Diversity is in the details.

Diversity is more than representation. It is valuing the difference in our experiences and perspectives. It is moving beyond tokenism and into intentional relationship. Sometimes, though, we can see diversity as a threat to our faith journey. When this happens we become bogged down in the practice of following Jesus and lose the actual way of being with Jesus. Fear leads us to a deeper dedication to the religious expression of following rather than to the authentic expression of the inclusive love of Jesus. When we make space for diversity it moves us forward in our journey of becoming more like Jesus.

“Just because I may sit to have a conversation on faith a Muslim doesn’t mean my salvation is at risk. It means I am acknowledging the other’s humanity and valuing their life experience and that is the way of Jesus that we miss out on when we build barriers of fear.”

nichole