{"id":4485,"date":"2007-06-22T16:45:18","date_gmt":"2007-06-22T21:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/?p=4485"},"modified":"2010-12-20T11:40:38","modified_gmt":"2010-12-20T16:40:38","slug":"5664","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/2007\/06\/22\/5664\/","title":{"rendered":"New Videos Focus on Compassion, Racial Righteousness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PORTLAND, OR (June 22, 2007) \u2013 Two new videos addressing issues of compassion and justice were shown today to delegates attending the 122nd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church under way at the Red Lion Hotel in Portland.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe videos, which complement the theme of this year\u2019s meeting, \u201cRivers of Justice, Bridges of Mercy,\u201d feature vignettes of local Covenant churches engaged in numerous outreach ministries of compassion, as well as three key initiatives focusing on racial righteousness: Sankofa Journey, Journey to Mosaic, and an Invitation to Racial Righteousness.<\/p>\n<p>The new resources also highlight an historical moment in the life of the Covenant \u2013 election of the first executive minister of the newly formed Department of Compassion, Mercy and Justice, approved by delegates during last year\u2019s Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Debbie Blue, who has served as director of adult ministries for the Department of Christian Formation, is the nominee for the new position.<\/p>\n<p>To view the new videos, please see Ministries of Compassion and Racial Righteousness. 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