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Feeling a bit lost on where to begin teaching your kids about unity and diversity? Trillia Newbell, author of several christian children's books, is here to share some fantastic insights. She'll guide you on helping your little ones see the beauty in people from all walks of life, according to God's perspective. Let's dive into the world of diversity, unity, and the incredible message of the gospel. Get ready to discover how Jesus came to rescue all kinds of amazing people! Show Notes and Resources Connect with Trillia Newbell and catch more of her thoughts at trillianewbell.com, on Instagram at @trillanewbell and on Facebook and LinkedIn And grab Trilla Newbell's books, "United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity" and "Jesus and the Gift of Friendship" Also Trilla has a podcast.Listen to Living By Faith Intrigued by today's episode? Think deeper about Diversity with our podasts. Transform your marriage at half the cost! Weekend to Remember Spring Sale, Jan 8-22, 2024—your key to lasting love and connection. Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. See resources from our past podcasts. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

Does God love us all the same? Every single one of us? What about those who sin differently or look different than me? In this episode of CarSeat Questions, we welcome a special guest, Trillia Newbell, to dive deep into a topic that holds immense significance for parents and families – how to discuss the unifying message of the gospel of Jesus with our children. Trillia, a respected author and speaker, brings her wealth of knowledge and insights to help parents navigate this important conversation. We will talk personal experience as well as discuss Trillia’s book “Creative God, Colorful Us.” Trillia Newbell is the author of the kids’ books Creative God, Colorful Us and God’s Very Good Idea, a Bible study on Hebrews 11, A Great Cloud of Witnesses, and a Bible study on Romans 8, If God Is For Us, as well as the books Sacred Endurance: Finding Grace and Strength for a Lasting Faith, Enjoy: Finding the Freedom to Delight Daily in God’s Good Gifts (2016), Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves (2015) and United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity (2014). Her writings on issues of faith, family, and diversity have been published in the Knoxville News-Sentinel, Desiring God, True Woman, Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and more. She was also a commentator for World Radio (a sister platform for World Magazine). Trillia has spoken at numerous conferences, churches, women’s retreats, colleges and seminaries, including True Woman, The Gospel Coalition Women’s conference, Southeastern Theological Seminary, and more. She spent seven years serving as the Director of Community Outreach for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention. She is currently an acquisitions editor for Moody Publishers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sure we are called to forgive, but do we have to seek restoration? What does that look like biblically?   The suggested diversity resource for this episode is the book United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity by Trillia Newbell. 

Trillia Newbell is the author of the kids' books Creative God, Colorful Us and God's Very Good Idea, a Bible study on Hebrews 11, A Great Cloud of Witnesses, and a Bible study on Romans 8, If God Is For Us, as well as the books Sacred Endurance: Finding Grace and Strength for a Lasting Faith, Enjoy: Finding the Freedom to Delight Daily in God's Good Gifts (2016),  Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves (2015) and United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity (2014). Her writings on issues of faith, family, and diversity have been published in the Knoxville News-Sentinel, Desiring God, True Woman, Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and more.

View the video of this podcast at https://youtu.be/7NBOzkNkk9ETrillia Newbell (trillianewbell.com) is the author of the kids’ book God’s Very Good Idea, a Bible study on Romans 8, If God Is For Us, as well as the books Sacred Endurance: Finding Grace and Strength for a Lasting Faith, Enjoy: Finding the Freedom to Delight Daily in God’s Good Gifts (2016), Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves (2015) and United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity (2014). She currently works with Moody Publishers as an acquisitions editor. Her greatest love besides God is her family. She is married to her best friend and love, Thern. They reside with their two children near Nashville, TN.Ethnic Conciliation Mission StatementAffirming Imago Dei (every human life bears the image of God) and through biblical community relationships, we strive to confront the sin of racism. Grounded in the truth and hope of God’s Word, we press into hard conversations asking, listening, and learning about experiences beyond our own to gain a deeper understanding from our marginalized brothers and sisters in faith. We commit to learning individually and collectively from Scripture, each other, and other resources that speak directly to racial issues, inequalities, and injustices. We will use our voices in our circles of influence to speak the truth to policies, institutions, and individuals concerning racism. Finally, we recognize our utter dependence on God’s grace and strength for this journey in seeking to walk together more effectively, and that His Glory through His son Jesus is our greatest calling.

Providence has recently published a few articles about race and racism after the murder of George Floyd, and in this episode of the ProvCast Trillia Newbell speaks about a Christian perspective on racism, the imago Dei, practical ways Christians can respond to racism, and hope for the future. Newbell is the director of community outreach for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention, an acquisitions editor for Moody Publishers, and the author of multiple books—including "Sacred Endurance: Finding Grace and Strength for a Lasting Faith," "United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity," and "If God Is For Us: The Everlasting Truth of Our Great Salvation." CNN recently interviewed her for an article about racism and the church, which can be found here: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/us/white-black-christians-racism-burke/index.html

We catch up with Josh Miller, the lead church planter at Center Church in Charlottesville, VA. In this episode, we talk about how church plants can stay connected through COVID, and also what, if any, new church planting trends will come out of the pandemic. Josh mentions a couple of books in this episode. For the fiction readers he mentions The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries series by Dorothy Sayers. You can find the series here: https://www.amazon.com/Lord-Peter-Wimsey-Mysteries-Book/dp/B014F6DDB2. He also mentions the book United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity by Trullia Newbell. You can find that book here: https://www.christianbook.com/united-captured-gods-vision-for-diversity/trillia-newbell/9780802410146/pd/410141?event=ESRCG If you would like to stay connected to Josh Miller and Center Church, simply follow this link: https://www.centercville.com/

Episode 25: Ministry in My Neighborhood, hosted by Mark Vance and Shane Rothlisberger. Welcome to the Equip Podcast from Cornerstone Church of Ames - this podcast is designed to help you live a faithful and fruitful life where Jesus has called you.This episode referenced the book United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity by Trillia Newbell (https://www.amazon.com/United-Captured-Gods-Vision-Diversity/dp/0802410146).Connect with Cornerstone Church Online by live streaming Sunday service at 8:45a or 10:45a on cornerstonelife.com/live and Facebook Live. Access latest sermons on our website. Subscribe to our "Sermon" and "Equip" podcasts on iTunes and Spotify and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

Trillia Newbell is the author of several books including United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity, and, most recently, Sacred Endurance: Finding Grace and Strength for a Lasting Faith. She is a former journalist and currently the Director of Community Outreach for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention. Jonathan and Trillia discuss the role of endurance in a writer's life, the importance of being realistic about what it means to do the work, and writing as bearing witness to reality rather than inventing it. Support the show: https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/member See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is our first podcast of our new Book Review sub-series on the Christian Formation Podcast. In this podcast, we take a look at Trillia Newbell's United: Captured By God’s Vision for Diversity as an introductory novel in the realm of diversity within the church. Join us as we review her book and ponder what diversity should look like in our church today.

This is part two in the series: What's happening with the abortion debates in America? Jeff and Chelsea are joined by Trillia Newbell and Dan Darling to discuss what it means to bring a holistic pro-life ethic to bear on this current cultural moment. The momentum continues for the pro-life movement as state governments in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Missouri enacted new laws prohibiting abortion. All this attention then catalyzed nationwide conversations about life, women, and the unborn. Guest Biography Trillia Newbell is the director of Community Outreach. Trillia has a degree in political science from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and is currently pursuing her M.A. in biblical counseling from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. She is the author of two books, United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity and Fear and Faith. Trillia lives in the Nashville area with her husband Thern and their two children. @trillianewbell Daniel Darling is the vice president for Communications. He is a columnist for Homelife and is a regular contributor to In Touch and a contributing editor for Christianity Today's CT Pastors. Dan's work has appeared in USA Today, CNN, Washington Times, Huffington Post, and The Gospel Coalition. Daniel is the host of The Way Home Podcast and an associate pastor at Green Hill Church in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. He is the author of several books, including his latest, The Dignity Revolution. He personally blogs at danieldarling.com. @dandarling Resources from the Conversation Podcast Episode | Part 1: Dana Hall McCain on Alabama's pendulum swing Chelsea's USA Today article | I'm pro-life. That means protecting the unborn from abortion and also caring for women. Trillia's RNS article | It's unfair to say Christians' pro-life stance ends at birth Dan's book | The Dignity Revolution ERLC | Capitol Conversation Podcast

We live in a beautifully diverse world. Unfortunately, our world is also plagued by racial and ethnic division. As families, we can bring unity and change by embracing our differences. But it requires that we pass onto our kids what it means to walk in love, not fear—a lesson that's easier said, than done. In this episode, author Trillia Newbell, sits down with us to discuss: How to talk to our kids about families who look different from ours Whether or not we should raise our kids to be "color blind" What it looks like for us as adults to model unity and love in our home How we should talk to our kids about the history of racial tensions And most importantly, how the gospel transcends racial and ethnic differences Show Notes: Trillia Newbell is the author of If God is For Me, a 6-week Bible study on Romans 8 (2019), Enjoy: Finding the Freedom to Delight Daily in God's Good Gifts (2016), Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves (2015), United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity (2014), and a children’s book, God’s Very Good Idea: A True Story of God’s Delightfully Different Family. You can find her at trillianewbell.com and follow her on twitter at @trillianewbell. Bring the 2019 Parent's Summit to your church via simulcast! Click here to learn more. 

Trillia Newbell has a voice that radiates joy. You’ll hear that in today’s episode, when I speak with her about her career as a writer, her love of the gospel and about important topics like racial diversity, Christians in the age of Trump and a hope greater than this world. Trillia is the author of many books, most recently a bible study on Romans, but her book “United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity” is where I first read her words. After getting the chance to meet her at the Gospel Coalition Conference last year, I was thrilled when she accepted the invitation to chat with me on “Worth Your Time.” Trillia’s wise words about staying joyful, hopeful and embracing the neighbors and friends God has put into our lives were a breath of fresh air. You can tell she knows how to preach! At one point in our conversation, I told her I hoped we wouldn’t be dealing with the same racial divisions and issues we are today in 25 years — wondering how I could raise my children to the ones who change this. She reminded me of something that’s hard to swallow, but true: “Until Jesus returns and all things are made new, we are going to be in that already-but-not-yet waiting season…. it can get better, but it will not end until Jesus returns.” This is a fallen world and it’s important to remember that we will never solve all the problems here on earth. It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do our best, but we must recognize that sinners will always be sinners. This mentality always reminds me of Lauren Daigle’s “O Lord,” which I have listened on repeat many times while dealing with tough issues that seem to have no solution: What we talked about: * Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis* United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity* If God is For Us: The Everlasting Truth of Our Great Salvation* Ethics and Religions Liberty Commission (ERLC)* 12 Books for 2019 (book club)* The Jesus Way by Eugene Peterson* Biography of Frederick Douglass* Deep Work by Cal Newport* You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader* Connect with Trillia: * Twitter*

Trillia Newbell is the author of Enjoy: Finding the Freedom to Delight Daily in God's Good Gifts (2016), Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves (2015), United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity (2014) and a children’s book, God’s Very Good Idea: A True Story of God’s Delightfully Different Family (September, 2017). Her writings on issues of faith, family, and diversity have been published in the Knoxville News-Sentinel, Desiring God, Christianity Today, Relevant Magazine, The Gospel Coalition, and more. She is currently Director of Community Outreach for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention. Trillia is married to her best friend, Thern, they reside with their two children near Nashville, TN. You can find her at trillianewbell.com and follow her on twitter at @trillianewbell. 

Trillia Newbell is the author of Enjoy: Finding the Freedom to Delight Daily in God’s Good Gifts (2016), Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves (2015) and United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity (2014). Her writings on issues of faith, family, and diversity have been published in the Knoxville News-Sentinel, Desiring God, True Woman, Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and more. She has spoken at numerous conferences, churches, women’s retreats, colleges and seminaries, including True Woman, The Gospel Coalition Women’s conference, Southeastern Theological Seminary, and more. She currently is the Director of Community Outreach for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention.Her greatest love besides God is her family. She is married to her best friend and love, Thern. They reside with their two children near Nashville, TN.Support the show (http://www.faithandlaw.org/donate)

Join us as Herbie Newell talks with Trillia Newbell about Life, Race & Discipling Families. Trillia Newbell is the author of the kids' book God's Very Good Idea, as well as Enjoy: Finding the Freedom to Delight Daily in God's Good Gifts (2016), Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves (2015) and United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity (2014). Her writings on issues of faith, family, and diversity have been published in the Knoxville News-Sentinel, Desiring God, True Woman, Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and more. She has spoken at numerous conferences, churches, women's retreats, colleges and seminaries, including True Woman, The Gospel Coalition Women's conference, Southeastern Theological Seminary, and more. She currently is the Director of Community Outreach for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention. Her greatest love besides God is her family. She is married to her best friend and love, Thern. They reside with their two children near Nashville, TN. www.trillianewbell.com Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher Email: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild

On today’s episode of the Journeywomen podcast, I chatted with Trillia Newbell about celebrating diversity! Trillia and I talked about everything from how we can practically celebrate people of all backgrounds, to how Jesus himself loved people who were different than him. She said, “When I think of Jesus I think of a man who died for sinners, who died for those who could never repay him, and who related to those who others would shun. His example is ours. It’s what we should aim to live like and live for.” Trillia encourages us to simply love our neighbors and to seek to know them through something as simple as inviting them to share a meal around our tables. Ultimately, we discussed God’s plan to glorify himself by rescuing a people from every tribe, tongue, and nation. I know you’ll have so many takeaways from this conversation. So you’ll know her a little better, Trillia Newbell is the author of  the kids’ book God’s Very Good Idea, as well as Enjoy: Finding the Freedom to Delight Daily in God’s Good Gifts (2016),  Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves (2015) and United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity (2014). Her writings on issues of faith, family, and diversity have been published in the Knoxville News-Sentinel, Desiring God, True Woman, Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and more. She has spoken at numerous conferences, churches, women’s retreats, colleges and seminaries, including True Woman, The Gospel Coalition Women’s conference, Southeastern Theological Seminary, and more. She currently is the Director of Community Outreach for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention. I can’t wait to share her with you guys. Before we go there, I want to say THANK YOU! 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Trillia Newbell is the author of the kids’ book God’s Very Good Idea, as well as Enjoy: Finding the Freedom to Delight Daily in God’s Good Gifts (2016), Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves (2015) and United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity (2014). Her writings on issues of faith, family, and ...

Trillia Newbell is the author of the kids’ book God’s Very Good Idea, as well as Enjoy: Finding the Freedom to Delight Daily in God’s Good Gifts (2016), Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves (2015) and United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity (2014). Her writings on issues of faith, family, and diversity have been published in the Knoxville News-Sentinel, Desiring God, True Woman, Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and more. She has spoken at numerous conferences, churches, women’s retreats, colleges and seminaries, including True Woman, The Gospel Coalition Women’s conference, Southeastern Theological Seminary, and more. She currently is the Director of Community Outreach for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention. Her greatest love besides God is her family. She is married to her best friend and love, Thern. They reside with their two children near Nashville, TN. Website: www.trillianewbell.com Twitter: @trillianewbell

Kids say the darndest things sometimes, don’t they? Maybe it’s a comment about someone’s hair while you’re in line at the grocery store or they ask a question about someone’s dialect when you have a neighbor over for dinner, but no matter where it happens, it’s normal for children to show curiosity about God’s diverse design. In this episode, Trillia Newbell joins Emily and Laura to share practical ways we can explain God’s very good idea to our children, exposing them to different people with joy and transparency. The gospel speaks a better word than our culture — affirming that all people are made in the image of God and deserve to be loved as such.   RM APPLY QUESTIONS   VIEW TRANSCRIPT   Articles, Resources and Related Content: Trillia Newbell's Website Follow Trillia on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Enjoy: Finding the Freedom to Delight Daily in God's Good Gifts - Trillia Newbell  God's Very Good Idea: A True Story of God's Delightfully Different Family - Trillia Newbell  United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity - Trillia Newbell Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves - Trillia Newbell ERLC Podcast hosted by Trillia Newbell United? We Pray Podcast - Isaac Adams & Trillia Newbell For More: To subscribe: on iOS, go to our iTunes page and subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and select your podcast app. You may need to copy the link into your favorite podcast app (like Overcast or Stitcher). Leave an iTunes review. These are huge for us! The more reviews, the greater chance another mother will find us. Like Risen Motherhood on Facebook and follow on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates and related information. Let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear more about the conversations you're having. Shoot us an email, or find us on social media. Tell others. We truly hope this podcast fosters conversations and deeper discussions between mothers to seek the gospel in their daily activities - we'd be honored if you shared and encouraged others to listen in. *Affiliate links used where appropriate. Thanks for supporting this ministry!  

Trillia Newbell is the author of Enjoy: Finding the Freedom to Delight Daily in God's Good Gifts (2016), Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves (2015), United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity (2014) and a children's book, God's Very Good Idea: A True Story of God's Delightfully Different Family (September, 2017). Her writings on issues of faith, family, and diversity have been published in the Knoxville News-Sentinel, Desiring God, Christianity Today, Relevant Magazine, The Gospel Coalition, and more. She is currently Director of Community Outreach for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention. Trillia is married to her best friend, Thern, they reside with their two children near Nashville, TN. In this conversation Trillia shares how we can be faithful in the everyday ordinary things and content even when life doesn't look the way we expected it to. She talks about her struggle with fear, specifically fear of man, and ways she's tackled that in her life. And she shares her passion for us all to know and see the Imago Dei (the image of God) in every person and the children's book she's written to help us do a better job of that for ourselves and our kids. It was a joy to speak with Trillia. Her honesty about the internal struggles as well as her perspective that maybe not everyone has a God-shaped dream is an important voice in this conversation. I hope you enjoy her as much as I did!     + + + Want to chat more about today's show? Use the hashtag #DreamerChat64 to share your thoughts wherever you like to hang out online. If you need a question to spark the conversation, here's one for you: What baby steps have you said yes to recently? + + + You'll find the show notes, links to resources mentioned, and ways to connect with Trillia, here: http://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/64 You could win a copy of Trillia's new children's book, God's Very Good Idea. Enter on Instagram before midnight ET on Oct. 20, 2017.  GET CONNECTED: Find your tribe in the Devoted Dreamers Insiders Facebook Group where you can connect with other like-minded women in pursuit of their God-shaped dreams. Leave your review of the show on iTunes or Stitcher Subscribe on iTunes * Subscribe on Android

Today, Cara and I talk about the Roadmap to Reconciliation written by Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil. We also share our candid responses to the question, "how are you doing?" in light of the election of a man who we both feel like has not modeled a heart or desire for racial justice in this country. It's one of the realest and most honest conversations we've ever had on Shalom. I hope you enjoy it.   Here's our Shalom Steps for Racial Reconciliation 1: Prepare your Heart 2: Prepare your Mind 3: Prepare your Community Books we love on this topic: Prophetic Lament (Soong-Chan Rah); Rescuing Jesus: How People of Color, Women and Queer Christians are Reclaiming Evangelicalism (Deborah Jian Lee); Embrace (Leroy Barber); America’s Original Sin (Jim Wallis); The Other Wes Moore (Wes Moore); United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity (Trillia J. Newbell) Where to find us online: The Shalom Sista Hangout: Perfect place to keep the conversation going Cara is pretty active on Twitter and her website Osheta is on Instagram (Oshetam), Facebook, and of course the Shalom in the City website. Shalom and staring racism down, Osheta    

At an ERLC event titled, “The Gospel and Racial Reconciliation,” Trillia Newbell gave a presentation titled, “United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity” that was born from her own experience with a close-knit group of friends. Be inspired and equipped to stand up for human dignity at Evangelicals for Life. Join us and Focus on the Family in Washington D.C. before the March for Life next January.

Conversation participants:TRILLIA NEWBELL (Website)Trillia is the author of United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity (Moody Publishers, March 2014). Her writings on issues of faith, family, and diversity have been published in the Knoxville News-Sentinel, Desiring God, True Woman, The Resurgance, The Gospel Coalition, and more. She currently is the consultant on Women's Initiatives for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention. Newbelll is the Lead Editor of Karis, the women's channel for the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. In November 2011, she launched a Christian women's blog-style e-zine, Women of God Magazine, where she was the managing editor. In addition to her first book, United, Newbell has a second book with Moody Publishers slated for 2015 on the topic of fear and faith. Her greatest love besides God is her family. She is married to her best friend and love, Thern. They reside with their two children near Nashville, TN.TRAVIS TYLER (Website)Travis Tyler is Thi'sl from Saint Louis, Missouri. He discovered rap at the age of fourteen and when he was sixteen years old he made his first demo. His rap career got a boost by winning a battle from a famous local rapper called L.O.S. of Bullet Proof Records. Thi'sl took a year and a half to study the bible and made the choice to rap the gospel and be an instrument of God himself by doing concerts at churches, high schools, colleges and prisons. In 2006 Thi'sl started the Ezekiel Project and released a CD with the same title. Thi'sl sees rap music as an effective ministry tool to reach the youth with the gospel. The vision of the project is based upon Ezekiel 37:4-5. In 2007 the rapper re-released his 2004 debut album This House I shall Live, with additional new tracks. He is currently working on his next project The Chronicles of an X-Hustler.PETER COURT (Website)Peter is currently the Editor for Q Ideas, a learning community that mobilizes Christians to advance the common good in society. He previously led social and artist relations at Upfront Media Group. Clients included deadmau5, Maxwell, and Hillsong United among others. Peter has also worked with World Vision, GOOD and sits on the Board at Shared Justice. He received a B.A. from Wheaton College, and currently resides in Nashville.ROGER JOHNSONRoger was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo (when it was called Zaire). Roger's parents were missionaries for 10 years. This early life experience shaped his worldview significantly. Following college, Roger worked in Campus Ministry with the Coalition for Christian Outreach for 11 years, first working at Juniata College in PA and then in several strategic leadership positions with the CCO. Within those years, Roger had several significant life shaping experiences that stocked a passion for racial reconciliation. "Over the years, God has continued to put people and experiences in my path to challenge my thinking, expand my worldview, and draw me into a Kingdom perspective."Roger has lived in the greater Nashville area for 9 years with his wife, Julie, and a growing family. Roger and Julie have three kids and have adopted their fourth child from the DRC.