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Vision
The Christian Church in Ohio is a gospel-centered anti-racist community of faith where the gifts of its diverse people are welcomed, encouraged and celebrated.� It is accountable to people of color.� Positive transformation is institutionalized in our regional structure.� Congregations are building reconciled relationships that are intentional about sharing power.
Goals: By January 2007, the Christian Church in Ohio and its congregations will meet the following goals in order to claim an anti-racist identity:
Analyzing: will have developed an analysis of systemic racism in the region and have obtained ownership of this analysis
Training: all clergy, the Regional Board, regional staff, all commission and committee members, and other key lay leaders in congregations will have participated in the one-day anti-racism training
Leadership Development: will have expanded the leadership on the Anti-Racism Team, all of whom have participated in the anti-racism analysis (Phase 1-3).
Deepening spiritual roots: will have a growing understanding that living the gospel message of Jesus Christ means claiming and embracing an anti-racist identity
Creating a community and culture of openness and trust: will have developed means of communication across institutionalized racial lines, especially helping white people to listen to and learn from people of color, thereby developing the ability to follow their leadership
Structuring accountability: the Anti-Racism Team will be a standing committee.� The Anti-Racism Team will be accountable to and report to the Regional Board, the Regional Assembly, and communities of color
Institutionalizing financial support: the standing committee will have a line item in the regional budget
The region will be ready to commit to a process of intentional, institutional restructuring based upon anti-racist analysis and identity.
Objectives for Each Goal
Analyzing: will have developed an analysis of systemic racism in the region and have obtained ownership of this analysis
By June 1, 2004, we will compile results of our survey and interviews of people of color.
By June 1, 2004, we will have revised the history of the anti-racism program in the general church and the Ohio region.
We will continue to work on the power analysis of the region.
Training: all clergy, the Regional Board, regional staff, all commission and committee members, and other key lay leaders in congregations will have participated in the one-day anti-racism training
Each year we will offer one one-day anti-racism training for new clergy and other interested persons.
By September 2004, we will have begun work with 4 congregations for congregational anti-racism training.
By September 2005, we will have begun work with 4 additional congregations for congregational anti-racism training.
Each year we will add at least 4 congregations for congregational anti-racism training.
By April 2004, we will have revised the UUA Congregational Training Manual for our use.
Leadership Development: will have expanded the leadership on the Anti-Racism Team, all of whom have participated in the anti-racism analysis (Phase II-III).
Continue to develop our new structure of sub-committees.
Send an expansion team of 4 people for training, especially seeking out Hispanics,� Asians, and white lay women.
Team development.
Continued education for team members.
Deepening spiritual roots: will have a growing understanding that living the gospel message of Jesus Christ means claiming and embracing an anti-racist identity.
We will have a series of articles on the spiritual roots of anti-racism in the Buckeye Disciple.
Continue to develop the Spiritual Care sub-committee.
Creating a community and culture of openness and trust:� will have developed means of communication across institutionalized racial lines, especially helping white people to listen to and learn from people of color, thereby developing the ability to follow their leadership
By June 1, 2004, we will compile results of our survey and interviews of people of color.
By June 1, 2004, we will have revised the history of the anti-racism program in the general church and the Ohio region.
Continue to develop the publicity committee.
We will have regular reports to the� regional board.
We will have regular reports to the accountability team.
We will continue to hold commission meetings in congregations in which people of color are active.
Structuring accountability: the Anti-Racism Team will be a standing committee.� The Anti-Racism Team will be accountable to and report to the Regional Board, the Regional Assembly, and communities of color
By June 1, 2004, we will compile results of our survey and interviews of people of color.
By June 1, 2004, we will have revised the history of the anti-racism program in the general church and the Ohio region.
We will have regular reports to the regional board.
We will have regular reports to the accountability team.
Continue to develop the accountability team and keep them well informed as well as receive feedback from them.
Institutionalizing financial support: the standing committee will have a line item in the regional budget
2004 line item of $5000 (increase from $2000 in 2003)
Identify additional sources of income (foundations, congregations, individuals)
Continue to develop the finance sub-committee
The region will be ready to commit to a process of intentional, institutional restructuring based upon anti-racist analysis and identity. |
