Diversity Within; Diversity Without

I see that this subject of diversity is important today, but, I think, widely misunderstood.

I said before that we need diversity in the church AND we need diversity in the different churches. That is, in order to have a strong church community we need true diversity-a variety of people, personalities, cultures, skin colors, etc.

[Big parenthetical here: I just gotta reiterate: skin color is irrelevant, or should be so. Culture and personality are what makes a difference in our lives. Whether my car is blue or red doesn’t make a difference in performance. It is the engine that make a difference. Maybe I’m oversimplifying this. Obviously skin color has affected other people thus it has effected those with certain skin color. What I’m saying is that it shouldn’t be this way. I guess the idealist in me isn’t dead after all.]

We also need different types of church communities. And, hopefully, they will learn to get along just as the diverse personalities within each community learn to get along.

Well, I’m already tired this morning. I welcome your comments on diversity.