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January 15, 2020

Historically Black Churches Embrace Diversity to Avoid Displacing Older Worshippers

Black churches need to attract diverse audiences to avoid the displacement of elderly believers as congregations shut down. More The post Historically Black Churches Embrace Diversity […]
December 18, 2019

Why Are Sermons at Black Churches So Much Longer Than at Other Churches?

Sermons at the black churches lasted longer than mainline Protestant sermons even though they contained about the same number of words. More The post Why Are […]
November 7, 2019

How Multicultural Churches Can Succeed

A truly multicultural transformation is much harder to achieve than just getting different people in the same space to worship together. More The post How Multicultural […]
October 29, 2019

New Podcast:! The Churches Response To Kanye | Top 5 Worship Songs | @solomonsporchp1 @the.invasion.movement @solomonsporchpodcast @trackstarz

https://episodes.castos.com/trackstarz/SPP-10.27.19-10-29-19-1.15-PM.m4a This episode we had Lora Ray from The Invasion Movement to join us in our discussion about Kanye West’s new album Jesus is King. We […]
October 25, 2019

Why Multicultural Churches Fail

A truly multicultural congregation recognizes that no one cultural group has a complete understanding of God’s kingdom and that everyone benefits when they embrace and learn […]
October 23, 2019

Network of Chicago Churches Helps Locals Wipe Out Millions in Medical Debt

A network of area churches banded together to take on the debt collection system that profits “on the backs of poor people.” More The post Network […]
July 25, 2019

Being Racially ‘Useful’ in White Evangelical and Reformed Churches

Even predominantly White churches that have jumped on the multiethnic bandwagon are still operating with “Utility-Based Race Tests.” More The post Being Racially ‘Useful’ in White […]
May 27, 2019

Interview: Glenn E. Bracey on ‘Race Tests’ and What Black Christians Risk in White Churches

Sociology professor Glenn E. Bracey comments on his findings from research on churches and race. More The post Interview: Glenn E. Bracey on ‘Race Tests’ and […]
January 23, 2019

Why I Chose to Stay in the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ

When I visited my parents’ home in Illinois after three months out of the country, the first thing to catch my attention on that long bus […]