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Diversity 101

Diversity 101. Gen Ed…. or Elective?. No part of the Body has the right to say " I have no need of you …”. I Corinthians 12. There is a powerful testimony about God in society and the church when diversity is modeled among His people.

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Diversity 101

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  1. Diversity 101 Gen Ed…. or Elective?

  2. No part of the Body has the right to say "I have no need of you…” I Corinthians 12

  3. There is a powerful testimonyabout God in society and the church when diversity is modeledamong His people. • There is a profound distortion of the character of God when His people act as if diversity is optional.

  4. I. God makes a big deal out of unity. The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whetherJews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. I Cor 12:12-14

  5. II. God makes a big deal out of diversity. Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. 1 Corinthians 12:14

  6. Two ways to sabotage God's purpose of unity in diversity: 1. Passive withdrawal 15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 1 Corinthians 12:15-16

  7. People withdraw when they feel they are never really allowed to be fully contributing members of the team or family. • Ignored/ marginalized • Denial of one’s experiences

  8. 2. Active exclusion The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 1 Corinthians 12:21

  9. What does exclusion look like today? • Reflected in attitudes that communicate: • 1. …diversity is optional. • 2. “…what they bring to the table… we don’t need”. • 3. “…their presence would detract from the good thing we have going on here.” • 4. “…their presence would be a liability to us.”

  10. Reflected in actions: • Personnel • Student recruitment • Faculty/staff recruitment • Community Culture • What’s affirmed/valued… vs What’s minimized, ignored…

  11. III. We Need Each Other • The way God designed our bodies is a model for understanding our lives together as a church: every part dependent on every other part… If one part hurts, every other part is involved in the hurt, and in the healing. If one part flourishes, every other part enters into exuberance. (1 Cor 12:25-26.)

  12. IV. Keeping the Momentum • 1. Pursue: We choose to be a community that continuously and proactively pursues biblical diversity as a present reflection of kingdom values. • 2. Affirm: We will respect each other’s experiences and perspectives , and affirm the value they add both to this community and to our understanding of the kingdom. • 3. Commit: We commit ourselves as a community to celebrate diversity as a good gift from God’s hand.

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