An Honest Conversation About Race
51m | Jul 19, 2026The final message in For All People. Pastor Jason Mayfield deals plainly with race and the local church — no statistics, no politics — and lands on three commitments from Scripture: a commitment to listen, a commitment to cover, and a commitment to greater honor. It ends with a prayer most churches wouldn't dare pray: "Father, send us people that make us uncomfortable."
Colossians 3.11–14 · James 1.19–21 · 1 Corinthians 12.23–25 · Romans 12
00:00 Welcome — Turn to Colossians 3
00:19 Eleven Months of Values: The Series of Series
01:28 The Eight Core Values
04:41 A Jesus-Centered, Spirit-Filled Church For All People
05:48 Scripture — Colossians 3.11–14
06:44 What I Actually Mean by "For All People"
07:47 An Integrated Church Takes Intention
09:21 I'm Not Going to Solve Racism Today
10:15 Racism Is More Than Overt Hate
11:59 Why I'm Not Preaching on Systems Today
14:03 Systematic vs. Symptomatic Racism
14:51 Everybody Is Racist to Some Degree
15:56 Snap Judgments and the McDonald's Window
16:19 Mobile's Uniquely Palpable Race Problem
18:25 When Good Intentions Make It Worse
19:26 Commitment #1: A Commitment to Listen (James 1)
20:42 2020: Floyd, Taylor, and Arbery
23:15 What I Did: Phone Calls and Books
25:41 White Fragility and Why We Get Defensive
27:39 When Someone Tells You Their Experience, Believe Them
28:40 "Help Me Understand"
29:53 Commitment #2: A Commitment to Cover (1 Cor. 12)
30:42 Greater Modesty: When You're the Only One in the Room
32:16 Why "I Don't See Color" Doesn't Work
34:10 Play It Cool: How to Welcome People Well
35:59 Commitment #3: A Commitment to Greater Honor
36:40 Race, Culture, and Heritage in the South
37:32 The Confederate Flag: Pride, Legacy, and Pain
38:32 Proud to Be Southern
41:16 What That Same Flag Means to Someone Else
41:50 Greater Honor Costs Something
43:36 Review: Listen, Cover, Honor
43:59 Romans 12 — Transformed by the Renewal of Your Mind
46:26 Why the Statistics Won't Solve This
47:01 "I See You, I Hear You, I Stand With You"
47:54 Ministry Is a People Thing
48:55 Prayer — Send Us People Who Make Us Uncomfortable
