Cross- cultural, multicultural, multiethnic or intercultural, whichever is your church’s claim to inclusivity, please be sure that your invitation is sincere, that your congregation understands what these words means and what they mean for the congregation. It’s about relationship and how we relate to persons across cultures not just during Sunday morning worship but throughout the week. Because […]
Why does the Church of the God “who so loved the world” struggle with embracing a multicultural, multiethnic community (John 3.16)? Why does the church of the Christ who commanded us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves and who commissioned us to “go and make disciples of all nations” often confine the good news of the […]
For the next few weeks, I will feature videos that discuss the plight of the Church in North America, which remains segregated– unlike the military, retail stores, hospitals and cemeteries, restaurants and movie theaters, bathrooms and water fountains, libraries, schools, buses and other modes of transportation. While there are enclaves, it is illegal to discriminate and prevent persons […]
This week, I served at a conference for ministry leaders and their families in the mountains of North Carolina. During one of the nightly sermons that was going really well, the preacher decided to use a sports analogy to make a theological point. He began with the Dallas Cowboys and turned the sacred space into a man cave. […]
Last year, I had the privileged of serving with Dr. Hart at a community- wide event, aimed at race, community and the practice of our Christian faith in Henderson, KY. It was my first time meeting him and he was gracious. I had just read his book and been sharing his insights on social media. […]