by Rev. Dr. Timothy James, associate general minister and administrative secretary of the National Convocation “Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is […]
Michael Brown
Disciples Public Presence conference kickstarts conversation
Following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, in 2014, a new conversation to engage Disciples in advocacy surfaced a need for connection. The efforts to network for […]
National Convocation meets in Kansas City area
2 Then the Lord answered me and said: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it. 3 For there is still a vision for the […]
A call for Disciples in this time of violence
July 8, 2016 Dear Church, The nation is reeling from the shock of the violent loss of lives over the last three days, which has resulted in confusion and a […]
Poisonous threads of racism
This blog entry originally appeared in TIME Ideas. Recently I posted a prayer. It was in response to the events in Baltimore: a young black man is mortally injured while […]
A Pastoral Letter and Call to Action: Journey to Ferguson
Lent 2015 In the six months following the killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed African American teenager, by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, many of us have struggled to […]
