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Formed to Be Free: Discipleship, Dignity, and the Black Church
~17 Hours
You can reclaim discipleship rooted in the liberating gospel of Jesus. In this Formed to Be Free: Discipleship, Dignity, and the Black Church course, church leaders like you will be equipped to design discipleship practices that are spiritually rich, historically grounded, and culturally relevant.
This course is taught by Dr. Jemar Tisby, a New York Times bestselling author, historian, and the founder and creative director of Tisby Media—a visionary studio creating a moral, imaginative, and creative counterculture to disinformation, social injustice, and the politics of fear.
Enroll Today! To celebrate the course launch, we're offering Formed to Be Free for $99 now through October 31 (over 20% off the full price of $125).
Jemar Tisby
About This Course
You were formed to be free. Not just for yourself, but for the flourishing of your community and all of God’s beloved creation.
Formed to Be Free is a course designed to equip you—a disciple, a leader, a believer—with the wisdom and practices to live out a faith that is liberating and grounded in hope.
Rooted in the distinct legacy of Black faith and resistance, this course empowers you and the churches you lead to practice a fresh discipleship that fosters a healthier, culturally wise faith and leads to social transformation. As you engage deeply with theology, history, and the urgent realities of racism, white supremacy, and church dynamics, you’ll gain practical tools to disciple others and lead change with conviction and compassion.
This is more than a course. It’s a path toward becoming who you and your church were always meant to be—followers of Jesus who embody justice, freedom, and love in every part of life.
Join Dr. Jemar Tisby, a New York Times bestselling author, historian, and the founder and creative director of Tisby Media, to learn how God has formed you to be free, and how Christian discipleship can become more rich, grounded, and equipped to address today’s challenges.
What You Will Learn:
- Identify and challenge harmful ideologies, including racism, white supremacy, and white Christian nationalism.
- Describe historical forces that have shaped Black faith, identity, and the current discipleship landscape.
- Develop a holistic understanding of Christian discipleship rooted in Black church traditions and the image of God in Black lives.
- Apply and teach spiritual practices that emerge from the Black church experience, such as communal storytelling, protest-as-prayer, and justice-centered formation.
A FULLER Equip course
- Leadership
- Church & Ministry
- Multicultural Competence & Voices
- Politics & Social Issues
- Lead Pastor
Introduction
1. Getting Started
Discipleship in the Black Church Context
2. What Is Discipleship?
3. Discipleship in the Black Church Context
4. The Challenge of Discipleship in the Black Church
Recovering a Sense of Dignity, Identity, and Significance
5. The Image of God
6. Understanding Racism and White Supremacy
7. Why We Need the Black Church
8. How the Black Church Recovers a Sense of Dignity, Identity, and Significance
Discipleship Practices in the Black Church
9. Discipleship Practices in the Pulpit (and Beyond)
10. Discipleship Practices in the Church
11. Discipleship Practices in Every Space
12. Discipleship as Soul Work and Social Witness
Conclusion
13. Design a Discipleship Plan
14. Next Steps
Your Instructor
Jemar Tisby
Author, Historian, Founder & Creative Director of Tisby Media
Jemar Tisby is a New York Times bestselling author, historian, and the founder and creative director of Tisby Media—a visionary studio creating a moral, imaginative, and creative counterculture to disinformation, social injustice, and the politics of fear. He holds a PhD in history from the University of Mississippi and is the author of multiple books, including The Color of Compromise, How to Fight Racism, The Spirit of Justice, as well as several children’s books. As a nationally renowned public scholar, Dr. Tisby’s work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, CNN, PBS, NPR, TIME Magazine, and more. He is an educator who has taught students from middle school through graduate school. He is an international speaker on the topics of faith, history, and justice, equipping audiences with clarity, competence, and courage to pursue transformative change.
