Tag: equity
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3 Tips for Successful Diversity Efforts

Is your organization or ministry looking to start an initiative geared towards diversity? That’s a good thing! But, navigating the waters of diversity and inclusion efforts has great potential for miscommunication which can snowball and create more problems than solutions. Here are three thoughts on rolling out diversity efforts in ways that are clear, respectful,…
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What is Diversity?

As I was preparing to write this post I searched the internet for, “most misunderstood words.” Surprisingly, “diversity” was not on any of the lists that I found. I say this because I have seen several instances where one person was using the word (with a certain meaning in mind) and the hearer’s interpretation was…
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So, You Want to Be an Ally?

As a pastor and nonprofit leader in St. Louis, I speak regularly on racial reconciliation from a Christian worldview. When people outside of the Black community learn about the racial disparities regarding quality of life and the caste system of American history, it often breaks their hearts. The weightiness of these realizations stirs a desire…
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Know Your “Why” for Diversity

Unity and partnerships across ethnic and racial lines should be the mark of every church.
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The Way?

If you’ve watched The Mandalorian then you are familiar with the phrase, “this is the way.” The main character and his group uses the phrase to signify a certain code and system for life. It is to be upheld at all costs and never to be broken. Once someone signs up, they must adhere to…
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Go Beyond DEI

Diversity, equity, and inclusion. Over the past few years more and more organizations are including these terms in their strategic plans and ensuring marketing campaigns. In a country with such a long history of division and imbalance along racial lines, this is a wonderful horizon to cross; the recognition for intentionality in seeking racial unity…