One of the subjects that came up was the issue of gender justice in the black church. It was interesting to note how some estimates had 70% of black church goers being women, while over 95% of the pastors were men. A few years back , I read a book by Jawannza Kunjufu entitled
Adam Where Are You? Why Black Men Don't Go to Church in it , Dr. Kunjufu discusses some reasons why black men do not go to church. It is even more fascinating to note that all of the responses to this topic have been from sisters, even though this is the Alpha Phi Alpha forum. So I'm gonna pose a question to the brothers as well as any men who may be reading this thread, Why do you think black men don't go to Church? Is it the preaching? Is it the relative lack of power we seem to percieve as compared to the pastor? Is the church itself not "powerful" enough in its action (or inaction) and message? Is the theology screwed up? Give some reasons.
To the ladies, why is the church so much more appealing to black women than to black men? What about the issue of women preaching and pastoring? Is the Bible written from a patriarchal context, as Dr. Michael Eric Dyson suggests? If so, then why aren't more men in church? Let's talk about these things
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