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- Drop the Labels. For the longest time, our rhetoric in the evangelical church in America has been about “white” churches, and “black” churches, and “Hispanic” churches, and “Asian” churches.
- Don’t Be Sensitive. We know the stereotypes—those common idiosyncrasies attached to certain ethnicities. We live in a day where so many people get offended when you address stereotypes.
- Choose Relationships Over Comfort. This is tough, because we all grew up in a certain ethnic context. Growing up, you most likely spent the majority of your time around people of your same ethnicity.
- Intentionally Place Leadership. This is what we did at our church. When we decided to start a new campus I knew that we needed to diversify our staff and specifically with the campus pastor.
Feb 22, 2024 · In church leadership, attitudes towards authority and decision-making vary across cultures, leading to potential misunderstandings. Power imbalances can marginalise cultural groups within the church. Understanding the four cultural types of leadership —consensual and egalitarian, consensual and hierarchical, top-down and hierarchical, and top ...
- God’s Plan For The Church
- Three Principles
- Consolidating
The Bible makes it clear that God is building a diverse church. It is God’s plan that a church begun in one place with one people would soon spread across the earth to become a church in every place and of every people. We see the ultimate result beautifully and vividly described in passages like Revelation 5 and 7. God is drawing to himself repres...
Now, let’s lay down some principles related to the local church. Principal #1: a church has a particular responsibility to its local community. Each local church has a geographic responsibility. No Bible verse I know of says this explicitly, but I think we can regard it as a matter of common sense (and perhaps an application of the widening concent...
Let me go back over the three points I’ve made: 1. It seems reasonable to assume that God will hold each local church particularly responsible for reaching its local community. Therefore, we are to be deliberate in identifying and reaching out to the people around us. 2. It seems reasonable to assume that God means to save people representing all d...
Aug 15, 2017 · We’ll look at some reasons why diversity in leadership is vital, how to approach the challenge appropriately, some stats about church attendance and diversity, and how your local context should inform your staff’s diversity goals.
Hakeem Jeffries’ Black Baptist upbringing has shaped his role as House minority leader. Jeffries, a liberal Democrat, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, a conservative Republican, recently took turns reading Scripture at the National Prayer Breakfast.
Sep 22, 2011 · Being a multicultural church means more than singing global songs. It means that the people who plan worship, lead worship, and make decisions come from many cultures and ethnic groups. When church planters Charles and Glenda S. Brown started The Crossing Baptist Church in Mesquite, Texas, all their worship leaders were white. Yet, Glenda says ...
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Mar 31, 2024 · Here are twelve church leadership roles and responsibilities: Church Leadership Role #1: Pastor. Church Leadership Role #2: Minister. Church Leadership Role #3: Elder. Church Leadership Role #4: Deacon. Church Leadership Role #5: Worship Leader. Church Leadership Role #6: Youth Pastor.
