When Brothers Dwell in Unity | Christian Standard, February 2021 is a theme-driven issue focused on racial reconciliation, Christian unity, and the church’s calling to love across barriers of history, culture, and experience. The cover highlights Fate and Rudy Hagood, and the feature package centers on unity within the Restoration Movement and the broader body of Christ.
This issue brings together articles that address race, forgiveness, diversity, community, and reconciliation from biblical, personal, and ministry perspectives. Michael C. Mack opens with an editorial call to break down walls of hostility, and the feature section includes Terry Allcorn on differences by divine design, Michael C. Mack on love conquering racism, Justin Horey’s redemption story of David Green, Bronwyn Jones on Esther and racism in the Bible, Dudley Rutherford on Dream of Destiny, and a two-part unity feature by Rudy Hagood and Fate Hagood. These articles present unity not as sentiment, but as a gospel commitment rooted in humility, truth, and shared life in Christ.
The issue also includes practical ministry pieces on praise, North Omaha ministry, COVID-19 and forgiveness for elders, church metrics in an after-COVID world, women in leadership, and everyday evangelistic opportunities. Together, When Brothers Dwell in Unity | Christian Standard, February 2021 offers a substantial snapshot of how Christian Standard addressed race, reconciliation, and the church’s witness in a divided time.
