One of the features of our BUV is our cultural diversity. We see this not only in the 70+ churches and congregations who have a primary language other than English, but in the growing range of ethnic backgrounds represented in most of our churches. This is a testimony to the global scope and hospitality of the Gospel of Jesus Christ we all share. This diversity offers the opportunity for enriching experiences as we share our cultural gifts with one another. But it also presents challenges as we seek to understand and engage with one another inter-culturally. Our different ideas, methods and values can generate conflict. And even the ways we deal with conflict differ across cultures. The attached article offers some helpful insights into this. It may help us to understand others, relate better to them and learn from them as we all seek to do church and life better together. If you want to explore this further, please contact Marc Chan or Meewon Yang from our BUV’s Church Health and Capacity Building Team. This article was originally published by Congregations Magazine, available in The Alban Institute’s Conflict Management in Congregations.
