Called to Justice: Welcoming David Scherer
Gathered as One Service – Sunday, September 20 at 10am
What does loving our neighbor ask of us in our daily lives? Mark your calendar for Gathered as One worship on September 20 at 10am as we welcome David Scherer as our guest preacher. Together, we will explore justice and our call as Christians to live out our faith in the world. David will also share his musical gift of hip-hop as part of our worship.
David, also known as AGAPE*, is a musician, educator, and theologian who has worked with hundreds of churches. He is a co-founder of JUSTmove, which offers grace-centered antiracism education through the arts. Learn more at https://www.justmoveculture.com/. At the heart of his work is the conviction that God’s love changes how we see ourselves and one another. As David puts it, “I want others to know that not only are they loved beyond measure, but their neighbor is too. Even the neighbor that is hard to love.”
For David, that love calls us to action: “When you love your neighbor, you hate the barriers that get in the way of their flourishing.” David will also join us for worship on Wednesday, September 23, at 6:30pm as we continue exploring faith and our responsibility to our neighbors. We hope you will be part of both gatherings. Come with your questions, bring a friend, and consider what God might be calling us to do together.
Who is David Scherer?
David Scherer (aka AGAPE*) is a musician, educator, and theologian who has worked with hundreds of churches to help them engage in God’s breach-repairing Gospel Inclusion work. Catalyzing Intercultural Development work and Christian Public Leadership at Luther Seminary, David wrote a hip hop liturgy intended to recontextualize Lutheran theology. He is also a co-founder of JUSTmove which is an organization intended to provide grace-centered antiracism education through the arts.
David – Why do you do what you do?
“I communicate God’s love in Christ, partially because I need to hear it myself. As someone who has lived with the internalized shame of having ADHD, finding out that God loves me just as I am, is life changing. I want others to know that not only are they loved beyond measure, but their neighbor is too. Even the neighbor that is hard to love. Loving your neighbor seems so simple, but there are so many implications associated with this ‘neighbor love’. For example, when you love your neighbor, you hate the barriers that get in the way of their flourishing. When you love your neighbor, you love them enough to tell them the truth about their complicity in harmful patterns. When you love your neighbor, you are willing to examine your own privilege to discover the ways that your neighbor is shouldering discomfort to allow you to be comfortable. These are all the reasons why I teach people how to love their neighbor. Not because I want them to have nice ideas about each other, but because I truly believe that loving your neighbor has world altering implications.”