Something significant I took away from the conference was the communication with RCA and others about racial reconciliation and intentional efforts to make effective cross cultural engagement.  This is a HUGE issue often brushed aside in lieu of seemingly more important issues.  This conversation is more that worth having, it’s vital.  Sunday is one of the most segregated days of the week.  Our neighborhoods are segregated, our school systems are segregated, and our distribution of wealth is skewed.  These things are unacceptable and should not be tolerated by the church. I’m excited that a conversation is taking place and that small action steps are being taken.  Racial reconciliation is imperative for the church to move forward well. God calls us to love others as he loved  us, and this is one way we can attempt to do that. God gives us other people for a reason. In our conversation with the group from the RCA I heard resounding sounds of a willingness to move forward together. I’m excited about the tools CCDA provided for this to occur and for the willingness and the efforts the RCA has already put into the conversation. May we not be satisfied with where we are, but have faith in taking significant steps forward.

I’m grateful I was able to go to the CCDA conference and to engage in these types of conversations.