‘Many white Christians across America are waking up to the fact that something is seriously wrong—but often this is where we get stuck.’
Confronted by the deep-rooted racial injustice in our society, many white Christians instinctively scramble to add diversity to their churches and ministries. But is diversity really the answer to the widespread racial dysfunction we see in the church?
In this simple but powerful book, Pastor David Swanson contends that discipleship, not diversity, lies at the heart of our white churches' racial brokenness. Before white churches can pursue diversity, he argues, we must first take steps to address the faulty discipleship that has led to our segregation in the first place. Drawing on the work of philosopher James K. A. Smith and others, Swanson proposes that we rethink our churches' habits, or liturgies, and imagine together holistic, communal discipleship practices that can reform us as members of Christ's diverse body.
Table of Content
Foreword by Brenda Salter Mc Neil
Introduction to Part One: From Cheap Diversity . . .
1 Discipled by Race
2 Concealed by Race
3 Wounded by Race
Introduction to Part Two: . . . To True Solidarity.
4 Practicing Table Fellowship
5 Practicing Kingdom Preaching
6 Practicing Subversive Liturgies
7 Practicing Children’s Ministry of Reconciliation
8 Practicing Presence
9 Practicing Salvation from Superiority
10 Practicing Uncommon Friendship
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
About the author
Brenda Salter Mc Neil is an ordained Christian minister, teacher and evangelist. Through her ministry, Salter Mc Neil Associates, she is a frequent speaker at churches, colleges and conferences nationwide. She previously served on the staff of Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship and has been a keynote speaker at several Urbana Student Missions Conventions. She is also coauthor (with Rick Richardson) of The Heart of Racial Justice.
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