One of the movies that I watched as a teenager growing up in the ‘80s was Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd’s Ghostbusters. When the city was in trouble and being taken over by evil, darkness, and despair the citizens looked for someone to rescue and deliver them from the menacing spirits that besieged the city. The cry echoed in the streets was, “Who you gonna call?” And the enthusiastic response was “Ghostbusters!”
Today, there is a resounding cry bellowing in the streets for someone to address the pain, hurt, injustice, and anxiety across America. The world around us is seeking for someone or some organization to provide answers, heal brokenness, and repair the fractures that threaten us all. When the world cries out for help, my prayer is that they will seek deliverance from Christ and His church.
While the world turns to hear the collective voices of the NFL, NASCAR, corporations, Hollywood, and others who speak out against systemic racism we need to make sure that the voice heard above them all is the church. Recently, when there was a disruption in the streets of Atlanta and the peaceful protesters were taken over by rogue looters, the mayor called the rappers to bring peace before she called the reverends. When our world cries out for the rapper over the reverend then we know we have work to do. Therefore, we must not be absent. Our voices cannot be silent. Our message must be clear, strategic, and transformative for our communities.
To answer the cry, I have led…
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