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He would bring the ministry of Willow Creek into question as there are “few Asians and practically no blacks or Hispanics. And certainly no raggedy types–no homeless, no drifters, and no psychos, for God’s sake.” Would the same criticism be made of a prominent black or Hispanic church if he found no whites or “raggedy types”?
In order to provide a more balanced perspective of the Christian church, I would suggest that as a continuation from this article Mr. McClory take time to visit such churches as Uptown Baptist, First Evangelical Free, Faith Tabernacle, or Rock of Our Salvation Evangelical Free Church. Just this morning I visited Uptown Baptist. Here you will find a church ministering to blacks and Hispanics as well as a variety of other ethnic groups, a church dealing with the problems of poor senior citizens, a church attempting to help the institutionalized and homeless, in short, a church that is part of a hurting community. Each of these churches is a reflection of their respective communities, which in fact, are multiethnic, diverse, and who proclaim the same Gospel as Willow Creek.
PS: I am with a minority owned company and count as my partners African Americans, Hispanic Americans, disabled, and women and continue to be surprised by the subtle racism that still exists.
