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Friday, November 19, 2010

Is Church Diversity A Myth?

Do the homiletic style of Sheryl Brady, Paula White,  E.Dewey Smith, Dr.Jeremiah Wright, Jerry Black etc, lead to segregation? all pastors mention are preachers who sermons are delivered in a style with verbiage that are geared toward  black culture...but  might be perceived as hostility or anger to whites, or persons of other races.....a  person that's not black might feel excluded because the message is being delivered in a way they don’t quite get and are not comfortable with.... and this can be true of any race, not just African-Americans.

 I would argue there will never be such a thing as a multi-cultural congregation....except for maybe the catholic church....I do not believe  an individual community congregation can  be all things to all people....what point is there in attending a congregation where you don’t understand the words being spoken? I would argue that a “multi-cultural” church is really a myth.

 Lets take music for example how do you have a multi-cultural service without doing a mix of music? this has nothing to do with race and everything to do with the  community....traditional vs. contemporary, country vs. alternative , hip hop vs gospel....I believe a service that mixes the message to be so inclusive of every one....gets watered down and the church becomes less and less effective in teaching a clear message....because now only half  of  it make sense to a particular audience....the below clip of Pastor Sheryl Brady is a prime example of this.....she ministering to a mostly black congregation in which the emotions  are very high....now I don't know if this style of worship would be welcome in a  non black congregation.UPDATE!!
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