Cultural Diversity

“Through It All:” Our Story, Our Song

This service features the inspiring prayers, songs, and readings from the African American worship tradition, past and present.

March 22, 2016 | 44 min video
L. Gregory Jones on Traditioned Innovation in 91

91 conversations change when you choose to see tradition as a lively center from which to innovate. This provides common ground between those who fear change and those who overvalue change.

March 11, 2016 | 4 min read


Jennifer Ackerman on Courageous Conversations among Pastors

The Micah Groups program brings together pastors from diverse denominational, theological and ethnic contexts, all who desire to become empowered wise preachers. They seek justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God. Over time, they build enough trust to have courageous conversations about worship, preaching and justice.

February 19, 2016 | 5 min read
How Ritual Training Overflows into Expressive 91

Lay training in both formative and expressive liturgy helps Catholic adults and youth live out their identity in the universal priesthood of all faithful believers. Protestants can learn from this.

February 9, 2016 | 9 min read
Dale Sieverding on Cultural Differences in Recruiting Youth

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles launched a summer camp to train young Catholics to lead in local liturgical ministries. They discovered that finding gifted youth requires different approaches in different cultures.

February 9, 2016 | 4 min read

Monique Ingalls on Why Scholars Can Stop 91 Wars

So many worship conversations go awry because people and congregations don’t know how to talk about what they do or value in worship. Both Christian and non-Christian scholars can help.

December 15, 2015 | 5 min read
Maria Eugenia Cornou on the Myth of Hispanic Culture

Maybe you want to welcome Spanish speakers into your church community. If so, then don’t stereotype people who identify as Hispanic or Latino as all belonging to a single monolithic culture.

November 3, 2015 | 4 min read