THIS THURSDAY | Be Repairers of the Breach

Please join us this Thursday!

What is REQUIRED of Us?

He has told you, O man, what is good;

and what does the Lord require of you

but to do justice, and to love kindness,

and to walk humbly with your God?

Micah 6:8 ESV

Dear Pastors and Ministry Leaders:

We all share a heart desire for moving Metro Washington churches and communities into unity, reconciliation and justice. While there have been moments of progress, the Church in the DMV has a long journey ahead to overcome racial division and its effects on peoples' lives and our Christian witness. As leaders, we can and must do better in sustaining our efforts to accelerate progress.

"A united church in a racially divided world is the Great Antidote

to bring God’s love and pragmatic solutions to racial and ethnic brokenness."

Bishop Claude Alexander and Dr. Mac Pier

We have invited Bishop Claude Alexander and Dr. Mac Pier to an evening of learning, listening and prayer for pastors, marketplace professionals and key church members. One might say... "I am tired of kumbaya and no action." Or ask... How will this be different? There are no guarantees without our humility and God's help. God has worked through our brothers to bring clarity of principles and process. We are trusting God to use them as catalysts for helping us use the agency we each have. Here are the details:

Date & Time:

April 28, 2022

7:30pm - 9:00pm

Location:

National Presbyterian Church

4101 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016

PLEASE REGISTER NOW (Free)

COVID-19 protocols will be in place. Please bring a mask.

First 100 registering, attending and committing to this journey

will receive a free copy of our guests' book

REQUIRED: God’s Call to Justice, Mercy, and Humility to Overcome Racial Division

Light Refreshments will be available.

Goals for the Evening

Interacting and praying together considering the principles and process for moving the Church and our communities into unity, reconciliation and justice.

Understanding how:

Awareness creates humility,
Mercy prompts ownership,
Agency promotes the doing of justice.

Becoming surrendered and more united as Christ followers and leaders to move together with intentionality and a sustained commitment to action.

Undecided?

Bishop Claude Alexander and Dr. David Renwick discuss these topics and what to expect at the gathering on April 28th on Good News for the City.

Listen to the show now on Good News for the City

www.goodnewsforthecity.com and your favorite podcast platforms.

In Christ,

Aaron McMillan	Sr. Pastor, Centreville Presbyterian Church
Dr. Anthony Moore	Sr. Pastor, Carolina Missionary Baptist Church, Board of Directors, Project Bridges
Dr. Brian Bales	Lead Pastor, Christian Fellowship Church, Co-Host Good News for the City on WAVA 105.1 FM, Board of Directors, OneHeartDC
Dr. Cheryl Sanders	Sr. Pastor, Third Street Church of God, Professor of Christian Ethics at the Howard University School of Divinity
Dr. Chris Sicks	Sr. Pastor, One Voice Fellowship, Founder, For the Nations DC
Christian Gaffney	Sr. Pastor, Expectation Church
Dr. Dale Wafer	Sr. Pastor Emeritus, DC City Church, Marketplace Pastor
Dr. David Renwick	Sr. Pastor, National Presbyterian Church
Dean Luckenbaugh	Executive Director, Cornerstone Schools of Washington, DC
Dexter Nutall	Sr. Pastor, New Bethel Baptist Church, Past Director of Religious Affairs Office of the Mayor, Founder, Project Impact
Donovan Bates	Founder, Christians United Against Systemic Injustice and CEO, DMV Recycling
Dr. Aaron Graham	Lead Pastor, District Church. Founding Member, Repentance Project
Dr. Bill Kynes	Sr. Pastor, Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church, Board of Directors OneHeartDC
Dr. Bobby Manning	Sr. Pastor, First Baptist Church of District Heights, President, The Collective Empowerment Group, Board of Directors, OneHeartDC
Dr. Edwin Jones	Living Faith Baptist Church & International Ministries
Dr. Kendrick Curry	Sr. Pastor, Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, Board of Directors, DC Baptist Convention, Founding Member, Repentance Project
Dr. Melvin Maxwell	Sr. Pastor, East Friendship Baptist Church, CEO, Golden Africa Holding Corp.
Dr. Wanda Thompson	Pastor, The Ambassador Baptist Church, Licensed Psychologist DC & MD
Dr.Vernon Walton	Sr. Pastor, First Baptist Church of Vienna, Board of Directors, National Baptist Convention
Ernest Clover	Executive Director, DC Dream Center
Harold Brinkley	Executive Director, Project Bridges, Associate Minister, First Baptist Church of Glenarden
Howie Levin	Executive Director, OneHeartDC
Jake Abraham	Executive Director, Cru City
Jeff Martin	Lead Pastor, Rock Creek Church
Jeremy White	Director, Christian Young Adults, Reid Temple AME Church
Joel White	Chairman, Arlington Bridge Builders, President, Horizon Government Affairs
John Molina-Moore	General Presbyter, National Capital Presbytery
Karen Curry	Assoc. Minister, Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, Mayor’s Interfaith Council, Co-Convener of the Ward 7 Faith Leaders
Dr. Mark Batterson	Lead Pastor, National Community Church
Mary Amendolia Gardner	Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic, Restoration Anglican Church
Michael Thompson	Sr. Pastor, Bethesda Baptist Church (DC), Field Organizer, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Chairman, Child Evangelism Fellowship of the DC Metro Area
Nigel Adams	Adams Consulting, C12 Emeritus, Board of Directors, OneHeartDC
Scott Muchow	Founder and Managing Director, Ivandale LLC
Steve King	Sr. Pastor Emeritus, Cherrydale Baptist Church, Board of Directors, OneHeartDC
Steve Park	Founder, DC Unity and Justice Fellowship, Executive Director, Little Lights Urban Ministries
Tim Mahoney	Leadership, DC Unity and Justice Fellowship
TL Rogers	Sr. Pastor Emeritus, Triumphant Church

Bill Haley	Executive Director, Coracle, Founder Repentance Project, The Falls Church Anglican
Ted Davies	Business Leader, Christ Follower, Past Board Chair, United Way National Capital Area, Board of Directors, OneHeartDC
Eric Teitelman	Founder, House of David Ministries, Catalyst, OneHeartDC

Gift for first 100 registering, attending and committing to this journey:

REQUIRED: God’s Call to Justice, Mercy, and Humility to Overcome Racial Division

The purpose of Required: God’s Call to Justice, Mercy, and Humility to Overcome Racial Division is to foster unity in the church across the racial spectrum to bring healing to communities and cities. This unity will be evidenced as apply the commands of Micah 6:8 toward justice, mercy, and humility. Practically the book speaks to how we exercise awareness, ownership, and agency in fostering intentional efforts to address the very racial divide in the church and society.

Our Guests and Facilitators:

Bishop Claude Alexander currently serves as the senior pastor of The Park Church in Charlotte, North Carolina where he has served for over thirty years. He is one of the most respected voices around the globe on the subject of race. He serves on the boards of various respected organizations including Christianity Today, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Wycliffe Bible Translators and Movement.org.

Dr. Mac Pier is the founder of Movement.org and co-founded Movement Day with Dr. Tim Keller. He founded the NYC Leadership Center which is passionately driven to prepare Christian leaders to make a significant impact in the world. A resident of New York City, Mac lives in a diverse neighborhood with residents from more than 100 ethnicities and attends church with people who speak 60 different languages.