​At Lake B, we have been exploring stewardship as a congregation and understand that we must practice how to be more faithful stewards of more than just our monetary resources. We must challenge each other to also focus on how we are stewarding our time, our talents and our treasures. We hope to continue having meaningful dialogue about stewardship by being consistent and creative in talking about what this looks like in each of our lives. The responsibility of stewardship lies among our whole faith community, so we encourage everyone to tell their stories because we all come from different backgrounds and we believe there is power in sharing our story. This journey requires us to both teach each other and learn from one another. We as the Church will continue to explore what it means to live the gospel fully alive as it relates to stewardship not only in our own individual lives but also as a church body.
 
Due to the tragedies in our Country and the World, and our congregation’s commitment to becoming an anti-racist church, we wanted to share some resources that will allow us to be more intentional about how we are spending our time, talent and treasure during this time specifically.  We hope that this information can help you to be proactive in standing against racism with Lake B and our broader community!

PIVOT

Events

Please visit this link to see an updated list of local marches, protests, petitions, initiatives, etc.

Films

  • Just Mercy 
  • 13th
  • Whose Streets?
  • I Am Not Your Negro
  • LA 92
  • Teach Us All
  • Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise

Reading

  • The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism by Jemar Tisby
  • ​African American Christian Authors: 

Podcasts

Websites

  • Black Lives Matter, Seattle-King County blacklivesseattle.org/ is a grassroots, volunteer-run, social-justice nonprofit organization focused on the empowerment and liberation of Blacks and other people of color through advocacy and direct action. 
  • ​Equal Justice Initiative - eji.org/Founded in 1989 by Bryan Stevenson, attorney and author of the book Just Mercy, EJI is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. The Lake B pilgrimage visited the Legacy Museum and the National Monument for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, AL.
  • Freedom Road freedomroad.us/ Lisa Sharon Harper and the Freedom Road Associates, custom design strategic forums, trainings and transformational experiences to build capacity for collective engagement toward a more just world. The summer 2019 Lake B pilgrimage, was led by and facilitated by Lisa Sharon Harper and the Freedom Road team.
  • Rev. Ben McBride activist and faith leader from Oakland, CA and co-director of PICO www.picococalifornia.org/ has spoken several times to Lake B, most recently in June 2020 www.lbpc.org/recent-sermons.html
  • Dr. Alex Gee www.alexgee.com/ The Rev. Dr. Alex Gee is the lead pastor of Fountain of Life Covenant Church, a multiracial, multigenerational and multi-class congregation in Madison, WI and founded two movements: the Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development and Justified Anger.
  • John & Vera Mae Perkins Foundation www.jvmpf.org  Dr. John Perkins was a pioneer in Christian community development and calling for the church’s response to racial injustices. He is the author of many books, was a frequent speaker at college campus. Now with Dr. Perkins being 90 years old, the foundation is being led by Elizabeth, Priscilla and Deborah Perkins. Dr. Perkins hosts a weekly Bible study

Donate

Local Black-Owned Businesses

Contact Your Legislators!

Please note that this list only includes a small number of the many great resources out there. We encourage you to use this as a starting point, do not stop here! Continue finding ways to learn and deepen our knowledge around how we are all impacted by institutionalized racism. If there are resources that have been helpful to you and are not listed here, please email us to get those added!
 
Sia Westerlund- [email protected]
Pulemau Savusa- [email protected]
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