Reconciliation is the spiritual practice of seeking loving, liberating and life-giving relationship with God and one another, and striving to heal and transform injustice and brokenness in ourselves, our communities, institutions and society.
Reparations and Truth-telling Summit
Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia, Sept. 19-21, 2024
A historic summit gathering for Episcopal lay, and clergy leaders engaged in reparations and truth-telling ministries.
Sponsored by the church’s Office of African Descent Ministries, and the Department of Reconciliation, Justice, and Creation Care.
This summit is a crucial gathering for Episcopal lay and clergy leaders engaged in reparations and truth-telling ministries to share strategy, best practices, resources, prayer, and encouragement with one another.
If your diocese, congregation, or organization is in any way engaged in the work of racial truth-telling and reparations—unearthing and naming historic racial injustices, reckoning with systemic harm, discerning what constitutes healing and repair, and/or working toward concrete plans toward reparations and repair—please plan to gather your stories and resources and join the circle.
In the Episcopal Church, we are guided by the vision of Becoming Beloved Community, our church’s long-term commitment to racial justice, healing and reconciliation. We’re all on a lifelong journey toward God’s dream, taking intentional and faithful steps as if moving through a labyrinth.
WALK THE BECOMING BELOVED COMMUNITY LABYRINTH
We organize our ministries around the four quadrants of the Becoming Beloved Community (BBC) labyrinth. Each of these four commitments is necessary to dismantle and heal White supremacy within us, our churches, our communities and society at large.
- Truth-telling: Telling the Truth about Our Churches and Race
- Proclamation: Proclaiming the Dream of Beloved Community
- Formation: Practicing Jesus’ Way of Healing Love
- Justice: Repairing the Breach in Society and Institutions
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The Rev. Isaiah Shaneequa Brokenleg
Staff Officer for Racial Reconciliation
Aaron Scott
Staff Officer for Gender Justice
The Rev. Miguel Bustos
Senior Manager, Mission Program Initiatives and Equity Integration
Nick Gordon
United Thank Offering Fellow
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