In this second part of my interview with Jemar Tisby—which took place in the fall of 2018—the author, CEO, podcast host, and historian gets real about what it means to care about racial justice, and what his experience has been like in the American church.
“I do lose confidence in individual Christians and individual people,” he says, “and I say that out of experience. I’ve experienced betrayal. I’ve experienced the silence of people who have said they’re allies … this has taught me to be cautious. I try never to simply assume that someone will be my enemy, but I do try to exercise a bit of caution … yeah, I love you, but I don’t automatically trust you.”
“I also distinguish between individual Christians and the church whom Christ said the gates of Hell would not prevail against. I have hope in the church because I have hope in Christ.”
