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Named as one of the five finalist books for the US 2026 Christian Book Award in the category of Faith and Culture, our July book challenged us to rethink racist violence and its legacy which still haunts us today.

Moving the edges of understanding while creating a safe and open space for discussions on racism and racial justice have become hallmarks of the Convocation’s Racial Justice Book Group (RJBG), which is part of the Racial Justice and Beloved Community (RJBC) ministry.

Socorro Heepe was the Convocation’s Racial Justice Ministry representative to the conference – “Hope Makers: From Hostility to Hospitality – which brought together representatives from the Church of England (Diocese in Europe and the Racial Justice Unit), the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), the World Council of Churches (WCC), United Society Partners in the Gospel (USPG), academic institutions, interfaith organizations, and civil society partners.

A meditation offered by Haswell Beni, Florence, Italy.Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy...

A meditation offered by Sylvie Botétémé, Paris, France.une version en français se trouve ci-dessous.When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another? ...

A meditation offered by Rev Stephanie Burette, Oxford.The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.  As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, ‘See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way; the voice of one crying out in the...

As we begin this season of waiting and wonder, we are invited to return to the Source—to remember who we are and whose we are.

My favorite scriptural image is of God playing in the dirt—not making mud pies (as I used to), but making mud people. We are the mud people God formed from the earth, from humus. God made Adam—earth-being—of the very stuff that is our home. The Christ who came in great humility (humus) is the grounded Christ, the one who knows of what, by whom, and why he was made. He is of the earth and for heaven, bridging dust and divinity.

Nineteen young people and 10 leaders from three Convocation congregations met last weekend (29 May-1 June) in Strasbourg, France, to experience God’s word and get to know one another while exploring the topics of racial and social justice.   Participants were given...

Racial Justice Beloved Community, in partnership with EICS, presents a second session of their APL series "All Sinners Are Welcome", encouraging and teaching how to explore radical hospitality, self-reflection, and the pursuit of Beloved Community within the church....