Mixed Blood, Not Mixed Up

by Randy Woodley

Racism... Multi-culturalism... Unity in Diversity... Reconciliation... Revival... And the Church... no problem right? Think again... This is an intimate and revealing story about how God is using Randy Woodley, a mixed blood Cherokee Indian, and other Native Americans, to reveal God-given, Biblical answers to some of the most challenging dilemmas of our time! "This is an important book, written by one of the most trusted,wise, and fruitful Native American leaders of our generation. . .a readable adventure that touched my heart." -John Dawson, Founder, International Reconciliation Coalition "Randy Woodley has given us some powerful Biblical insights that teach us not only how to appreciate our differences as people of many cultures, but to actually find the capacity to love one another in the midst of our differences." -Richard Twiss (Lakota), President, Wiconi International

Genres: Indigenous, Theology, Memoir

176 pages, Paperback

First published March 24, 2005

About the author

Rev. Randy Woodley (PhD, Asbury Theological Seminary) is Distinguished Professor of Faith and Culture and Director of Intercultural and Indigenous Studies at Portland Seminary. Woodley is a Keetoowah Cherokee (legal descendent) teacher, poet, activist, former pastor, missiologist and historian. Woodley received his baccalaureate degree from Rockmont College in Denver. He was ordained to the ministry through the American Baptist Churches in the USA in Oklahoma after graduating with a Masters of Divinity degree from Eastern Seminary (now Palmer Seminary) in Philadelphia. Randy's PhD is in intercultural studies from Asbury Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky.

Professor Woodley is active in the ongoing discussions concerning new church movements, racial and ethnic diversity, peace, social justice, interreligious dialogue and mission. He regularly blogs in these areas and publishes his own blog, Ethnic Space and Faith. He is also a regular contributor to God's Politics Blog: Jim Wallis and Friends, Emergent Village Voice and The Huffington Post’s religion page.

He also hosts the "Peacing it all together" podcast about journey and place with Bo Sanders.

Rev. Woodley was pastor of the Eagle Valley Church in Carson City, Nevada, which for many years served as a unique role model as an authentic Native American Christian church. He and his wife Edith, cofounders of Eagle's Wings Ministry, are considered early innovators in what has been dubbed the “Native American Contextual Movement.” The Woodleys have spent over 25 years of culturally contextual service in Native North American communities.

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading this book I talked to Randy on the phone and an mow acting to help Eagle's Wings Ministry. Randy's personal narrative describes how he as a mixed blood Tsalagi came back to his people culturally and quite literally. His path in life that Creater God laid out for him in reaching out to his own people to relate the stories of Creator Jesus and how we Indians can look at the traditional religions and Christianity to realize they become a single thing by worshipping in our own ways. An amazing book and a need to read for anyone interested in knowning anything about ministering to Native Americans.