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Being a multicultural church means more than singing global songs. It means that the people who plan worship, lead worship, and make decisions come from many cultures and ethnic groups.
Lucy Kolin is pastor of a multiracial congregation, Resurrection Lutheran in Oakland, California.
Glenda S. Brown explains an important lesson from The Crossing Baptist Church’s year of multicultural learning.
Learn why and how congregations are using multiple languages in the same worship services—rather than having each cultural group worship alone in its own language.
C.J. Kingdom-Grier and Emily Brink presented at worship symposia in Bangladesh and Nepal. Kingdom-Grier shares a highlight.
Conversation with Mark Charles about Indigenous Wisdom
These resources focus on PTSD as a result of combat or military exposure. Many voices are calling for the church to be a significant partner in the complex readjustment process of returning home.
Conversation with Anne Zaki on the worship symposium in Hong Kong
Conversation with Yvette Lau about a worship symposium in Hong Kong.
Conversation with Swee Hong Lim on Asian Christian worship practices
This conversation explored issues of justice and peace in the Middle East, and reflected on the question: what it is like to be a Christian and a woman in the Middle East today?
We listen to the cry of the prophet Isaiah, voicing God's call to God's people regarding the true nature of worship and the inextricable bond between our relationship with God and our relationship with one another, and particularly with the most downtrodden among us.
