Salter McNeil & Associates, LLC
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Welcome to the Salter McNeil & Associates (SMA) on-line community! Salter McNeil & Associates partners with Christian leaders to transform organizations into reconciling communities. Our mission is to produce inter-culturally competent leaders and communities on college campuses, in churches and in organizations around the world. We do this through a biblically based process that includes speaking, coaching, training, writing and leadership development.
I personally welcome you and thank you for visiting us. I hope that you will visit often to find cutting-edge information; helpful tools and inspiring stories that will empower you on your reconciliation journey.
Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil
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Reconciliation & Children
You've asked for it; we're responding.
Salter McNeil & Associates has created a resource for those interested in books on reconciliation for children. Our desire is that this annotated bibliography can be a starting point or a continuation in the journey for those who desire to help their children understand reconciliation.
Click here to download the bibliography »
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Video Blog
In the latest video blog Dr. Brenda discusses the Trayvon Martin tragedy and the importance of identification and empathy in reconciliation.
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An Open Letter to Dr. Brenda
As a result of this video blog there has been some great conversation surrounding this issue. One person in particular has given us permission to share her afterthoughts. Below is an excerpt:
"...So, I might identify as a mother with Trayvon's mother. I might have empathy for her tragic loss. But, will identification and empathy alone cause me to act with compassion when I see this happen to others unless I’m reminded; unless it's up close. Recently, I read that Americans have a tendency towards being ahistorical – culturally, we have a short memory..."
Click here to read the rest of the letter »
Keep talking about reconciliation.
Dr. Brenda uses social media as one way of staying connected to people who are interested in dialoguing about reconciliation. If you're interested in following her using social media, click on the links below.
