Cultural Diversity

Learning from and Praying for the Worldwide Church

How can a congregation in one part of the world best pray for our neighbors around the world? Listen and learn, with resources from and for different parts of the Church, including stories from natives of different countries and cultures.

February 17, 2014 | 59 min video
Music Style in a Diverse Church

This workshop will explore how we can move beyond the usual church labels by engaging with broader musical traditions to create worship that is both rich in content and diverse in appeal.

February 17, 2014 | 61 min listen
Worship in Korean Christian Communities

The tapestry of Korean worship practices emerged in the context of other religious traditions, war and post-war growth, and a Korean consciousness of struggle and suffering.

February 17, 2014 | 71 min listen

Marcos Witt habla de los cambios líricos y musicales en la adoración de hispanos

Las canciones de Marcos Witt produjeron una renovación total en la Adoración de la Iglesia Latinoamericana.

November 21, 2013 | 37 min read
Sandra Bowden on Biblical Artist Sadao Watanabe

Sandra Bowden is a visual artist who has been interpreting scripture and her own spiritual walk through mixed media for more than 40 years.

November 20, 2013 | 4 min read

David Bailey on How Story Unifies Worshipers

Musician David M. Bailey is the music director at East End Fellowship, a multicultural Presbyterian congregation in the Church Hill neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia.

November 11, 2013 | 4 min read
Engaging Culture, Enriching Worship

This short video outlines the four main themes of the Nairobi Statement on Worship and Culture developed by the Lutheran World Federation. The video also touches on three meanings of the term "worship."

September 9, 2013 | 2 min video

Gerardo Marti on Emerging Church Demographics

After writing three books about multicultural worship, Gerardo Marti has applied his research skills to what’s been called the emerging church or emergent Christianity.

August 8, 2013 | 1 min read
Gerardo Marti on Emerging Churches and Religious Individualism

Gerardo Marti, professor of sociology at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, is fascinated by diversity and innovation as aspects of how the world is changing and how that affects churches today.

August 8, 2013 | 3 min video
Ericson Alexander Molano: God Moves in the Midst of Praise and Worship

Integrity, humility and passion are some of the virtues that describe this young Colombian who grew up in the midst of mission trips, Bible studies and worship services due to his parent’s pastoral work.

July 31, 2013 | 17 min read