Dear Thoughtful Pastor: How can “the church” as an institution address or correct social/economic injustices based on race both within the church and in society? How can the church itself restructure to ensure “power sharing” among people of different ethnic backgrounds? The church, generically used as a gathered people of God, carries the responsibility to live out the balance of grace and justice while speaking with prophetic voices. We also know these human tendencies: One, our instinctual fear of the “other.” Two, the common use of a scapegoat upon which to place external responsibility for our various ills, both societal …![]()
