In ‘being a sanctuary’…..
I invite us, the Body of Christ, to take a reflective and honest journey - as we look at where we currently are as the Church where we can go from here. Starting with the choice of being sanctuaries.
What is a sanctuary exactly? A sanctuary is just a room in a building with no purpose.
That is - until people fill that room.
That’s why a sanctuary isn’t really a place but a people. Church is not a building, but a people. Or at least it ought to be. It seems that the world is highly confused about Christianity and even some Christian’s are too - but we are the ones who have confused them and it’s time for that to shift. It’s time for us to return to the radical way of Jesus,
which is to be sacred, soft, and safe.
To be sanctuaries that live out God’s truth, compassion, and dignity for all….
To return to the Bible as our guide and no longer be complacent with a passive approach towards biblical truth and sanctification.
To seek compassion as a foundation and no longer lack compassion around differences and people’s trauma.
To pursue justice as an active path and no longer be performative with our justice and dignity towards others.
We don’t have to settle for an unhealthy Church or just always being weary of the state of the Church. We can help the Body of Christ heal, change, and be holy - but it starts with us repenting, remembering, and restorng.
about the author
about the author
Hey Friends, I’m Pricelis!
My short bio is: I love God, His Word, and His Church and love her enough to gracefully tell her the truth while pointing her to the Truth.
My longer bio is: Pricelis (MSW, MSEd) is a truth-teller and space builder committed to helping the Body of Christ be healthy and holy. She is the founder and CEO of Full Collective, creator of the annual Sowers Summit, and host of the Being a Sanctuary podcast. She has spoken at conferences such as Proverbs 31 and Verity Conference and has written for Chasing Justice and She Reads Truth. She is also a contributor to the devotional The Women We've Been Waiting For. Pricelis holds master's degrees in community-based leadership and social work, and she is currently pursuing a master of arts in biblical and theological studies from Denver Seminary. She is a proud Black Latina born and raised in New York City, where she currently resides with her husband and son.
Where you can pre-order ‘being a sanctuary’…
A SPECIAL PRE-ORDER GIFT FOR YOU!
I host an annual conference in NYC called Sowers Summit and I’m gifting everyone who pre-orders my book a special discount to register for this years Sowers Summit!
why this book, why this message...
This book walks through 3 approaches...
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Being Sacred: Bible based
Exploring what it means to be a Bible-based Body of Christ. It invites us to no longer choose passivity toward the way the Bible calls us to be the church and to move toward a place of responsibility for the work we need to do to restore health. It calls us to be sacred and to repent of the ways we’ve made church, our lives, and even our thinking self/secular-based instead of Bible-based.
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Being Soft: Trauma-Informed
Navigating what it means to be a trauma-informed Body of Christ. It explores care, being the church to the wounded, and unhealthy practices the church is using that aren’t trauma informed. It shows how we can shift from colliding to being compassionate with one another and the world even amid differences - including race, theology, political ‘stance’, and other areas we need to be softer in.
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Being Safe: Justice Centered
Reflecting on being a justice-centered Body of Christ. It examines what justice and injustice are, what the Bible says about them, how we can live justly, and why the topic of justice should matter to all Christians and not just to those who are called to justice work. This part shows that Jesus was not a mere observer of injustice but a responder to injustice and how we can be that too, daily and practically.
Endorsements aka what some of my people that I truly love and admire have to say about my book:
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Phylicia Masonheimer - Author, Bible Teacher, and Founder of Every Woman a Theologian
“Being a Sanctuary is a challenge: a challenge to comfortable Christianity and self-centered faith. Pricelis is not afraid to face complicated, painful topics, including her own story of church hurt and loss, to help Christians become a safe place in a wild world. Being a sanctuary means really seeing people: not just stances and sides, but people loved by God, who need a truth that sets them free. ‘By this everyone will know you are My disciples, that you love one another.’ John 13:35”
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Latasha Morrison - NYT bestselling author of Be the Bridge and CEO and Founder of Be the Bridge-
“Within the pages of 'Being a Sanctuary, Pricelis Dominguez laid bare a thought-provoking journey into the essence of Christ's vision for His Church. This book sparks a vital discourse on restoration and the true embodiment of what Jesus intended for His community, the Body of Christ. This book is an essential reading for those yearning to rediscover a Church that embodies the profound love and grace of Christ, offering solace and strength as Psalm 46:1 assures: 'God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.' This is the strength the church must cling to during its present crisis of apathy.”
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Faith Eury Cho - Pastor, Speaker, Founder of The Honor Summit, and Author of “Experiencing Friendship with God”-
“Pricelis addresses the Church with passionate love. Sometimes, those with the strongest words do so boldly because they have ferocious hope. This hope is palpable through these pages. Pricelis calls the Body of Christ to rise up and shine like Christ Himself.”
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Jeremy Jenkins - Pastor, Author, and Founder of All Things All People
"As a pastor, I am grateful to have voices like Pricelis' in the Church. As we all learn how to serve better those who have been hurt in the Church, but who do not leave the Church, books like this will prove an invaluable resource."
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Rev. Sandra María Van Opstal - Co-Founder of Chasing Justice, Pastor and author of The Next Worship-
“Pricelis' love for the church is matched by her passion for truth. In this crisis moment of the church, many will find our stories in this book. Many of us will resonate with this longing to belong to something real and meaningful that points to the beauty and justice of God. This invitation to restoration through truth is one we all need.”
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Tiffany Bluhm - Author of The Women We've Been Waiting For and Prey Tell and Executive Director at Made for Pax
“Rather than grow calloused after serving as collateral in the white evangelical machine, Pricelis chose softness and safety. Throughout these pages, she invites readers to see themselves as welcoming sanctuaries to all image bearers, embodying the gospel for every tribe and tongue.”
This book comes out September 10th but you can pre-order it TODAY!
And Pre-Orders matter, friends! More than you may realize (especially for new authors and authors of Color). It communicates to the book distribution platforms (amazon, b&n, etc.) that people are interested in this book so the algorithm will share it with more folks AND it’ll be printed more. Thanks for being a part of making the Body of Christ healthy and holy by being willing to be a sanctuary that continues to grow and learn!
