1. Connecting Cultures

2. Cultural Make-Up CITY: *markedly multicultural *Sikh population
COMMUNITY: diverse in culture & spirit
CHURCH: 50% Black
35% White
15% Asian (Indian)

3. Dangers, Pitfalls & Barriers
Superiority Complex
Refusal to Adapt
Failure to distinguish culture from religion
Failure to connect relationally

4. Within the Church Unity in diversity ... it’s a God-thing!
Overriding principle of ‘ONENESS’
Importance of ‘bigger picture perspective’
Building church culture that does not ignore differences BUT does not overstate them!

5. Outside the Church SPIRITUALLY
Ephesians 6:12 & 2 Corinthians 10:4
Connecting spiritually TO connect naturally
Overcoming in spirit TO overcome in natural

6. Luke 10:8 “eat whatever is set before you”
Outside the Church
PRACTICALLY
Luke 10:8 “eat whatever is set before you”
1 Corinthians 9:22
‘Understanding Fish’

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