"We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
Martin Luther King Jr. took action: “One of the great tragedies of life is that men seldom bridge the gulf between practice and profession, between doing and saying.”
A full third of churches are doing nothing to address diversity, but 43% have diversity in photos and materials, 37% have diverse worship and 30% have diversity in leadership.
I like the idea of Dr. King as church communication hero because what we do is not all discarded bulletins, forgotten Facebook updates or unappreciated graphics.
One of the great lessons of the radical we celebrate today, Martin Luther King Jr., is that change requires action:
“One of the great tragedies of life is that men seldom ...
This is an open question to local churches everywhere, specifically predominantly-white congregations: Where were the MLK Day celebrations?
Firsthand, I heard of none*. A news search led me to the celebration ...
Following up my post post from earlier this week about how more churches should be making a bigger deal about MLK day, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that many ...
This coming Monday in the United States, we will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It’s a federal holiday and, as of the year 2000, every state recognizes it. Established ...
The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the position of the church:
“There was a time when the church was very powerful—in the time when the early Christians rejoiced at being ...
The 86-year-old evangelist Billy Graham was named by pastors across the board as having the greatest influence on churches and being the most trusted spokesperson for Christianity, according to a ...
“Eleven o’clock Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in America,” civil-rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. declared many times, quoting evangelist Billy Graham. While that statement is more than ...