Microaggressions 101

Microaggression 101 is a comprehensive, self-paced online course designed to help church leaders, pastors, and people of faith recognize, understand, and respond to microaggressions with both wisdom and compassion. 

About

Microaggressions are subtle comments, actions, or behaviors that communicate bias, exclusion, or prejudice—even when unintended. They can leave lasting harm, erode trust, and fracture communities. This course creates a thoughtful and faith-rooted learning environment where participants can explore the realities of microaggressions and develop practical skills to address them in life and ministry. 

By engaging in videos, readings, and interactive exercises, participants will not only learn to identify microaggressions but also build confidence in responding in ways that repair relationships and foster belonging. 

At its heart, Microaggression 101 equips leaders and communities to model the love of Christ by recognizing harm, responding with compassion, and building a church and world where every person is affirmed as created in the image of God. 

Whether you are just beginning to explore issues of implicit bias or are seeking tools to strengthen your ministry’s witness of justice and equity, this course offers an accessible, practical, and deeply theological pathway forward. 

Across six modules, learners will gain: 

  • Foundational Understanding: What microaggressions are, how they differ from explicit acts of bias, and why they matter. 

  • Real-Life Examples: How microaggressions appear in relation to race, gender, and LGBTQ identities—particularly within church and ministry contexts. 

  • Theological Grounding: A framework rooted in compassion, equity, and the call to live as God’s beloved community. 

  • Practical Skills: Four proven “micro-interventions” that help you recognize, disarm, and respond to microaggressions constructively. 

  • Reflection & Application: Exercises, open responses, and quizzes that encourage deeper self-awareness and accountability. 

Special Launch Price!

Enroll now for just $65 through September 30, 2025. (Regular price is $75) 

Instructors

  • Rev. Enger Muteteke

    Rev. Enger Muteteke, an ordained Elder in the Baltimore Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church, serves as Senior Director of Programs and Education at the General Commission on Religion and Race.

  • Rev. Dr. Christopher Carter

    Rev. Dr. Christopher Carter is currently an Assistant Professor of Theology, Ecology and Race at Methodist Theological School in Ohio. Rev. Dr. Carter, an Elder in the California-Nevada Conference of the UMC, serves on the pastoral team of The Loft at Westwood United Methodist Church.

  • Dr. Seth Schoen

    Dr. Seth Schoen serves as Adjunct Professor of Theology at the University of San Diego. His research and interests focus on exploring how the Compassion Practice and critical race and racial formation theories mutually inform each other to create an anti-racist spiritual path of renewal and transformation.