We need new
perspectives and deeper connections to meet our current challenges.
To give us hope for
a better tomorrow, we need to open up to fresh possibilities and insights. The
experiences of Native people, some of which are told here in this Little Book,
can provide avenues to deepen our faith and become a stronger community. These stories of abundance and generosity, of tending family and the
land, remind us that we are all called to care for the gifts that God has given
us. This kind of storytelling, which captures the imagination and inspires
forward-thinking, is central to Native tradition- and to discipleship, as well.
This series of Little Books of Leadership is designed to foster
conversations within congregations around certain principles and practices that
nurture community and growth in the ongoing life of the church.