My ancestor was an enslaver

Who is responsible? Ideally, more than one person

By David L. Odom

Becoming too reliant on any single individual can challenge a system and require recalibrating for growth and adaptation to occur, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

Lessons from pastors who have left parish ministry

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald (February 2024)

Though the number of pastors leaving parish ministry hasn’t amounted to a “great resignation,” those who have left still offer insight into the current state of the American church.

My ancestor was an enslaver. Here’s how I’m making reparations.

By Morgan Curtis

A graduate of Harvard Divinity School writes about her family’s history — which includes an ancestor active in the enslavement of Black people — and how she is taking reparative action.

5 tips on making your church anti-racist

By Gerardo Martí

Three sociologists suggest principles on becoming anti-racist based on research conducted on churches that have implemented such efforts.