Why Our Lives Matter, Fresh Start with Michael Blair

Rev. Michael Blair is the new General Secretary for the United Church of Canada. The role of General Secretary, General Council is a permanent position, providing leadership in the direction, management, and coordination of the affairs of the church working in close collaboration with the Moderator, who is elected every three years as the church’s spiritual leader and spokesperson.

Fresh Start at Kingsway-Lambton welcomed Rev. Michael Blair with his sermon "Why Our Lives Matter" on John 4:1-26. Rev. Blair's sermon explores the question, "Can saying Black lives matter be a theological statement, or is it limited to a statement of solidarity with the BLM movement?" Jesus's encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well and his affirmation of her particular life, calling those who follow Jesus to affirm particular lives as well.

Is saying that Black lives matter only a statement of solidarity and support for the BLM movement? Or can it be a theological affirmation that followers of Jesus are called to stand firmly in solidarity with?

Fresh Start welcomes Rev. Michael Blair, General Secretary of the United Church of Canada, who will preach from John 4:1-26 on Jesus's encounter with the Samaritan woman, "Why Our Lives Matter."

Rev. Blair’s sermon is located between 10:22 to 29:35 in the service.