Richard Lee

Richard Lee is host of The Pursuit with Richard Lee. A podcast that features conversations with faith leaders about their journey to pursue God. He is also a sought-after speaker on issues of justice and the Church, speaking at churches across the nation for the last 20 years. His TEDx talk “Slavery Still Exists. Here’s How to End It.” can be found on the TED.com website. Richard works for International Justice Mission, volunteers as the Director of Advancement for the Asian America Christian Collaborative, sits on the Advisory Board of One Days Wages & is part of the pastoral faculty at Highrock Church in Boston. (All views expressed are his own.) Richard received his degree in Mathematics from Columbia College (NYC) and his master’s of divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He resides in New Jersey with his wife Theresa and their two children.

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Richard Lee

How Hurricane Ida Blew Apart One Church’s Launch Plans for the Better

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Mending the Church by Expanding the Story of Jesus

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An Open Letter to my SBC Sisters and Brothers

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Embracing Unity in the Age of Cancel Culture

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What’s In a Name? From “Evangelicals” to “Christians” for the CSA

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The Cost of Unity

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Wendy Gierhart

Why Ecclesiology Matters in the Age of COVID-19

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Nijay Gupta

“Neither White Nor Black”?: Paul’s Case Against Being Colorblind

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AJ Sherrill

This Political Moment: A Way Forward in a Divided Age

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Andrew Arndt

The Dance of Deference: Thoughts on Unity

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Christine Yi Suh

Moving From Death to Life in Rwanda

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Why Attentive Listening is Essential for the Witness of the Church Today

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Mandy Smith

Setting Aside the World’s Categories: One Pastor’s Approach to Politics

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Kris Beckert

How to Stand Where Jesus Stands – the Messy Middle

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Kyuboem Lee

American Evangelicals, Come Home

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Scott Emery

Confessing “Stay At Home Colonialism” and Recommitting to #TrulyHuman

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Natasha Sistrunk Robinson

#ChurchTrending: Can the Church Lead the Way, Part 2 (Cultural Competence)

Ruthie Johnson

Meals as Mission: Unity as our Identity in Christ

Charles Self

Missional IS Ecumenical

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Is Church Turning Us Into Nice People?

Gregory Crosthwait

Rejecting Rejection

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Derek Vreeland

Suffering as the Pathway to Future Unity

Ruthie Johnson

Restoring Unity: The Invitation of the Banquet of Heaven

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John Lederach

Reconcile: Conflict Transformation for Ordinary Christians

Missio Alliance

Mission-Centered Unity: The October Blog Conversation and a Call For Submissions!

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Firehouse Confessional

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Why the Church Needs to Fully Incorporate Children

Gregory Crosthwait

Pathetic Worship

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Derek Vreeland

7 Things We Can Do to Reclaim Hope For Christian Unity

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I Caught A Glimpse Of Someone Familiar

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Semne Ecclesia: How the Seminary Can Bless the Divided Church

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Know Thy Enemy – Unity Through Common Opposition

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Unity in the Kingdom: On Faith and Food

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Natasha Sistrunk Robinson

The Diaspora of Minorities within White Evangelicalism

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Prayer and Practice… Keep It Simple, Silly.

Jolene Erlacher

How Age Diversity Threatens Unity in the Church

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Geoff Holsclaw

The Fall as FALSE UNITY: Beginning with Babel

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Did St. Paul Believe in Unity?

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Charles Self

What Jesus Did Not Pray For

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Mark Moore

In Search of Unity: Tour Guides to the Past

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Matt Ingalls

Unity Within Diversity

Ty Grigg

Can the Weak and Strong Get Along?

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Derek Vreeland

The Nicene Creed: Historical Signpost of Christian Unity

Missio Alliance

Call for Submissions: Why Unity Within Diversity is Vital to the Future of the Church in God’s Mission

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A New and Powerful Pentecost

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Derek Vreeland

Where We Can Find the Spirit at Work

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Mark Moore

Maundy Thursday, a New Commandment, & a Prayer

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Missio Alliance

N.T. Wright Answers: What is the Main Problem in the Western Church?