David Swanson

David W. Swanson is the founding pastor of New Community Covenant Church and lives with his family on the South Side of Chicago. He is the founder and CEO of New Community Outreach, a non-profit organization dedicated to healing community trauma through restorative practices. David is the author of Rediscipling the White Church: From Cheap Diversity to True Solidarity and Plundered: The Tangled Roots of Racial and Environmental Injustice. Connect with David at his website.

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David Swanson

A Verdict to Both Lament and Praise

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T. C. Moore

Kingdom Citizenship That’s Neither Partisan nor Quiet

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Derek Vreeland

Why Do White Christians Remain Silent?

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Andrew Arndt

“Pastor, Can’t We Just Preach The Gospel?”

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Rich Villodas

A Prayer of Lament for These Troubled Times

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Missio Alliance

A Pentecost Sunday to Ponder: The Church Finds its Breath to Lament, Grieve, Repent

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Jay Y. Kim

George Floyd, Empathy, and Making Room for the Fire