After the Vote, What is Next? By John Thomas, III, Editor of the TCR  With the November 2020 General Election weeks away, “get out the vote” efforts have launched into high gear. We are used to the election political propaganda streaming across our televisions, computers, and mobile devices. Now, those messages are joined by a chorus of messages encouraging people to register and vote. In modern times, we have not seen such energy placed on motivating Americans to exercise their franchise, especially in the Black Church.
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The Fierce Urgency of Now is to Vote in November By Dr. James B. Ewers, Jr., Columnist  Our country’s Pledge of Allegiance ends with, “One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Now, more than ever, we have the fierce urgency to live it by voting in the coming weeks. We have had times in life where choices that we made determined the outcome. All of us can name enough occasions where our direct actions had an impact.
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When You Pray, Move Your Legs By Antjuan Seawright, 7th Episcopal District  Whether we think of autumn’s cooler weather, the full harvest moon, Halloween’s candy corn, or funnel cakes at the county fair, October means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Regardless which of your heartstrings the month’s memories pull at, this year’s ripe pumpkins and Jack-O-Lanterns should remind us that we are just days away from the most consequential election of our lifetimes. Read More Here |
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Fraud in the Church—Part 1 By Cynthia Gordon-Floyd, Contributing Writer 
What is fraud as it relates to the church? Fraud encompasses a broad range of corrupt activities but is generally defined as a misappropriation of funds due to the mishandling of assets, fraudulent reporting, and corrupt activity. One company, Brotherhood Mutual Insurance, reports remarkable numbers relating to embezzlement in churches. More than $70 billion are stolen from churches worldwide each year and 80% of fraud is never officially reported. Read more here |
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Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Bathwater By Rev. Gaborone Lesito, 19th Episcopal District Field Representative 
A new day is coming. Praise the name of the Lord? The novel coronavirus pandemic will not be with us forever. Believe it or not, life will get back to normal. Will the new normal be business-as-usual but under new management? The AME Church needs to take stock of bad things she has always wanted to eliminate but because of long-standing traditions—some of them unAME—doing so would have been taboo at the time. Some of these include how Sunday worship, Holy Communion, Holy Baptism, funerals, and weddings are conducted.
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Philadelphia Pastor Advocates More Mergers in the AME Church By Angelena Spears, 1st Episcopal District
 When May 2021 arrives, it will mark 50 years in ministry for the Rev. Terrence C. Hensford, the pastor of Ward Emmanuel AME Church in Philadelphia. In addition to establishing a reputation as a kind shepherd with a profound proficiency in preaching and teaching, he has proven himself to be astute in leading churches through periods of growth and change. Read more here |
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St John AME Church: On the Front Lines Through Civic Engagement By Bobby Adkins, II, 9th Episcopal District 
The year of 2020 has been challenging and filled with plenty of hardship and struggle. Clifton Jones said it best in his often-recorded and performed gospel hit, “Trouble in My Way.” Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and with many Americans feeling the weight of healthcare inequality, systemic racism, economic inequities, and gross injustice within the criminal justice system, one would be excused for hanging their head and weeping.
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We Care Too: A Gen Z’s Perspective on 2020 By La Toria M. Lane, YPD Connectional Financial Secretary 
It is often stated that the young people of today are either doing something to destroy the earth or unrealistically trying to change the world. There are many rumors that we have ruined the economy, mailing system, and the dynamic of dining out at restaurants. We have especially been labeled as being unengaged in civic duties or activities and unconcerned with what is happening in our country and the world.
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Healthier Food in our Churches By Rev. Natalie Mitchem, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Matthew 4:23 says, “Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people.” Recently, it was announced that African Americans are dying and suffering at a greater rate from COVID-19 than other ethnic groups. Read More Here |
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As US Churches Gather in Christian Unity, “I Kept Listening for the Voice of God”
By Susan Kim 
As the National Council of Churches (USA) held an online Christian Unity Gathering on 12-13 October, Rev. James A. Forbes reflected to a tired nation: “Does anybody question whether we’ve seen some plagues?” Forbes is senior minister emeritus of the Riverside Church, an interdenominational congregation on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City. He was the first African American minister to lead this multicultural congregation, and served it for 18 years. Read More Here |
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