Diversity

“This is not DEI, it’s just biblical wisdom. No decision regarding church leadership should be made solely on language or cultural background, but we would be foolish not to consider it relevant depending on the local church context.” - P&D

“Admitting that something is no longer ‘business critical or smart’ means acknowledging that customers have rejected the bold, in-your-face social agendas that permeate so many corporations.” - Breakpoint

“More than 85% of Fortune 500 companies (429 companies total) now include religion in their commitment to diversity, more than twice the number that did in 2022, per the 2024 Corporate Religious Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (REDI) Index and Monitor.” - RNS

“the position of “CDO” incurs 40 percent higher turnover than other human resources jobs and saw a 75 percent dip in the number of searches in the past year, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.” - World

“In addition to differences in the average worship service, the general makeup of churches has undergone substantial shifts since the late 1990s, according to the National Congregational Study (NCS).” - Lifeway

“Recognizing the creative complexity of our God, and of his image in us, liberates us to be genuine—within the bounds of morality, of course—and to make our unique contribution to the larger body.” - Olinger

Some diversities should be cultivated and celebrated, some tolerated, and some repudiated.

“Mormons made history at their 188th General Conference with their announcement of replacements for two recently deceased members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. One is a Brazilian…. The other is Gerrit W. Gong… the first apostle of Asian descent.” RNS

“Eighty-one percent of Protestant pastors say their congregation is predominantly made up of one racial or ethnic group. That’s down from 86 percent four years ago, according to the study conducted this past Aug. 30-Sept. 18 by LifeWay Research.” BPNews