Adam’s Sin Endures in Ferguson
What we are seeing in Ferguson is a modern manifestation of Adam’s ancient sin. True resolution can only be found through faith in the new Adam, Jesus Christ.
Keepin’ It Real with Mike Brown, Ferguson, and Ourselves
Who was Mike Brown? Was he an upstanding young man with a promising future on his way to college? Or was he a criminal who …
One Black Man’s Complicated Relationship with the Police
In theory police officers should be one of the most welcome presences in our communities. Their job is to protect the neighborhood and serve its …
Reflections on the Legacy Conference
Few people know this but the Reformed African American Network almost had a different name. I don’t know what it would have become, but it …
Does a Black Pastor Have to Plant a Black Church?
It seems more and more African-Americans are planting churches. These men, their spouses, and the teams that join them are endeavoring to make disciples by …
5 Things You MUST Do After a Conference
Many of us spend enormous amounts of time, energy, and money attending conferences. These events are often exhilarating experiences, but by the time next year’s …
How to Memorize Entire Books of the Bible
If I had walked in late to the final plenary session at the inaugural Cross Conference, I would have simply thought I was listening to an …
10 Facts About the Nation of Islam
The Nation of Islam swept through African American communities from the 1930s through the 1960s, and still has effects to this day. Here are 10 …
Losing Your Cultural Accent
Culture is a lot like language. Most of us grow up as native speakers of one language. A few blessed people are bilingual or become …
An Indigenous Reformed Movement in African American Communities
Thirty years ago Dr. Carl Ellis expressed his hope for an “indigenous Reformed movement in the African American community.”I’ve often tried to picture what this …
Components of a Reformed Black Movement
One question I consistently hear is, “Are we in the midst of a Reformed Black Movement?” I think what people are asking is whether …
The Gospel by Numbers: A Message from T4G by Ligon Duncan, III
Quick! What comes to mind when you think of the book of Numbers? Census statistics. Ritual laws. History. Whatever comes to mind it’s probably not …
Church Planting in a Trailer Park: An Interview with Phil Fletcher
“Why doesn’t someone plant a church in a mobile home park?” One noted theologian (https://twitter.com/drantbradley) has often made this challenge to evangelical leaders and denominations …
What Is African American Church Planting?
I never heard the term “church planting” growing up in Black churches. It wasn’t until I got involved in White evangelical circles that I heard …
How To Be a Radical Sender
All Christians are involved in foreign missions. You are either a “goer” or a “sender”. At the inaugural Cross Conference in Louisville, Kentucky on December 27-30, …
Cross Conference Sends Cosmic Ripples of Salvation
On December 30, 2013 at the conclusion of the Cross Conference hundreds of students stood up to indicate their commitment to return home and tell their …
The Arts and the Reformed Black Movement
Not only are the arts at the forefront of a Reformed Black movement, they are essential to it. The Arts on Display The critical value …
Duck Dynasty and “Happy Blacks”
Evangelicals are outraged at A&E’s suspension of Phil Robertson, patriarch of the family in the hit show “Duck Dynasty.” But did anyone hear what Mr. …
Why We Are Not Post Racial
History is alive. And in the United States that history is racial. I recently watched the PBS special, “The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross” with …
Seek Peace and Pursue It: The Quest for Racial Harmony
The Bible declares, “seek peace and pursue it” (Ps. 34:14; 1 Pt. 3:11). This phrase has implications for all areas of life, especially multi-ethnic ministry. …
