Micah Intensives
Micah Intensives are courses that use our curriculum series Doing Justice, which includes individual courses on six specific issues of justice.
Each course will explore introductory material to familiarize learners with some of the key issues and history related to each topic, then three to four different Christian responses will be explored. The hope is that by learning to understand why people hold certain positions, we will grow in wisdom and insight toward God’s will regarding these complex issues.
If your church is ready for courageous conversation about racism, immigration, or any of the topics below, we can provide a facilitator to help you get started. Contact us to learn more about scheduling a private Micah Intensive.
Immigration
The population of the world is literally shifting. People are being displaced and are in need of help, safety, and new beginnings. Whether due to violence, war, asylum, reuniting families, or people seeking a new life, this displacement has deep implications for the church both globally and locally.
Mass Incarceration
The current imprisonment of Americans is unprecedented in its magnitude compared to anywhere else in the world and in any other time in human history. How are Christians to respond to this complex issue?
Racism
Everything about the topic of racism is contested and laden with pain. This content will only touch the surface of the diverse perspectives and rich literature on racism and reconciliation that is available today. Therefore, it must begin with an apology to all who’ve struggled, sacrificed, and led in this difficult work. The pain and promise of this pursuit are clear.
Israel/Palestine
Israel/Palestine is a sacred place to all Abrahamic faiths, considered to be “The Holy Land.” For many Christians, the tender emotions are also mixed with concern over the ongoing tensions and conflict. What might it look like to hold God’s love, justice, mercy, peace, and hope as the lens through which we view the realities of this sacred land?
Violence Against Women
“Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful human rights violation,” says Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, who continues, “It knows no boundaries, geographical, cultural, or economic. While it continues, we cannot say that we have really progressed towards equality, development, and peace.”
Environment
Pope Francis’s first encyclical, “Laudato Si,” was released June 18, 2015 and called for a global, interfaith, ecumenical movement to address climate change. It was viewed as a “blistering indictment of the human failure to care for the earth...a poignant description of the momentous choice now confronting every government, corporation, and person on the planet” (The New Yorker).