I just helped lead an initial meeting of Christian college students at the University of Akron who have felt the call from God to multiethnic ministry. The CCO’s ministry there is predominantly black, and the church in which I used to be a staff-member in Akron (The Chapel) has a predominantly white attendance in its college ministry. Also present at the meeting was Impact, another African-American group on campus.
What a wonderful thing to see:
College students, by their own initiative, seeking to join together in order to be the united Body of Christ!
I warned them: If you are really serious about this (and not just doing it superficially-by having a pot-luck once a year or a joint worship time once a year), if you are really wanting to create authentic friendships across this racial divide and join together to change the racialization in our culture, expect to be radically changed!!

Bob’s practicing Pentecost, Anthony!

Scot,
Does Swain develop the ideas listed in more detail in the book? I find her list promising and frightening, specific and needing qualification. While much could be applied across the border, other aspects would need to be altered in the Canadian context. However, I am deeply intrigued by what I am reading here. Thanks for sharing it.
In the last few months, I have been dialoguing with our cities Hate Crimes division of the police. A group of skin-head/neo-Nazis moved onto our block, posing some serious challenges in an already conflicted neighbourhood. The police being largely hand-cuffed by well intentioned, but functionally inappropriate laws, leaves us as the primary response to this presence. Your prayers in this would be greatly appreciated.
Peace,
Jamie

Jamie,
Yes, she does. Paragraphs or pages for each one — some developed.
Prayers are with you. This issue of white nationalism is more serious than most of us think because it is embarrassing enough that our media doesn’t want to cover it.

I know this is a bit late — I just now got around to reading this, but just had to comment.
Regarding Carol Swain’s idea # 2: Address and acknowledge the legitimate issues raised by white nationalists.
I’d say, address them even if they don’t appear legitimate.
I’ve felt for a long time that the standard “politically correct” way of simply giving them the cold sholder, as if to say, “your ideas are so far off they don’t deserve an answer” — is the wrong approach. It only strengthens their possition, and confirms their “us – them” mind set.
If we listen to their possition, and honestly try to answew them, and honour them as people who have a right to their opinion, maybe — just maybe — if they find they’ve lost their argument, they’ll know they can concede defeat without utter humiliation. They’ll have a friendly world (or at least a friendly Christian community) to fall into that won’t forever punish them for having held such opinions.
It means we have to do our homework, of course, to come up with firm facts to support our answers, or be honest to say “I don’t know”.