Resources
Part of our mission at Fellowship Southwest is to connect you to the good work going on for God’s kingdom. We are happy to share these Resources from our partners, in the hopes that you will be inspired to use them. If you have a resource you would like for us to post, email Stephen Reeves: sreeves@fellowshipsouthwest.org.
This is a Public Education Advocacy resource produced by Andrea Corso Johnson as part of her Suzii Paynter March Fellowship at CBF. It is meant to be a starting place with stories of churches to encourage others to get started.
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All Creation is a living archive of faith and spiritual practice views on biodiversity and today’s environmental challenges. They send a quarterly publication to your email focused on diverse voices and creation care. Here is a link to the Spring 2023 issue with great articles and podcasts and featuring diverse voices.
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BJC report on Christian nationalism and the January 6 insurrection. Released February 9, 2022, Christian Nationalism at the January 6, 2021, Insurrection is a joint project from Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC) and the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), delineating the role Christian nationalism played in last year’s assault on the U.S. Capitol. The report includes contributions from prominent experts on Christian nationalism, including Professors Andrew Whitehead and Samuel Perry, authors of Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States; Katherine Stewart, author of The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism; Dr. Jemar Tisby, historian of race and religion and author of How to Fight Racism and The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism; Amanda Tyler, executive director of BJC and organizer of the Christians Against Christian Nationalism initiative; and Andrew L. Seidel, a constitutional attorney at FFRF and author of The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American.
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Evangelical Network of Equal Justice USA along with author Lynden Harris put together a Church Small Group Question Guide for those who have either read Lynden's book or "Voices from Death Row," an article by Sam Heath based on a conversation with Lynden about her book and the men she encountered on death row.
These questions are for those in the church who want to explore the criminal legal system in America, the death penalty, and how these relate to all Christians. We invite all Christians to explore how Christ's work on the cross leads us to spiritual and bodily freedom.
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What is Asylum? This is a fantastic resource for anyone who wants an UPDATED (as of August 2022) explanation of the legal pathways into the U.S. put together by the American Immigration Council.
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Religious Liberty in Public Schools, one of BJC’s most popular resources. This handout explains what you can and cannot do with your religion in the public school, as a student, teacher or parent.