The Color of Compromise Study Guide

Racism is one of the most polarizing conversations in our world and in the church. But it's a topic that the church can and must take part in.

In this twelve-session study (DVD/streaming video sold separately), Jemar Tisby will guide you and your group through deeper reflections and concrete solutions for improved race relations and a racially inclusive church.

Based on the teachings of his bestselling book, The Color of Compromise, Tisby will take you deeper into the topic, so that you'll:

• Learn more about the history of racism in America—from the colonial era through the Civil Rights movement.
• Develop a stronger ability to see the role that the American church has played in that abuse. 
• Consider what gospel-inspired role you and your church can play in the important work of racial healing.

The Color of Compromise Study Guide asks that participants acknowledge some challenging truths—about themselves and their nation—but it also makes space for you to articulate how you feel about confronting these truths. Throughout the twelve sessions, you'll take part in a number of activities, including:

• Video teachings from Jemar (The Color of Compromise Video Study, sold separately).
• Written responses and personal reflections.
• Scripture readings and prayers.
• Group discussion questions.

Before you embark, remember that peace among racial and ethnic groups is not something that we have to achieve by our own wisdom and strength. The foundation of all reconciliation was accomplished by Jesus on the cross. Through Christ's power, the church can become a model of racial unity in our country.

Designed for use with The Color of Compromise Video Study (9780310102205), sold separately. 

Jemar Tisby (B.A., University of Notre Dame, Mdiv Reformed Theological Seminary) is the president of The Witness, a Black Christian Collective where he writes about race, religion, politics, and culture. He is also the co-host of the Pass The Mic podcast. He has spoken nation-wide at conferences and his writing has been featured in the Washington Post, CNN, and Vox. Jemar is a PhD candidate in History at the University of Mississippi studying race, religion, and social movements in the twentieth century.

An acclaimed, timely study of how people of faith have historically--up to the present day--worked against racial justice. And a call for urgent action by all Christians today in response. The Color of Compromise is both enlightening and compelling, telling a history we either ignore or just don''t know. Equal parts painful and inspirational, it details how the American church has helped create and maintain racist ideas and practices. You will be guided in thinking through concrete solutions for improved race relations and a racially inclusive church. In The Color of Compromise Video Study, Jemar Tisby takes us to the root of injustice in the American church. This study: Takes you on a historical, sociological, and religious journey: from America''s early colonial days through slavery and the Civil War Covers the tragedy of Jim Crow laws, the victories of the Civil Rights era, and the strides of today''s Black Lives Matter movement Reveals the cultural and institutional tables we have to flip in order to bring about progress between black and white people Charts a path forward to replace established patterns and systems of complicity with bold, courageous, immediate action Is a perfect book for pastors and other faith leaders, students, non-students, book clubs, small group studies, history lovers, and all lifelong learners The Color of Compromise is not a call to shame or a platform to blame white evangelical Christians. It is a call from a place of love and desire to fight for a more racially unified church that no longer compromises what the Bible teaches about human dignity and equality. A call that challenges black and white Christians alike to standup now and begin implementing the concrete ways Tisby outlines, all for a more equitable and inclusive environment among God''s people. Starting today. Sessions include: The Color of Compromise Making Race in the Colonial Era Understanding Liberty in the Age of Revolution and Revival Institutionalizing Race in the Antebellum Era Defending Slavery at the Onset of the Civil War Reconstructing White Supremacy in the Jim Crow Era Remembering the Complicity in the North Compromising with Racism during the Civil Rights Movement Organizing the Religious Right at the End of the Twentieth Century Reconsidering Racial Reconciliation in the Age of Black Lives Matter The Fierce Urgency of Now Be Strong and Courageous Designed for use with The Color of Compromise Video Study (9780310102205), sold separately.

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