Archive for July, 2006

Cultural Relevance in a Changing World (conclusion) 4 Things we need to do.

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

An address to the 7th Annual National Multicultural Conference of the Presbyterian Church (USA). May 27, 2006.
Individual Expression
The third area for consideration is individual expression. Rather than fixating on quotas of demographic representation, let’s find and celebrate the uniqueness of the folks around us. There are two ways to eliminate issues of diversity: to become […]

Cultural Relevance in a Changing World (part 2 of 3) 4 Things we need to do.

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

An address to the 7th Annual National Multicultural Conference of the Presbyterian Church (USA). May 27th, 2006.
So, St. Paul’s got an infusion of diversity, and was open enough to welcome it. What happened next was critical. Since most new visitors to churches come by word-of-mouth invitation, the questions became: “Can our members be excited enough […]

Cultural Relevance in a Changing World (part 1 of 3)

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

The day I returned from Origins in May, I was asked to fill in for someone and represent our church in a presentation on diveristy. I had three days to prepare, the pastor was away, half the staff was out of the office, and I had no idea who the audience was, beyond that our […]


[ Login ]