In-group bias in Christianity is all too normal. As sinners, Dr. Ruben Rivera teaches how Christians are often regularly, however subconsciously bias. In his second Dismantling Racism training, Dr. Ruben Rivera taught at Wooddale Church on March 21, about the dangers of making our view of Jesus captive to our in-group culture. Dr. Rivera showed how Jesus blew up in-group/out-group bias, and continues to empower His followers to take in-group love and give it to the out-group.

On April 2, 2019 Transform Minnesota presented a ministry equip training for churches and Christian nonprofits called "Fostering Dignity in the Workplace" with Virginia Cronin, attorney at Henningson and Snoxell. When designing the policies and procedures a church or nonprofit will use to conduct intake reports of sexual harassment, this 8-point checklist is a good place to start.

On March 14, at our Effective Board Practices training, Carl Nelson, president and CEO of Transform Minnesota taught about three hats church and ministry board members need to wear, and the appropriate times to wear those hats for effective board involvement.

Effective boards are the result of strong and healthy relationships between board members, senior executives, staff and members at churches and non-profits. Our March 14 Effective Board Practices trainers discussed how to navigate all of the relationships and various roles of board members in their church or ministry setting.

Does your church actively discuss the topic of sexuality? Or is it more likely to ignore the topic of sex when it comes up? Sy Rogers, world-renown Christian speaker and communicator from New Zealand brought a message of encouragement to Christian leaders on how to tackle the subject of healthy sexuality and responsible stewardship of our sexual desires in the Church. Attendees left the God, Sex and the Church leadership conference inspired by Sy’s depiction of God, and His redemptive advocacy, especially in areas of sexuality.

We raise our voice against all kinds of religious intolerance and hatred – regardless of the particular faith of the victims.

On Sunday, February 24 over 450 people packed Substance Church’s downtown campus to hear world-renown Christian speaker Sy Rogers at the “God, Sex and Culture” evening forum. Sy Rogers spoke about the sexual brokenness and temptations of all humans. And offered an assuring message of the hope that God is our redemptive advocate when it comes to our struggles. The sanctuary was full of people from all ages and stages. Many youth leaders said they felt more equipped to tackle subjects of sexuality with their youth groups.