Ten years after the Emanuel AME Church massacre, Lovett Weems remembers the legacy of faith and resistance from Denmark Vesey to Pastor Clementa Pinckney. This tragedy underscores the urgent call for church leaders to reject historical falsehoods, confront racial injustice, and speak truth in love. Leadership rooted in Christ requires moral clarity, courageous witness, and [...] The post Speaking the Truth in Memory of the Charleston Nine first appeared on Lewis Center for Church Leadership. ...| Lewis Center for Church Leadership
C. Anthony Hunt identifies 10 features of the Beloved Community in the work of Martin Luther King Jr. He describes how King’s concept of Beloved Community, rooted in the biblical notion of God’s unconditional love, connects faith to action. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s singular vision was for the realization of the Beloved Community.| Lewis Center for Church Leadership - Advancing the knowledge and practice of ...
How can we lead in times of disaster? As we remember 9/11, Terry Bradfield, a retired Army chaplain who was assigned to the Pentagon on that fateful day, joins Lewis Center Director Doug Powe for a conversation about leading faithfully during a disaster. He reminds church leaders to check their doctrine at the door, focus| Lewis Center for Church Leadership - Advancing the knowledge and practice of ...
Lovett H. Weems Jr. reflects on the legacy of Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman to serve in congress. Chisholm was an advocate for justice and equality who called the church to focus on the needs of others. When Shirley Chisholm was raising money for children and youth projects at Janes United Methodist Church| Lewis Center for Church Leadership - Advancing the knowledge and practice of ...