Anti-Racism Training and Programs

See our events page for up-coming training programs.

LHRA works with secular/religious organizations through various programs and services.

Regarding Bridges
The Regarding Bridges Programs offer experience and training in transcending cultural barriers and overcoming stereotypes, misinformation, and fears in order to move towards relationships that are meaningful and mutually supportive. Options include:

Regarding Bridges - Needing Building Crossing
This is a six session program resource for Bible Study and small group dialogue. It is a scripturally base study designed to expand awareness of oneself, to deepen understanding of the reality of others, and to develop ability for sensitive and effective community healing and building across differences. The materials include a Leader Guide - $10 and a Participant Book $5. The resource is ideal for groups just beginning the conversations about our disconnectedness as human family, a Lenten resource, or as an adult forum resource.

Bridges of Human Community Trainings/Workshops
This program include several opportunities for congregations or groups who want to engage in introductory to advanced understanding of the dynamics of racism and other human oppressions. Basic concepts and models of racial identity development are explored and discussed using a wholistic approach to learning including use of scripture as story and teacher, current psychological and social analysis tools, and small group discussion.

Bridges of Human Community Introductory Sessions
This is a 1 ½ -2 day introductory program that teaches basic anti-racism/anti-oppression concepts and provides biblical exploration and understanding for examining how we, our cultures and institutions function compared to God’s plan for reconciliation with God and with each other. Many groups do this over a Friday evening all day Saturday time frame, but it can be adjusted to fit other schedules.

Bridges of Human Community Action Resource
This program is a 1 day action exercise using a biblical text as example to set up goals and objectives for an action plan as a part of a congregation’s or organization’s transformational work. This workshop can be repeated and new goals and checks set up over a time period.

Tending Bridges
This is an advanced 2-4 day training for those who have had LHRA’s Introductory or some other initial training and want to explore additional biblical texts, get a deeper understanding of the personal, cultural, and institutional conditions that keep us bound to racist/oppressive/internalized behaviors, and begin developing, continue work on or evaluate current plans to break these behavioral bonds, build new mind sets, ways of behaving, and create anti-racist/anti-oppressive practices and policies.

Evangelical Lutheran Church In America (ELCA) Five Day Facilitator Training
This is a 5 day training which includes the 1 ½ day Introductory Model plus shares the formation and underpinnings of the training which gives trainers, leaders, diversity/multi-cultural team facilitators, curriculum/program developers, change agents among others additional understanding and skills for personal growth or to help others grow in their skills development and understanding to progress towards becoming anti-racist/anti-oppressive and liberated for reconciliation with God and others.

This training is arranged through:

Christine May, Director for Racial Justice Ministries
Commission for Multicultural Ministries, ELCA
8765 W. Higgins Road
Chicago , IL 60631-4187
773-380-2835 or 1-800-638-3522 x 2835#
Christine.May@elca.org

Other Programs/Training
We would be happy to create a program to meet your organization’s goals and needs to work against racism, and other manifestations of human oppression and build or repair relationships.

Congregation/Institution Programs
The Covenant Congregation/Institution Program will provide support for congregations/institutions who are active in the work of social justice or looking for ways to begin. This program can be especially helpful to congregations/organizations in partner relationships. Tools, skills and a plan of action are critical to moving these relationships to greater breadth and depth.

NEW! R.E.A.P Congregational Partnership/Accompaniment Program

Books and Videos
In addition, LHRA does have a limited group of books (some multiple copies for sale) and videos (available for rental, $20, VHS only) for your continued growth and experience. Most of our materials can be used with high school age and above.

For more information on our programs contact us:

Lutheran Human Relations Association

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