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Aug 7, 2016 · Any church that will be bold and audacious enough to tackle diversity—and overcome their homogenous tendency—will need to teach, model and implement these five truths of diversity. Truth No. 1: Diversity Is Biblical
- 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.
Sep 19, 2024 · Church leadership is the responsibility of every Christian, and a church’s organizational structure, policies, and practices help Christians to understand their leadership roles to successfully fulfill the Great Commission.
- Alexandria Schmidt
Gangel defines leadership as “the exercise of one’s spiritual gifts under the call of God to serve a certain group of people in achieving the goals God has given them toward the end of glorifying Christ” (Kenneth O. Gangel, “Feeding and Leading,” 31).
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 ...
Jul 6, 2016 · Rather, our churches must become inclusive communities of faith, encouraging and embracing oneness in Christ across race and class distinctions. In transitioning a church to living color, the following five areas must be considered.
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Jun 4, 2008 · Equipped with a new definition of diversity and beginning with questions of diversity instead with an argument for or against it, leaders in the church can begin to understand diversity differently and respond to it more wisely.
