Recently, the members of the Steering Committee notified Church of the Brethren denominational and Annual Conference leaders of our strong objection to the use of the racist metaphor underpinning the published work of Dr. Tod Bolsinger. Our objections to the book rest on the elevation of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery Expedition as a model of Christian leadership. At the invitation of the Annual Conference Office and with initial endorsement of his book, Canoeing the Mountains, Dr. Bolsinger is scheduled to speak five times at Conference.
We encourage you to read the letter in its entirety, reflecting on how we, individually and collectively, confront bias against marginalized persons. Together, we can make change!
Letter to AC LeadershipWe received a response from the leadership of Annual Conference. Please read the following.
2021-05-05 Officers reply to Womaen's Caucus' 4-19-21 letter
[…] We write to you for a couple of reasons. As you may recall, one of the action items in our letter of concern regarding Tod Bolsinger’s place of honor at Annual Conference is to match his speaking fees with a gift to a predominantly Black or Native congregation in the […]