Two days. One wonderful group of writers, pastors, organizers, teachers, and healers. The first Cultivating Your Calling retreat taught me that calling is a complex process of balancing your passion and gifts with life's realities, including relationships, timing, and finances. During two days we told stories, did Tai Chi, walked a labyrinth, journaled, created an altar and shared our dreams. As the retreat progressed, our conversations grew deeper and more authentic, expanding the possibilities. Being present with one another opened us to giving and receiving authentic affirmation.
“On the Fourth of July, 1981, my church burned to the ground.”
With that searing image, Rev. Doug Cunningham begins a gripping memoir of faith, loss, and the lifelong work of disrupting white supremacy within the U.S. church…
What People Are Saying
“This book offers an insightful trove of antiracist and anti-hierarchical church ministry practices that radically challenge the repressive politics in our local and national community life. Rev. Cunningham’s inspiring storytelling displays wisdom and humility desperately needed right now from other white social justice faith leaders.”
Rev. Dr. Traci C. West, author of
Disruptive Christian Ethics:
When Racism and Women’s Lives Matter
Speaking Engagements
Rev. Cunningham brings four decades of experience in anti-racism work, community organizing, and church leadership to speaking engagements.
Primary Speaking Topics:
Cultivating Your Calling
Beyond the White Church: Disrupting Racism in Faith Communities
Building Multiracial, Anti-Racist Churches
Lessons from the Philippines: International Solidarity and Resistance
Mentorship and Accountability in Anti-Racism Work