Pastor Ken Fong (Evergreen Baptist Church, Los Angeles) talks about church board meetings – and how diversity changes the discussion. He explains how the church’s vision and values have prompted them to seek diverse leadership so that a multitude of voices and perspectives are involved in the decision-making process. For Evergreen LA, this means attention to generational, ethnic, and other social factors. → On p 224, Branson states, “In a multicultural environment a diverse leadership is needed to monitor and guide when adaptive stresses are experienced.” He explains that part of successful cross-cultural communication involves protecting leadership voices from below-those voices not regularly heard. A group exercise could provide time for reflection and discussion about (1) when participants believe their own voices were excluded, (2) what voices are being lost at their own church, and (3) when they experienced the value of diverse voices in a meeting. This is the 7th clip from the Fong interview.
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Mark Lau Branson, Ed.D.
Mark is the Homer L. Goddard Associate Professor of the Ministry of the Laity at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, where he teaches courses in congregational leadership and community engagement.
Juan F. Martínez, Ph.D.
Juan is Associate Dean in charge of the Center for the Study of Hispanic Church and Community and Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies and Pastoral Leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.
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That is the purpose of our writing: to help men and women in our churches to see differently and to gain the skills and competencies needed for multicultural contexts. We want to encourage church leaders to create environments that make God’s reconciling initiatives apparent in church life and in our missional engagement with neighborhoods and cities.
Mark Lau Branson, Ed.D. &
Juan F. Martínez, Ph.D.