What?
A Diverse Church by Design: Cross-Racial and Cross-Cultural (CRCC) Leadership Certificate Program is a biblically-based experimental approach to diversity and inclusion. It has been informed by input from pastors and lay leaders in 80 CRCC congregations and best practices..
The program aims to increase churches' diversity and inclusion and develop ways to create God's Beloved Community where justice, equal opportunity, and love can embrace all. We will achieve our goal by a hands-on approach that includes:
Exercising strategic and creative work to define diversity and inclusion challenges in your congregation; and,
Seeking innovative solutions for ministerial excellence.
As a result, you will be able to develop a creative plan for your church that will help everyone feel welcome, supported, respected, and included.
The program consists of four modules based on a problem-solving approach. Upon completing the program, your church will receive a certificate acknowledging your commitment to creating a just, diverse and inclusive church.
This program is designed to provide tools for fostering a culture of appreciation, respect, and inclusion, and for making evangelism culturally effective in a diverse world.
Why?
Diversity promotes creativity and leads to higher team performance in an organization. This is particularly true regarding church ministry. A diverse church leadership brings a wide range of God-given talents, leadership styles, different gifts and perspectives, and spiritual growth with openness.
Who?
This program is for a team of up to five leaders in a church, including the pastor. It is designed for:
Churches looking for solutions to be a more diverse and inclusive church.
Leaders who want to grow a stronger intercultural ministry team.
Those congregations who have received a new cross-racial/cross-cultural appointment this year.
How?
Register for the program by the end of September, 2023. The curriculum is designed as a hybrid model with four learning modules. Hybrid courses entail self-paced online learning and live interactive lessons. Course dates will be released on the website as we approach Fall 2023. Course commitments include:
A Diverse Church by Design: Cross-Racial and Cross-Cultural (CRCC) Leadership Certificate Program is a biblically-based experimental approach to diversity and inclusion. It has been informed by input from pastors and lay leaders in 80 CRCC congregations and best practices..
The program aims to increase churches' diversity and inclusion and develop ways to create God's Beloved Community where justice, equal opportunity, and love can embrace all. We will achieve our goal by a hands-on approach that includes:
Exercising strategic and creative work to define diversity and inclusion challenges in your congregation; and,
Seeking innovative solutions for ministerial excellence.
As a result, you will be able to develop a creative plan for your church that will help everyone feel welcome, supported, respected, and included.
The program consists of four modules based on a problem-solving approach. Upon completing the program, your church will receive a certificate acknowledging your commitment to creating a just, diverse and inclusive church.
This program is designed to provide tools for fostering a culture of appreciation, respect, and inclusion, and for making evangelism culturally effective in a diverse world.
Why?
Diversity promotes creativity and leads to higher team performance in an organization. This is particularly true regarding church ministry. A diverse church leadership brings a wide range of God-given talents, leadership styles, different gifts and perspectives, and spiritual growth with openness.
Who?
This program is for a team of up to five leaders in a church, including the pastor. It is designed for:
Churches looking for solutions to be a more diverse and inclusive church.
Leaders who want to grow a stronger intercultural ministry team.
Those congregations who have received a new cross-racial/cross-cultural appointment this year.
How?
Register for the program by the end of September, 2023. The curriculum is designed as a hybrid model with four learning modules. Hybrid courses entail self-paced online learning and live interactive lessons. Course dates will be released on the website as we approach Fall 2023. Course commitments include:
- Complete four modules consisting of self-paced study material (approximately taking an hour to review).
- Participate in 1.5 hours of live online sessions each quarter (October, January, April, and July).
- Have guided reflections with Conversation Partners in your context (November, February, and May)
- Complete quarterly assignments (December, March, and June).
- Present A Diverse Church by Design project to your church.