Conversation: In-Between Spaces

Conversation: The Challenge of Belonging

Conversation: What is a Black evangelical?

Conversation: Quilted Faith

Conversation: Good News Church

Conversation: Historical Review

Go Deeper: When Justice Rolls

Celebrating the Ministry of Dr. John Perkins

MARCH 4, 2026 – News spread quickly this week that Dr. John M. Perkins, renowned Christian minister and civil rights activist, is under hospice care at his home in Jackson, Mississippi. Now 95, Dr. Perkins has long been one of the nation’s most influential evangelical voices on racial healing, social justice, and biblical discipleship. Author of the modern classic Let Justice Roll Down, he has dedicated his life to confronting the brutal racism and economic inequities of the American South and beyond. As the founder of the John and Vera Mae Perkins Foundation (JVMPF) and co-founder of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA), his legacy is profound. In honor of his tireless work as a minister of reconciliation, we revisit his 2015 conversation with President Ryken.

Black + Evangelical Panel

Black + Evangelical Panel

Black + Evangelical Launch Panel with Sho Baraka, Vincent Bacote, Jessica Janvier, Ed Gilbreath, and Daniel Long exploring questions like: What is evangelicalism? Was “evangelical” used by Black people pre 1900s and did they consider themselves evangelical? Why make a documentary about Black evangelicals? Why are these stories in history important for us to know today? In what ways did making this film impact you? What did you learn about yourself?

Fully Black, Fully Christian

Reflections on faith, history, and community in the Black evangelical journey. Join us for a thoughtful discussion inspired by Black + Evangelical, the acclaimed new documentary from Christianity Today and Wheaton College. Featuring Dr. Vincent Bacote, narrator and co-creator of Black + Evangelical; Dr. Vanessa Quainoo, Intercultural Engagement Officer at Wheaton College; Lakita Garth Wright, vice president of media at Urban Ministries Inc.; and Sho Baraka, editorial director of Christianity Today’s Big Tent Initiative.