We must go back and reclaim our past so we can move forward; so we can understand why and how we came to be, who we are.

Sankofa
A Journey into African-American Christian Spirituality

We are called by God to build an order, a community of believers. We are called to be connected to God and to one another, and to be reconnected to African and African-American spiritual traditions.

God is calling forth a community of believers who long for the wisdom of African-American spirituality. This spirituality is hewn from the rock of African spirituality, values, and disciplines as well the religions and traditions that have formed the Black Church and have formed African American Christians.

This community is covenantal in nature and intentional in the practice of worship, study, prayer, reflection and service. It is ecumenical in scope and invitation. This community is intensive and reflective in its relational life with God and all people.

We believe that this spirituality is a threshold into wider Christian traditions of spirituality. We invite others to come and journey with us and explore the "sacred world of Black folks," a people who have traveled this road to know God.

Program Components

1. Live a lifestyle following the Rule of African-American Spirituality

2. The five-day residential program

3. Pilgrimage to Africa

4. Reconnect to the Civil Rights struggle, pilgrimage

5. Commitment to the local church and community

6. Willing to undertake a project related to keeping the Rule

To apply, download an application here.

For more information, contact:

Tony Peterson
General Board of Discipleship
PO Box 340003
Nashville, TN 37203-0003
1-877-899-2780 x 7245
tpeterson@gbod.org