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Michelle Ferrigno Warren
Michelle Ferrigno Warren is the President of Virago Strategies, a consulting group which provides strategic engagement and project management support for churches and non-profits stepping more deeply into the work of public justice. She has been working in Christian community development for over 30 years utilizing her skills as an educator, worship leader, non-profit manager, public policy specialist, and faith-rooted organizer and activist. She helped found Open Door Ministries in Denver, Colorado, and is an adjunct professor at Denver Seminary and a Senior Fellow with The Dietrich Bonhoeffer Institute. She is a fierce advocate for justice and has shared much of her journey toward public engagement and activism in her books The Power of Proximity, Moving Beyond Awareness to Action, and Step Into the Good Work of Kingdom Justice. Michelle and her husband, David, live in Denver, Colorado, and have three adult children.
EbookShades of Light Study Guide
Shades of Light Series
by Sharon Garlough Brown
Sharon Garlough Brown's novel Shades of Light is an exploration of depression, anxiety, caregiving, and the healing journey. In particular, it offers windows into the power of art as a spiritual practice.This six-week study guide is an opportunity for you to reflect on how the experiences of the characters in the novel resonate with your own experience. Daily Scripture readings and reflection ...
PaperbackBirmingham Revolution
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Epic Challenge to the Church
by Edward Gilbreath
From time to time prophetic Christian voices rise to challenge our nation's "original sin." In the twentieth century, compelled by the Spirit of God and a yearning for freedom, the African American church took the lead in heralding the effort. Like almost no other movement before or since, Christian people gave force to a social mission. And, remarkably, they did it largely through nonviolent actions. ...
PaperbackWhen God Became White
Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim
Foreword by David P. GusheeWhen Western Christians think about God, the default image that comes to mind is usually white and male. How did that happen?
Christianity is rooted in the ancient Near East among people of darker skin. But over time, European Christians cast Jesus in their own image, with art that imagined a fair-skinned Savior in the style of imperial rulers. Grace Ji-Sun Kim explores the ...
PaperbackThe Message of James
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by J. Alec Motyer
The apostle James addressed his readers directly and pointedly, using vivid images from ordinary life and attention-gripping statements. His letter reveals how a genuine faith is a tested faith, and how encountering difficulties is an essential part of the growth to Christian maturity.
In this Bible Speaks Today volume, J. Alec Motyer's rich exposition brings James's letter ...
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As a continuation of its initiatives to learn from and amplify voices of color, InterVarsity Press hosted an African American Publishing Consultation June 8–10 at IVP's main office in Westmont, Illinois.
EbookStanding with the Vulnerable
A Curriculum for Transforming Lives and Communities
by Gil Odendaal
The world has needs. Children are orphaned, refugees are displaced and families are devastated by natural disasters. But God is greater than those needs, and he works through his people to accomplish healing and transformation. God calls us to integral mission— obeying both the Great Commission and the Great Commandment in ministering to people's spiritual, physical, emotional and social well-being.
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Meet the authors who participated in workshops, plenary sessions, and book signings at Urbana 22.
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These books invite individuals, ministry leaders, and entire congregations to move beyond awareness toward meaningful inclusion. They offer theological grounding, practical wisdom, and powerful stories that challenge us to reshape how we serve, empower, and learn from people of all abilities.
AudiobookForetaste of the Future
Reading Revelation in Light of God's Mission
by Dean Flemming
Read by Craig DavisFor many Christians, the book of Revelation inspires confusion and fear. It's seen as a coded screenplay for the end times, or it's just too strange to understand. The problem, Dean Flemming contends, is that when we read Revelation as focused on the future, we miss what it says about what God is doing in the world now.
Revelation is one of the richest texts in Scripture ...
