Building a House For All God's Children

Every congregation is made up of members with a diversity of gifts, experiences, and perspectives. That diversity is a blessing for congregational leadersâ€"until two people whom everyone would expect to think just alike get into a bitter quarrel in a committee meeting. Scripture and contemporary experience are full of examples of diversity leading to conflict. But it doesn’t have to be so, says Jeffrey Rogers. Drawing on the new disciplines of diversity management and diversity leadership, Rogers shows congregational leaders how to turn the diverse convictions and characters in the church into an organic whole, fulfilling the congregation’s mission to â€œbuild a house for all God’s people.â€Read less