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Index
Praise for Holding Up Your Corner
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Willis “Bing” Davis
Epigraph
Contents
Preface: What Happened in My Corner
Acknowledgments
Epigraph
Introduction
Our Challenge as Church Leaders
What This Book Will (and Will Not) Do
The Structure of the Book
What Does “Holding Up Your Corner” Mean?
Part One: Unmasking Reality
Chapter One: Real Talk
Our God-Talk
Being Prophetic
The Hard Truth
Our Communities Are Trauma Patients
Chapter Two: Empathic Models of Transformation
The Story of the Paralytic
The Role and Responsibility of the Church
Empathic Model of Transformation: Acknowledge, Affirm, Act
Part Two: being EMT’s
Chapter Three: Acknowledge
How We Got Here
Intersectionality
Injustice and Inequality Are Sin
The Problem with Privilege
Savior Mentality
Your Story, Your Biases
The Other’s Story, Their Language
Chapter Four: Affirm
The Beautiful Church
Right Relationship: Unity amid Difference
Hearing and Hollering
How the Church Can Improve Its Hearing
The Picture
Affirmation as a Manifestation of Grace
Chapter Five: Act
How to ACT as a Preacher
How to ACT as a Leader
Six Values for Action
The Action Framework
Using the Framework: An Example
Dare to Care
Conclusion
Part Three: Practical Helps
Suggested Next Steps
Suggested Next Step #1: Holding Up Your Corner: Guided Conversations about Race
Leading the Guided Conversation about Race
Suggested Next Step #2: Create an EMT Map of Your Community
A Guide to Language and Terminology about Race
Privilege Quiz: (from Holding Up Your Corner: Guided Conversations about Race)
How to Get (and Stay) Connected
Recommended Resources for Reading, Watching, and Listening
About the Author
Editorial Acknowledgments
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