Answering God's Call

In response to God's call, our Pastoral Ministries team endeavors to impact and influence the African-American family with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to do so intentionally through relationships with the local pastor, the church and the community.

We highly encourage you to read The Heart of a Great Pastor to illuminate many of the issues you may be experiencing now in your ministry.

We are here to help you and stand beside you. If you need encouragement or an ear to listen, please contact our toll-free Pastoral Care Line at (877) 233-4455.

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Available Articles

African-American Accomplishment
by Alex Person

African-American accomplishment must continue, operating in its historic spirit of creativity, invention and strength.

The Amazing Journey of John Perkins (part 1)
by Roberta Rand

In honor of Black History Month, we revisit a painful chapter in America's history — the era of southern racism — through the eyes of a man who endured it. John Perkins' story chronicles the horrors and the hope of a black man healed of his own hate by the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Amazing Journey of John Perkins (part 2)
by Roberta Rand

In part 2, John Perkins begins a new life in California. Obsessively driven to succeed in a white man's world, John attains material goals, only to find that the pain of his emotional wounds is as real and raw as ever . . . until the day he walks into Bethlehem Christ Holiness Church.

The Amazing Journey of John Perkins (part 3)
by Roberta Rand

John moves his family back to Mississippi, where he founds a child evangelism outreach and becomes a leader in the burgeoning civil rights movement — until enraged white supremacists hatch a plot to silence John's voice once and for all.

Daring to Dream Along with Martin Luther King
by H. B. London

True integration is not an event or an occurrence.

The Father of Black History
by Alex Person

Carter Godwin Woodson earned the title "The Father of Negro History" by founding "Negro History Week" in 1926, which later became the nationally celebrated "Black History Month." Dr. Woodson realized that the contributions of Black Americans must be documented and taught or its achievements would be forgotten or claimed by other groups.

Give Hope
by Alex Person

God often turn mourning into joy. Isaiah is one of our greatest examples.

Let the Children Come
by Alex Person

Jesus loves children for the clarity of faith they carry toward him.

A Tribute to Rosa Parks: Mother of Civil Rights (1913-2005)
by Kim Flynn

Rosa Parks died in her home in Detroit, Mich., Oct. 24, 2005, of natural causes. Her non-violent protest mobilized the black community, which helped end racial segregation in America.