The church is an organizing body. No matter how big or small the membership roll, no matter a rural or urban location, churches around the world and across generations organize people:
- to educate in Sunday school or at public lectures
— to feed at potluck luncheons and soup kitchens
— to comfort through funerals, visitation, and refugee resettlement
— to uplift with worship, public witness, and policy advocacy
There’s not a congregation that doesn’t organize!
But how to organize — effectively and justly for the transformation of the world — remains a frequently asked question. Audre Lorde wrote, “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house,” therefore community-organizing tools from diverse and marginalized groups are essential for the work of liberation.
Congregations will be invaluably equipped through the stories, practical wisdom, and diverse perspectives of Building Up a New World, with chapters such as:
Organizing Congregations for Impact
Building a Just Economy
Resisting White Nationalism
From Potluck to Policy Reform
and many more.
