Three Ways to Honor Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
It’s May, which means it is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Learn about several different resources to celebrate these vibrant cultures and learn more about their histories.
A Safe Place for Every Race
Deep inside every person is a desire to be welcomed and wanted. Many communities across the United States are rapidly diversifying and youth pastors need tools to create spaces where youth of all races are welcomed and wanted. This may seem daunting, but it’s doable with attention and intention. Celebrating Diversity in Your Youth […]
What Church Leaders Can Learn from Diversity Statistics
Over time, I learned that those two words, statistics and diversity, can actually be powerful when used for our marching orders—the Great Commission and the commandment to love God and to love our neighbor as ourselves.Â
5 Ways To Communicate With A Diverse Audience In Mind
Our world is diversifying and evolving. Churches that choose not to evolve along with it risk falling behind. Part of this evolution is a diversification of our audience. So how to we strive to effectively communicate with a diverse group?
Church Diversity Done Right: 9 Keys for Including Everyone
As a pastor, I know firsthand how hard it is to break through the cultural barriers that exist. Here are a few keys to how we can be more intentional about creating diversity in our churches.
How to Measure the Diversity of Your Church
You want to invite anyone and everyone to experience the fullness of God’s love. To do that, your church must be diverse. But how do you get there? And what does that landscape look like in our country today?
Getting to Know Your Neighbors
In one part of the city, there is Congregation A. Congregation A sits in the middle of a neighborhood where the average family income is $35,000 per year and the average family size is 4.5 people. Poverty rates are high. Violent crime rates are rising. Schools suffer from a lack of funding and teacher apathy […]