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Lamar Hardwick was thirty-six years old when he found out he was on the autism spectrum. While this revelation helped him understand and process his own experience, it also prompted a difficult re-evaluation of who he was as a person. And as a pastor, it started him on a new path of considering the way disabled people are treated in the church. Disability and the Church is a practical and theological reconsideration of the church's responsibilities to the disabled community.

Diversity Playbook offers a unique opportunity to gain a sneak peek into the world of the other. Michelle R. Loyd-Paige and Michelle D. Williams note that many diversity efforts fail simply because organizations don't share a common language as they talk about diversity. To address this problem, they offer insights within three key areas for Christian organizations.

Diversity Church is a body of believers who all come together from many different paths, and unite under One Way, One Truth, and One Life… It’s all about Jesus. Our Vision is to help people Know God, Build Relationships, Reflect Jesus, and Love The Lost.

Diversities of scripture is a platform where a verse or verses of the Bible is selected for emphasis and interpretations via the Holyspirit especially for the moment it is communicated because the same verse(s) can also be interpreted in many other ways. Following the book of Ephesians 4:1-6 and John 6:63, it is basically for the edification of the saints in terms of scriptural knowledge that helps to build every aspect of life.

Unity through diversity is a podcast where we acknowledging and celebrating individual’s unique soul gifts through personal stories to empower and encourage others to recognize and reclaim the uniqueness in their soul frequency, to bring the Unity Through Diversity to our daily life.

Love, grace, beauty - these are all the works of God. Humanity itself beats in unison not only physically but spiritually as well. It is these things that bind us together even when we are different.

Welcome to Unity Through Diversity, a podcast dedicated to exploring the rich tapestry of personal healing journeys from around the world. We believe that by embracing diverse perspectives and experiences, we can find common ground and foster deeper understanding. Each episode features intimate conversations with individuals sharing their unique paths to healing through traditional practices, innovative therapies, or personal revelations. Our aim is to highlight the universal themes that connect us all, while honoring the distinct journeys that make each story special. Join us as we delve into...

Join William Marshall and Kenny King, co-pastors of Grace Bible Fellowship, as they discuss how the gospel brings us together and keeps us together.

100 Impacts of Cultural Diversity

Real Anointed Needed Talk. R.A.N.T. about the pros & con of diversity in the church. Topic submitted and we talk about it. Host: Rev. Rene'e L. Ellis with guest Rev. Sheree R. WilliamsWill our specific needs be met. Will I feel confortable to experience the same worship and praise I am accustom too? Will it really increase growth in the church? Is diversity about race/culture only?Airing on Friday, March 20th 7pm EST

Every relationship is as unique as you are. Relationship Diversity Podcast aims to celebrate, question, and explore all aspects of relationships and relationship structure diversity. Together, we’ll bust through societal programming to break open and dissect everything we thought we knew about relationships. We’ll ask challenging and transformational questions, like: Who am I? What do I really want in my relationships? Am I in this relationship structure because it’s all I know or is it really the fullest expression of who I am? Being curious, having courage to look within, and asking ...

In a world of contention and division - regarding politics, power, and even religion - the spirit of God unites. God Unites is an interfaith audio and video podcast program fostering "Spiritual Unity in Religious Diversity" through sharing stories of faith journeys and conversations and commentary about topics of common interest. Topics include freedom of religion, strengthening families, worship practices, justice and forgiveness, and the reality of God and God's workings in our lives and in the world today. The program's founder and host is David Risley, a convert to The Church of Jesus ...

In this simple but powerful book, Pastor David Swanson contends that discipleship, not diversity, lies at the heart of our white churches' racial brokenness. Before white churches can pursue diversity, he argues, we must first take steps to address the faulty discipleship that has led to our segregation in the first place. Drawing on the work of philosopher James K. A. Smith and others, Swanson proposes that we rethink our churches' habits, or liturgies, and imagine together holistic, communal discipleship practices that can reform us as members of Christ's diverse body.

“You don’t create societies by burning things down, You create societies by building things.” From the former faith adviser to President Obama comes a fresh manifesto for those who seek to promote positive change and build a more diverse and just democracy The goal of social change work is...

Nationally recognized speaker and church leader Jay Augustine demonstrates that the church is called and equipped to model reconciliation, justice, diversity, and inclusion. This book develops three uses of the term "reconciliation": salvific, social, and civil. Augustine examines the intersection of the salvific and social forms of reconciliation through an engagement with Paul's letters and uses the Black church as an exemplar to connect the concept of salvation to social and political movements.

Our world has been torn asunder by racial, ethnic, and ideological differences. It is seen in our politics, felt in our families, and ingrained in our theology. Sadly, the church has often reinforced these ethnic and racial divides. To cast off the ugliness of disunity and heal our fractured humanity, we must cultivate spiritual practices that help us pursue beautiful community. In The Beautiful Community, pastor and theologian Irwyn Ince boldly unpacks the reasons for our divisions while gently guiding us toward our true hope for wholeness and reconciliation.

"Racism is a heart disease," writes Ruth King, "and it's curable." Exploring a crucial topic seldom addressed in meditation instruction, this revered teacher takes to her pen to shine a compassionate, provocative, and practical light into a deeply neglected and world-changing domain profoundly relevant to all of us.

A powerful call to step into your full potential that biblically affirms the need for women to rise up and work together to make a better world. "Jo is one of my most trusted voices in Christian leadership. . . . She leads auditoriums full of people, and she leads me one-on-one."—Jen...

Despite Jesus' prayer that all Christians "be one", divisions have been epidemic in the body of Christ from the beginning to the present. We cluster in theological groups, gender groups, age groups, ethnic groups, educational, and economic groups. We criticize freely those who disagree with us, don't look like us, don't act like us, and don't even like what we like. With a personal touch and the trained eye of a social psychologist, Cleveland brings to bear the latest studies and research on the unseen dynamics at work that tend to separate us from others.

Women around the globe are being divinely called to change the world of business with a new kind of leadership - it's time for us to wake up and prepare for the challenge. Why are we still seeing gender pay gaps and a lack of diversity in our workforces? We all know these systemic inequalities...