David Bailey – Reconciling Communities Across Race and Class

Join us for a conversation with David Bailey, Executive Director of Arrabon, an organization that equips churches for the work of reconciliation. Episode Highlights Include: What a Biblical vision for reconciliation looks like (and how to be realistic about outcomes) Practicing reconciliation for youth through music The challenge of decentering ourselves in community, both in [...]

Join us for a conversation with David Bailey, Executive Director of Arrabon, an organization that equips churches for the work of reconciliation.

Episode Highlights Include:

What a Biblical vision for reconciliation looks like (and how to be realistic about outcomes)
Practicing reconciliation for youth through music
The challenge of decentering ourselves in community, both in terms of race and class
How white progressives and white conservatives aren’t all that different
Why you should find something worthwhile and commit to it for ten years

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