Below is a list of resources on our web site related this ministry. Feel free to use the filter checkboxes to narrow your search and easily find what you are looking for.
Healing Racial Trauma: The Road to Resilience Sheila Wise Rowe and Soong-Chan Rah (IVP, 2020) The Inner Work of Racial Justice Rhonda V. Magee and Jon Kabat-Zinn (TarcherPerigee, 2019) The Little Book of Racial Healing Thomas Norman DeWolf and Jodie Geddes (Good Books, 2019) My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies Resmaa Menakem … Read More
Every year we look forward to the opportunity to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s our goal to approach MLK Sunday thoughtfully with hopeful and open hearts. Read More
At Woodland we are learning to love together and we’re passionate about racial healing and justice. So, we’re kicking off our first ever Learn-a-thon: “Race and Peace 2021.” We’ll provide resource ideas, and for every hour of learning that each of us completes, a generous donor will make a contribution to the One Fund, which supports local African American churches and ministries. Read More
By Paige K Slighter Every January, Woodland welcomes the opportunity to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We embrace his courage to stand peacefully for justice, his humility to walk in love, and his strong faith rooted in Christ. As a church, we seek the same kind of racial reconciliation and healing that he pursued … Read More
SOMA (Woodland’s School of Missional Apprenticeship) is in its third year, and we’re pretty excited about a couple of unique elements! SOMA is now officially international, with three students enrolled from Haiti! Also, this is the first year where all of the live-in students are housed right next door to Beacon of Hope Church, where classes are held. Every SOMA community is unique because each student has a story to tell. Read More
The history of racial injustice can be overwhelming, but we want to be a part a future that better reflects the Kingdom of God. Change takes time, and there is much to learn and discuss – especially for those of us who are white. We’re abundantly thankful for the diversity of people who call Woodland Hills their church home. But as a predominantly white church, we want to provide resources for our people to wrestle with these issues. Read More
1619 All My Relations Asian American History 101 Asian Enough Campu Code Switch Fare of the Free Child Floodlines Historically Black Intersectionality Matters! Keyshawn Solves It King’s Last March La Brega Latino USA Race and Redemption Seeing White Shalom Sessions The Stoop. Throughline To understand the history of systemic racism in America, we recommend “American Police”, “Mass Incarceration” and “Milliken … Read More
Dear Martin Nic Stone For Everyone Jason Reynolds The Hate U Give Angie Thomas also available on video How to Fight Racism: Young Reader’s Edition Jemar Tisby An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Just Mercy, Young Adult Edition Bryan Stevenson also available on video Long Way Down Jason Reynolds March John Lewis and … Read More
Antiracist Baby Ibram X. Kendri Illustrated by Ashely Lukashevsky Can I Touch Your Hair? Irene Latham & Charles Waters Illustrated by Sean Qualls & Selina Alko The Celebration Place: God’s Plan for a Delightfully Diverse Church Dorena Williamson Illustrated by Erin Bennett Banks Colorfull: Celebrating the Colors God Gave Us Dorena Williamson Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu … Read More
The Cross and the Lynching Tree James H Cone (Orbis, 2011) At Canaan’s Edge Taylor Branch (Simon & Schuster, 2007) Coming of Age in Mississippi Anne Moody (Dell, 1992) Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America Michael O. Emerson and Christian Smith (Oxford UP, 2000) Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation … Read More
