The Holy Post Why I'm Still a Christian with Jemar Tisby
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Oct 9, 2023 
Jemar Tisby, a thoughtful faithful Christian, shares his experiences in remaining committed to Christ despite challenges. He discusses leaving predominantly white evangelical churches, the search for belonging and healing, and the importance of studying history and building communities centered around justice. The speakers also talk about deciding when to leave a church and the goodness and presence of Jesus in their lives.
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Conversion And Early Seminary Calling
- Jemar Tisby describes coming to faith in high school after a friend invited him to a white evangelical youth group.
- He prayed the sinner's prayer as a teenager and later dreamed of seminary and ministry.
Leave Loud Movement
- Tisby and colleagues launched the 'Leave Loud' project to publicly exit racially toxic churches.
- The goal was to hold churches accountable and warn others from entering harmful spaces.
Grove City College Backlash
- Grove City College accused Tisby of promoting critical race theory after a chapel talk and the board called inviting him 'a mistake.'
- He wrote an open letter and received student and faculty support but faced trustees' condemnation.