Diversity-Oriented Churches

A. Brian Leander

doi:10.5771/9798881804688

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Copyright year: 2025
ISBN-Print: 979-8-8818-0466-4
ISBN-Online: 979-8-8818-0468-8
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 200
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Introduction No access
1. Defining Cross-Cultural, Multicultural, and Intercultural No access
2. Significant Social Movements No access
3. What Are Diversity-Oriented Churches? No access
4. 1. Quantitative Instruments No access
  2. Cultural Intelligence Scale No access
  3. Leadership Practices Inventory No access
  4. Openness to Diversity Scale No access
  5. Quantitative Research Questions No access
  6. Summary of Quantitative Results No access
  7. Qualitative Inquiry and Observation No access
  8. Church # 1 No access
  9. Church # 2 No access
  10. Observational Research No access
  11. Common Characteristics of DOC No access
5. Learning and Development Questions No access
1. 1. Conflicting Values No access
  2. Identity and Assimilation No access
  3. Moral/Ethical Considerations No access
  4. Generational Differences No access
  5. Globalization Impact No access
  6. Legal and Cultural Conflicts No access
  7. Addressing Cultural Dilemmas No access
2. 1. Reconciliation No access
  2. The Enemy of Reconciliation No access
  3. 1. Diversity No access
    2. Equity No access
    3. Inclusion No access
  4. Leaders of Reconciliation No access
  5. New Opportunities for Growth No access
3. Conclusion No access
4. Learning and Development Questions No access
1. Cultural Intelligence No access
2. Cultural Intelligence and Transformational Leadership No access
3. Cultural Intelligence and Challenging the Status Quo No access
4. Cultural Intelligence and Social Justice No access
5. Violence Against the LGBTQIA+ Community No access
6. 1. Senior Pastor’s CQ-Knowledge Relates to Encouraging the Heart No access
  2. Senior Pastors’ CQ-Knowledge Relates to Leadership Teams’ Openness to Diversity No access
  3. Senior Pastor CQ-Knowledge Relates to Encouraging the Heart No access
  4. Senior Pastor’s CQ-Knowledge Relates to Challenging the Process No access
7. Conclusion No access
8. 1. Year 1: Foundation Building No access
  2. Year 2: Skill Enhancement No access
  3. Year 3: Integration and Sustainability No access
9. Learning and Development Questions No access
1. 1. Shared Themes and Challenges No access
  2. Practical Overlaps No access
2. 1. Mission and Objectives No access
  2. Affirming Theology No access
  3. Non-Affirming Theology No access
  4. Challenges and Criticisms No access
3. 1. Women Breaking the Stained-Glass Ceiling No access
  2. Explaining the Stained-Glass Ceiling–Breaking Experience No access
  3. Research Questions No access
  4. Data Collection and Analysis No access
  5. Findings No access
  6. Summary No access
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  11. Summary No access
  12. Reconciling Gender and Sexual Identity No access
4. Conclusion No access
5. Learning and Development Questions No access
1. The Strategic Leadership of Nehemiah No access
2. Strategic Leadership Team Formation No access
3. 1. Episcopal Polity No access
  2. Presbyterian Polity No access
  3. Congregational Polity No access
  4. Polity Can Get in the Way of Transformation No access
4. Denominations No access
5. Conclusion No access
6. Learning and Development Questions No access
1. 1. Attractional Model No access
  2. Missional Model No access
2. Managing Change No access
3. The Research No access
4. Change Leadership for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion No access
5. Leadership Styles and Openness to Change No access
6. 1. Overcoming Resistance to Change No access
  2. Maintaining Focus When Disruptions Happen No access
7. Leveraging the Power of Influence No access
8. Adapting to New Norms No access
9. 1. Encouraging Change Agents No access
  2. Addressing Resistors No access
10. Conclusion No access
11. The ADKAR Model No access
12. Learning and Development Questions No access
1. 1. Cultural and Ethnic Diversity No access
  2. Persecution and Marginalization No access
  3. Conflicting Worldviews No access
  4. Cultural Adaptation No access
  5. Leadership and Organization No access
2. 1. DEI Policies and Procedures No access
  2. Reconciliation and Restorative Practices No access
3. 1. Challenges No access
4. Learning and Development Questions No access
1. Paul and Timothy No access
2. Passing It On in DOCs No access
3. 1. 1. Great Man Theory—Leadership Traits No access
    2. Leadership by Divine Authority No access
    3. A New Paradigm No access
4. Five Essential Levels of Leadership Development No access
5. Conclusion No access
6. Learning and Development Questions No access
1. 1. Quantitative Methods No access
  2. Qualitative Methods No access
2. Are the Members of the Congregation Flourishing Together? No access
3. Set Measurable Goals No access
4. Measure Long-Term Impact No access
5. 1. Superficial Inclusion with Deeper Implications No access
  2. Recognizing and Avoiding Tokenism No access
  3. Color Blindness: Ignoring the Realities of Diversity No access
  4. Recognizing and Avoiding Color Blindness No access
6. Conclusion No access
7. Learning and Development Questions No access
1. 1. Illustrations and Examples No access
2. Inclusive Leadership No access
3. A Final Word About Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Reconciliation No access
4. A Final Word About Diversity-Oriented Churches No access
Glossary No access Pages 185 - 188
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Index No access Pages 197 - 198
About the Author No access Pages 199 - 200