Black Lives Matter.
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

NC Council of Churches

Strength in Unity, Peace through Justice

  • Voices
  • About
    • Overview
    • Staff
    • Members
    • Covenant Partners
    • Issue Statements
    • Governing Board
  • Programs
    • Ecumenical Immigration Alliance
      • Ideas for Action
      • Sign Our Statement
      • The NC Sanctuary Coalition
      • Immigration Bible Study
      • Contact
    • NC Interfaith Power & Light
      • NCIPL Overview
      • Faith in Action NCIPL
      • NCIPL Articles
      • NCIPL Resources
      • Upcoming Events for NCIPL
      • Contact NCIPL
    • Partners in Health & Wholeness
      • PHW Staff
      • Mini-Grants
      • PHW Collaborative Pledge
      • The Overdose Crisis: The Faith Community Responds
      • PHW Articles
      • FAQs
  • Priorities
    • Racial Justice
    • The Overdose Crisis: The Faith Community Responds
    • Gun Violence Prevention
    • Public Education
    • NC Sanctuary Coalition
    • Farmworkers
    • Legislative Advocacy
    • Christian Unity
    • Peace
    • NC No Torture
  • COVID-19 Resources
  • Events
  • Resources
    • Publications & Reports
    • Raleigh Report
    • Lectionary
    • Sermons
  • Donate
  • Council Store
  • Show Search

Search NC Council of Churches

Hide Search

Journey to Lent, Journey to Learn

Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate · March 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment

A Reflection on Public Education in God’s World Today

Rev. Joe Brown, chair of the Council’s Public Education Committee and a Presiding Elder in the AME Zion Church, is encourging congregations across North Carolina to use a Lenten Study Guide which has been created by members of the National Council of Churches Committee on Public Education and Literacy.

The Study Guide, Journey to Lent, Journey to Learn: A Reflection on Public Education in God’s World Today, may be found on-line at:
http://www.ncccusa.org/2011lentenguidepubed.pdf.

In the context of Bible study, this guide lifts up many of the concerns raised in a 2010 Pastoral Letter sent by the Governing Board of the National Council of Churches to the President and Congress:
http://www.ncccusa.org/elmc/pastoralletter.pdf.

Here in North Carolina, where the issue of re-segregation is critical is several parts of the state, A Reflection on Public Education may be especially timely this Lenten season.

– George Reed, Executive Director

Filed Under: Resources Tagged With: Children & Youth, Public Education, Race/Ethnicity, Worship

Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

About Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Chris worked on immigrant rights, farmworker justice, sustainability, worship resources, and the Council's website. He left the Council in 2014 to run Tomatillo Design, a company that builds affordable websites for nonprofits.

Reader Interactions

More Like This

Because of Jesus
The Perfect Gift for Mother’s Day
PHW Faith and Health Summit: Thank You

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Anonymous comments or comments that target individuals will not be posted (please include your first and last name). All comments must be on topic and respectful. Comments will not be posted until they have been reviewed by a moderator. Comments do not reflect the positions of the NC Council of Churches.

Footer

Contact

NC Council of Churches
27 Horne St.
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 828-6501
info@ncchurches.org

Facebook

Partners in Health and Wholeness

Featured

Journey to Lent, Journey to Learn

Latest Tweets

Amazing Earth Day spent with some incredible youth leaders! #EarthDay2021 twitter.com/NCIPL/st…

About 2 hours ago

Thousands of #Workers in NC are struggling to make ends meet on poverty-level wages. The majority of these workers are women and disproportionately women of color. It’s our turn to raise the wage to $15! pic.twitter.com/fwUM…

About 7 hours ago

North Carolina needs an economy that works for all & ensures broadly shared prosperity, but with a #MinimumWage that has not increased in 12 years, that is simply not the case for many hourly workers. Tell lawmakers to #RaiseTheWage: buff.ly/2Qp8cOD #OurTurnNC #NCFor15

About 8 hours ago

Happening today at 4! Join our leading youth activists for this important conversation. #EarthDay2021 twitter.com/NCIPL/st…

About 10 hours ago

The verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial is only a small step toward holding police accountable for using excessive force against our black & brown siblings. There is still so much work to do to dismantle racism that is apparent in the white supremacist culture we live in. #BLM

Yesterday

Follow @ncchurches

Latest Tweets

Now that all North Carolinians age 16+ are eligible to receive a #COVID19 vaccine, use the @ncdhhs resource hub to find a local provider near you to get your shot! #MySpotMyShotNC #NC covid19.ncdhhs.gov/v… #MindfulTogether

About 6 days ago

Join us next Thurs., April 22 for our Sacred Conversations event on caring for creation. We'll be discussing environmental caretaking, collective action, and our Sustainability Pledge. Register online at ncchurches.ourpowerb… @NCIPL #MindfulTogether #EarthDay pic.twitter.com/GTpI…

Last week

Read our spotlight piece on Olive Branch Ministry to learn more about their faith-based harm reduction work serving the foothills and piedmont of North Carolina. ncchurches.org/2021/… @olivebranchgals #MindfulTogether pic.twitter.com/xj2U…

Last week

Our work has led us to recognize the impact our environment has on our health and ability to flourish. Click below to read more about our commitment to being stewards of God’s good Creation through our Sustainability Pledge. ncchurches.org/phw-s… @NCIPL #MindfulTogether

Last week

Awesome opportunity from our partners at @emergingissues! #MindfulTogether twitter.com/emerging…

About a week ago

Follow @healthandfaith

Latest Tweets

"We need to ensure that the environment is cleaner, purer and that it is conserved. We must care for nature so that nature may care for us.'—Pope Francis on Earth Day ncronline.org/news/e… via @NCRonline

About 10 minutes ago

RT @EPAMichaelRegan We believe #EarthDay is every day @EPA, and that means we work non-stop to ensure environmental protections for every person and every community. 👍🏾🌎 pic.twitter.com/1WGH…

About 43 minutes ago

RT @EPA #EarthDay might be every day here, but we're celebrating a little extra today! pic.twitter.com/KQ4B…

About 43 minutes ago

RT @billmckibben Finding myself strangely moved watching world leaders in virtual climate summit. I know they're pols--but they're saying things we can hold them to. Can't help thinking, 'if this had happened 30 years ago...' youtube.com/watch?v=…

About 44 minutes ago

RT @mtmalcom Today, we released a statement from US faith leaders to the @WhiteHouse Climate Summit. Thank you to @carmichaelcass for bringing us together and making this happen! It was a joy working with so many people that I look up to. Check it out: nrpe.org/uploads/2/4…

About 44 minutes ago

Follow @ncipl

Latest Tweets

Copyright © 2021 NC Council of Churches · All Rights Reserved · Website by Tomatillo Design · Hosted by WP Engine