2
“Our sanctuaries reflect our dinner tables. So if you want a diverse sanctuary, then you have to have hundreds of diverse dinner tables.”
“Our sanctuaries reflect our dinner tables. So if you want a diverse sanctuary, then you have to have hundreds of diverse dinner tables.”
“You have to construct a philosophy of ministry where you show people that diversity and reconciliation aren’t fringe issues, but that they’re tethered to the gospel.”
“We cannot surrender the outposts of God’s kingdom to the ways of our nation. We are here to transform. To make disciples.”
“Outside influences have shaped the allegiance of God’s people more than the kingdom of God or the authentic Jesus."
"Our hope, then, must be marked by a courage which compels us to stand up amid apathy and violence and be counted among the disturbers of a false peace."
Deep change cannot be effectively pursued without deep consciousness and deep understanding of the world as it actually is.
What does discipleship look like?
Unity cannot exist without equity. Equity cannot exist without justice.