The General Commission on Religion & Race

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In 1968, General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) was established to hold the newly formed United Methodist Church accountable in its commitment to reject the sin of racism in every aspect of the life of the church.

GCORR will not rest in its work of challenging and equipping the church to complete its unfinished agenda of dismantling racial discrimination. We continue to do this by championing diversity, equity and inclusion; developing interculturally competent leaders; and catalyzing authentic community.

While racism remains our primary focus, our perspective and partnerships reflect a broader context, which includes poverty, nationalism, tribal conflicts, gender discrimination, homophobia, disability and generational bias—because we know all forms of oppression are connected, and they cannot be dismantled in isolation.

What is GCORR?

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Implicit Bias: What We Don't Think We Think

Special Edition for General Conference Delegates

This resource began as a general guide to church leaders to learn and teach others about implicit bias. The online course has been rewritten so that it directly focuses on how implicit bias informs the specific work of serving as a delegate.

The learning engagements in each section provide different “entry points” for the big ideas around implicit bias, to reach people with different perspectives and learning styles. What We Don’t Think We Think honors the contextual wisdom that you and others will bring to this material. Each exercise is an invitation to the sacred journey of discovering how God is leading you to faithfully use this material so that as a delegate you have a greater awareness of how implicit bias influences your perspectives.