Common confessions and commitments
Andrew said his church (@neartownchurch) participated with these other amazing churches. Keelan Cook (@keelancook) at UBA is also a resource there.
Southeastern Alabama. John Thomas (@cyberjohn) reported on the Southeastern Alabama Baptist Association on several conversations they ve had as an association.
The first one was with Fred Luter, the only African American to serve as president of the Southern Baptist Convention and our local ministers.
Another racial reconciliation zoom meeting can be seen here.
Also, Dhati Lewis, founding pastor of Blueprint Church and Vice President of the Send Network at the North American Mission Board spoke with local ministers here.
Panel Discussion @ 2:45 PM
For more than three decades, Alabama public interest attorney Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, has advocated on behalf of the poor, the incarcerated and the condemned, seeking to eradicate racial discrimination in the criminal justice system. This film is an intimate portrait of this remarkable man and his struggle to create greater fairness in our system.
The film with be followed by a discussion with associate film producers Matt Henderson and Elyse Frenchman. Moderating the discussion will be Emily Keating, Director of Development and Education, Kunhardt Film Foundation.
Participants may view TRUE JUSTICE ahead of time or view it together via Zoom at 1 PM, right before the panel discussion, which starts at 2:45 PM. The relevant links will be sent once you register for the program.