Efrem Smith
Efrem Smith uses hip-hop music in church, but it’s not a marketing gimmick. For this pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church, embracing hip-hop culture is an expression of his theology and a means of achieving the goal of his ministry: a church that’s a mosaic of all kinds of people.
Being Christian, says a distinguished pastor and theologian, means adjusting our personhood to God’s will and becoming servants to humanity.
“Diversity” can mean “having some blacks attend our mostly white church.” What about the Pakistani pastor working with an Iranian congregation in the Southeast?
Black and white Christians’ views on race differ. Take our quiz to test your knowledge about race and the church.
Some of the most important work of reconciliation is not just between cultures or ethnic groups but also within them, says Peter Cha.
Latino immigrants are only our latest scapegoats.
A survivor of the Rwandan genocide talks about how her own suffering inspired her to reach out to others in places such as Haiti and Sudan as a biblical counselor.
A pioneer of mestizo theology uses the image of Jesus crossing borders to illustrate a spirituality of redemptive inclusion.
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is a rare model of a large institution that has woven racial reconciliation into its DNA, despite the fact that trying to achieve this goal can be messy and discouraging.
The print and blog war between the Multiracial Church Movement and the Emerging Church Movement is a battle for the future of Christianity