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- 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.
worship.calvin.edu/resources/articles/multicultural-leadership-worship-sharing-power-among-culturesMulticultural Leadership in Worship: Sharing Power Among ...
Feb 22, 2024 · Church leaders and members need to actively engage with diverse cultures, breaking barriers to create a community reflecting God’s love and unity. Language barriers pose challenges for diverse communities, but with patience and respect, they can be overcome.
- 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.
- Truth No. 1: Diversity Is Biblical
- Truth No. 2: Diversity Is Sacrificial
- Truth No. 3: Diversity Is Humble
- Truth No. 4: Diversity Is Intentional
- Truth No. 5: Diversity Is Beneficial
We don’t have to journey far into the biblical narrative to see God’s heart for diversity. Genesis 10 provides the chart of nations that were created from the debacle at the Tower of Babel. It was to these nations God promised to bring blessing through Abraham. Fast-forward to Jesus. He commissions the disciples (and his church) to the nations. Tha...
Given that many believers and churches have struggled with diversity for over 2,000 years, we must be aware of and embrace the sacrifice that comes along with the inclusion of people from different backgrounds, socioeconomic classes, races, ethnicities and cultures. The most basic sacrifices believers and churches may need to sacrifice are their cu...
The Jews struggled with ethnocentrism—believing they were better or superior than Gentiles—which is something that many Anglo-Americans struggle with. However, if we are to establish conducive environments that breed diversity, many people will have to forgo their pride and snobbery and be willing to include, follow and even learn from others.
Diversity isn’t something that happens naturally—which should be clear from history—it’s something that takes place through intentionality. Therefore, churches must help create diversity through the intentionality of: hiring a diverse staff, creating diversity within the corporate worship environment, and providing small group environments where di...
I love what Trevin Wax said about diversity in his article, “I Want a Bigger Bible”: “The more voices we have access to, the bigger our Bible gets—the more we see what is there, behind our cultural blinders.” What Trevin is essentially saying is that diversity in the church benefits all the church. Diversity broadens our perspectives, understanding...
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.
Sep 26, 2023 · How can church leaders build an inclusive community of faith? Jessica Anschutz of the Lewis Center staff interviews Brandan Robertson, the “TikTok Pastor,” about social media ministry, intersectional inclusivity, and the challenges of building inclusive community.
Any church that will be bold and audacious enough to tackle diversity ¾ and overcome their homogenous tendency ¾ will need to teach, model, and implement these five truths of diversity. Truth No. 1: Diversity is biblical.
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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 ...
