Following a two-year process of faithful study, action, gathering insights from youth, activists and advocates, the Wisconsin Council of Churches Peace and Justice Commission has released a new Study-Action Guide, Who is My Neighbor: Multigenerational Conversations on Faith & Gun Violence.
The Faith & Gun Violence guide joins the Council’s other current guides:
- Hunger at Our Doorstep
- Becoming Welcoming Communities: Immigration Through the Lens of Biblical Faith
- Loving Our Interfaith Neighbors
- On Behalf of Our Children: Wisconsin’s Racial Disparities and the Call of the Gospel
The guide includes theological frameworks, guides for planning worship on the theme, guides for single-session and multi-session discussions, first-person reflections, a link to video testimony by youth participants in our Statewide Youth Summit on Faith & Gun Violence, resources for group facilitation, action steps, reflections on church security and safer church resources. A sampler can be downloaded here.
To download the full study-action guide, visit wichurches.org/study-guides (which can be found under the resources menu).
