Equipping the Church Through Prayer &

Study to Mobilize for Action

Educational Resources for Pastors:

1.

Getting to the Promised Land: Black America and The Unfinished Work of The Civil Rights Movement” by Rev. Dr. Kevin W. Cosby

(A Biblical Commentary on the American Descendants of Slavery and How to Get to The Promised Land)

2.

“Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair”

by Duke L. Down and Gregory Thompson

Educational Resources for The Church:

3.

“40 Days of Prayer for the Liberation of the American Descendants of Slaves”

(A 40 Day Devotional that incorporates the testimony of 40 enslaved Blacks in their escape on the Underground Railroad, historical and present-day facts surrounding Black Oppression in America, and a daily prayer declaration)

4.

“Lent of Liberation: Confronting the Legacy of American Slavery” by Cheri L. Mills

(A 40 Day Devotional that includes primary source history of the voice of enslaved Blacks in their quest for freedom, scripture, a devotional thought closing each day with questions for reflection on how the reader can “be the change” and work on behalf of justice for the American Descendants of Slavery)