I know the plans I have for you, says Our Maker, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. (Jeremiah 29:11) I believe in the Beloved Future that scripture proclaims. I think you do too. But after sitting through numerous committee meetings of Read more
April 21, 2021 Statement on the Verdict in the Murder of George Floyd In a just America, George Floyd would be with his family, fully employed, and able to access healthcare. In our America, a “bouquet of by-standers” witnessed his murder and captured it on videotape. They made it possible Read more
On February 25, faith leaders held a panel on the upcoming Florida legislative session. Below is a letter of encouragement to the legislature. Faith leaders are invited to co-sign the letter. Faith Leaders Statement to the 2021 Florida Legislature You were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only don’t Read more
Facing Forward Forgetting what lies behind and facing forward to what lies ahead, let us press on towards the goal of our high calling from God in Christ Jesus! We began 2020 with a very different prospect than it ended. COVID-19 has revealed multiple pandemics. We’ve known they were there: Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2020 23 States Declare October A “Month of Mourning” National networks of faith leaders are announcing that October will be a national “Month of Mourning,” and urge houses of worship to hold vigils to mourn, grieve and lament the loss of life and wellbeing caused Read more
Leadership training to mobilize the church in service to the world. The advanced online training seminar with Alexia Salvatierra, co-author of Faith-Rooted Organizing: Mobilizing the Church in Service to the World, will be offered on the last two Tuesdays and Thursdays of August 2020. Rev. Dr. Salvatierra teaches at Fuller Read more
2 July 2020 #FreedomSummer Is Now Today is the midpoint of the year. Although we began at record market highs and unemployment lows, all of that has been dramatically reversed to a sputtered economy and the highest unemployment ever. What will the next six months bring? What role will the Read more
“In those days I will pour out my spirit on all flesh.” Across Florida and the nation, protests are welling up in response to the murders of African Americans. The horrific video of the killing of George Floyd, while he and bystanders plead for mercy, lays on the conscience of Read more
Faith leaders are invited to sign this letter to Governor Ron DeSantis in support of resettling refugees in Florida. The current administration proposes to reduce the refugee resettlement program to a fifth of its average international commitment and require states and localities to opt in. Florida has been a model Read more
Register for Ocean Leadership Training with Creation Justice Ministries, August 29, Noon -7 pm, St. Armands Lutheran Church. Sarasota Ocean Leadership Training [pdf-embedder url=”/ocean-training/sarasota-ocean-leadership-training/”]