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Lisa speaks to diverse audiences around the world on issues of faith, power and politics. Followers are as likely to find Lisa speaking at a justice conference in Australia, New Zealand or Brazil, a Sunday service for a mega-church in Baltimore or a church plant in South Bend, Indiana, a theological consortium in Chicago, a women’s conference in Kansas or a justice protest in Washington, DC. With a profound mix of intellectual rigor, powerful story-telling and searing wit Lisa leads listeners through a transformational experience that deepens their love for God and their commitment to a just world.

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FOUR WORDS THAT CHANGE EVERYTHING

Core Scripture: Genesis 1:26-31

Drawing from her celebrated book, The Very Good Gospel, Lisa Sharon Harper talks the Gospel, race and how God intended us to live together. Mining Genesis 1 Harper sheds light on four simple words that change everything.

RACE AND POLITICS IN THE U.S.

Genesis 1:26-27
Come and consider how race and bias impact public policy and how faith can flip the script.

THE INTERSECTIONAL ORIGINS OF RACE AND GENDER IN THE U.S.

The first race laws crafted in the English colonies were also the first gender laws written on North American colonial soil. This lecture will uncover the legal roots of white patriarchy in the U.S.. Harper will illuminate the real-life consequences of the laws for people of African descent, particularly Black and mixed race women, and Harper will explore the theological implications of the American constructs of race and gender.

HOW TO REPAIR WHAT RACE BROKE IN THE WORLD

What will propel us towards Shalom and a generation of abundance? This lecture is based on Lisa Sharon Harper’s upcoming book Fortune.

THE VERY GOOD GOSPEL FOR WOMEN

In an era of me-too, church-too and separation of black and brown mothers from their children by mass detention and mass incarceration, what is the very good news for women? What transformative work might God have yet to do for and through our silenced voices and traded bodies? Come along as Lisa Sharon Harper takes us back to the beginning with deep exploration of Genesis 1-3 and considers its profound implications on the lives and calling of women right now.

THE CALL TO BELOVED COMMUNITY

How do we respond to a history of racism and become the Beloved Community described in Psalm 85?

FAITH ROOTED ORGANIZING TRAINING

Faith-Rooted Organizing draws from the roots of our traditions to help faith communities engage the larger movement for justice in our world. In this workshop Lisa Sharon Harper will  equip participants to engage the issues at play in their towns and cities by examining the response of Nehemiah to his colonized context.

Learn About the Faith- Rooted Organizing Training for Businesses/Academia and Nonprofits.

TV/Radio


NPR: The Takeaway (with Randall Balmer)

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NPR: The Takeaway

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MPR: #SilenceisNotSpiritual (with Rachel Held Evans)
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MPR: Christian Women Against Trump

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Most popular podcast episode ever with Jen Hatmaker: Hit #5 on iTunes. Beat Oprah that day.

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PBS Religion and Ethics Weekly

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Fox News: Left Right and Christ

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Fox News: Immigration

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Fox News: Religious Liberty

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Roland Martin: TV One: My Brother’s Keeper

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The Call to Pause: Faith Leaders/Congressional Press Conference

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On “Who Stole My Bible?” With  @revjenbutler @faithpubliclife 

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Hey #lshcommunity! If you like the Kitchen Table C Hey #lshcommunity! If you like the Kitchen Table Convos, you will LOVE the Global Writers Group (GWG) Story Circle! 

The GWG Story Circle brings the best stories rising from the writers of the Global Writers Group! Join us for stories circling the theme of #life , TOMORROW, Monday, April 5 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT. (Watch in the Zoom Room or via FBLive @freedomroad.us )

This month’s readers include:
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Today, A young brown man committed suicide on Cap Today, 
A young brown man committed suicide on Capitol Hill and he killed a Capitol police officer in the process. They say he lost hope. 

He lost hope on Good Friday. 

He lost hope as 43 states push through legislation that rolls back the clock to 1964—BEFORE the Voting Rights Act. 

We don’t know all that went through his mind before placing his brown body before police officers with a knife. All we know is this: He lost hope. 

As we walk through the most holy time of the Christian year, let us consider together WHY it is so holy—and why what Georgia and Texas and 42 other states are doing is waging war against God in the middle of #holyweek. 

Tonight at 7pm ET @lisasharper #iglive 

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Re-do without vital info. 👍🏾 The @blackdoct Re-do without vital info. 👍🏾

The @blackdoctorscovid19consortium was started by @dralastanford who went door to door giving Covid tests to residents in Philly’s hardest hit communities. When vaccines became available, Dr. Stanford organized doctors across the city to vaccinate residents of the most vulnerable areas. My community is one of them. They have already vaccinated more than 30,000 residents in Philly’s most vulnerable communities. So, today I rose early and made my way to The @liacourascenter at @templeuniv (10 mins from my home in South Philly). I showed proof of residency and walked right in to the #Moderna 1st Dose line—and sat comfortably while I waited. It was a very short wait before I was brought to the table where They took my insurance info and asked if I had allergies. Because I do, I have to be observed for 30 mins, instead of 15. 

When I sat down in the chair to get my shot, the tears came and I couldn’t hold them back. Overwhelmed with emotion, I told the nurse, Katrina: “We’ve been dealing with this for a year, so we forget how much anxiety our bodies have absorbed. Now, it’s coming out.”

“I understand,” she said. “You’re not the only one who has cried.”

“Thank you,” I told her. 

The actual shot was literally nothing. Not even a pinch. I was like, “That’s it?” The nurse said, “Yup.” 

Thank you Dr. Stanford and to all the members of the consortium and every volunteer. You are literally heroes. You are saving Black and Brown communities. #blessyou
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#FortuneBook is coming, y’all! 

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Hey, #lshcommunity and @freedomroad.us! We’re Hey, #lshcommunity and @freedomroad.us! 

We’re in the fight against voter-suppression. This initiative is focused on Georgia. Next? The 43 other states that have introduced more that 240 voter suppression laws since January 6! 

In the tradition of #rosaparks we must REFUSE TO RIDE THAT BUS! In the tradition of #williamwilberforce we must REFUSE TO TASTE THAT SUGAR! 

This initiative pledges to #boycott ALL @cocacola products until they boycott Georgia! #novotesnocokes 

SIGN THE PETITION! LINK IN BIO! 

THEN MAKE COKE HURT TILL THEY DO RIGHT!!! And tag your friends so they can get in on the goodness!! 

Thank you, @redwineblueusa, for this brilliant campaign!!

Note: The list has been corrected on the website to reflect that @cocacola only owns Schweppes in the international market.
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Join BIPOC led Christian organizations in this pre Join BIPOC led Christian organizations in this pre-Holy Week vigil #lamentingchristiannationalism TODAY at 12 noon ET! 

LINK IN BIO 

Or watch on Evangelicals4Justice FB page.
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Thanks @AshAbercrombie. Also @lisasharper podcast Freedom Road is brilliant. Many episodes on there... that everyone should listen to including the one on critical race theory. #WhoStoleMyBible is my book title. https://twitter.com/ashabercrombie/status/1381439536534708224

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Dear Lord, this podcast. @lisasharper Rev. Jennifer Butler and Rev. Rene August 😱😱🤯🤯. ... Getting this book and why can’t I find these women on Twitter? Highly recommend a listen:

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