Sithini: Recent Episodes
RECONCILIATION ROAD CHURCH
Because we are convinced that it is both necessary and desirable to create a safe Gospel-centred context for sharing and listening so that we can engage safely around issues of race, inequality, experiences, questions, hurt & hope as South African Christ-followers – we have decided to start this PODCAST & VLOG.
The Podcast is primarily for the members of our church and we hope that our recorded conversation around these often hard but necessary issues will catalyse Gospel-centred conversations within our church community that will be honest and with grace & hope that is in Christ
In light of the sudden unprecedented, tumultuous & complex events of the past two weeks with the bloodiest conflict for the past 183yrs in South Africa, with more than 330 people losing their lives and with damage & losses spiralling to figures in the region of R50billion. As Elders of Reconciliation Road Church, we decided to have a raw conversation that we hope will help our church members process the events we have all experienced but experienced from such different vantage points. What have we identified in ourselves, what are we lamenting, thanking God for, what might we need to repent of, what is God saying & how do we go forward with hope and trust firmly rooted in our faith in Jesus Christ?
In this episode, we discuss what we can do practically as to move forward personally, as a church, community & nation from damaged past?
In this episode, we ask whether we can truly have hope for healing? We consider how healing could be activated in our community and consider why the Gospel is the only hope for the healing our nation needs.
In this episode, we delve into the Black Lives Matter experience of 2020 and consider why what happened in the USA has relevance or irrelevance for us here in SA. We also consider the role of social media and ask what wisdom looks like for the Christ-Follower.
In this episode, we discuss the ongoing inertia of privilege and consider issues like repentance, forgiveness, reconciliation & restitution as Christ-followers as we pursue healing & hope.
In this episode, we discuss the things we do that shut down the conversations we need to have. Things like fear, white guilt & black anger, low CQ…) and consider how we can overcome these obstacles for helpful dialogue.
In this episode, we ask two questions. What is a non-racial, multi-cultural, class-crossing church & is such a thing possible?
In this episode, we consider race and racism and ask whether, in fact, everyone in SA are either racists, recovering racists or liars? We consider how acknowledging the truth about it can be so helpful for us all.
In this episode, we all share personal stories of our common experience of being damaged by racism in South Africa as we seek to learn from one another and then we discuss why we are part of this church, Reconciliation Road Church and what our hope is.
In this episode, we discuss how we so desperately need to learn to engage better with fellow South Africans around the tough conversations we need to have and look at ways to keep these conversations hopeful & helpful.
In this episode, we consider how all human beings are image-bearers of God and discuss how Apartheid damaged that in all of us & yet how the Gospel is the solution.
Meet our cast members as they share a bit of their background and map out the direction of the conversation.
The trailer explains the name of the podcast and the purpose of the podcast and as well as what to expect in the episodes to come.