Learn to leverage privilege.
Privilege is a social consequence of our unwillingness to reckon with and turn from sin. But properly stewarded, it can help us see and participate in God's inbreaking kingdom. Scripture repeatedly affirms that privilege is real and declares that, rather than exploiting it for selfish gain or feeling immobilized by it, Christians have a responsibility to leverage it.
Subversive Witness asks us to grapple with privilege, indifference, and systemic sin in new ways by using biblical examples to reveal the complex nature of privilege and Christians' responsibility in stewarding it well.
Dominique DuBois Gilliard highlights several people in the Bible who understood this kingdom call. Through their stories, you will discover how to leverage privilege to:
Resist Sin Stand in Solidarity with the Oppressed Birth Liberation Create Systemic Change Proclaim the Good News Generate Social Transformation By embodying Scripture's subversive call to leverage—and at times forsake—privilege, readers will learn to love their neighbors sacrificially, enact systemic change, and grow more Christlike as citizens of God's kingdom.

Gilliard, Dominique DuBois; Labberton, Mark

Gilliard, Dominique DuBois, 1984- author

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Reflective

Willow Creek Resources

Zondervan Bibles

United States, United States of America

Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2021

Aug 24, 2021

1, 20210824

Source title: Subversive Witness: Scripture's Call to Leverage Privilege

xxviii, 206 pages ; 23 cm
"In Subversive Witness, Dominique DuBois Gilliard highlights how the stories of key biblical figures show that Christians have an opportunity and responsibility to steward, leverage, and at times forsake privilege for the furtherance of the kingdom and good of neighbor"--
Includes bibliographical references
Understanding privilege and its power -- Pharaoh's daughter: Leveraging privilege to resist systemic sin -- Esther: Leveraging privilege to stand in solidarity -- Moses: Leveraging privilege to birth liberation -- Paul and Silas: Leveraging privilege to create systemic change -- Jesus: Abandoning and leveraging privilege to proclaim the good news -- Zacchaeus: Leveraging privilege to foster social transformation -- Scripture's call to repentance -- Producing fruit in keeping with repentance

"In Subversive Witness, Dominique DuBois Gilliard highlights how the stories of key biblical figures show that Christians have an opportunity and responsibility to steward, leverage, and at times forsake privilege for the furtherance of the kingdom and good of neighbor"-- Provided by publisher

In this 8 session study, Dominique DuBois Gilliard highlights how the stories of key biblical figures show that Christians have an opportunity and responsibility to steward, leverage, and at times forsake privilege for the furtherance of the kingdom and good of neighbor

2023-06-28