Stained Glass Spirit: Becoming a Spiritual Community Where Oneness Does Not Require Sameness

Thriving 21st century spiritual communities are easily compared to strong and beautiful stained glass windows. A Stained Glass Spirit community is one where each person is recognized as a unique expression of God and their individual strength and beauty become essential elements that contribute to a lively and inspiring collective experience.This book is for you if you: -have a desire to deepen your understanding of diversity as a spiritual law-are seeking ideas for how to transform diversity into inclusion-are committed to inclusion but need help explaining it to members of your church-are struggling to differentiate between politically-motivated protest and spiritually-mandated action -understand that Oneness does not mean samenessIn other words, the focus of this book is to help you create a deep and meaningful experience where people who are very different from each other work and worship together by demonstrating the principles of love, oneness, wholeness and harmony within the laboratory of spiritual community.Whether you are a member, leader or minister of a spiritual community, this book will elevate your understanding of oneness and inclusion. and empower you to participate more fully in a multi-ethnic, multicultural and multi generational church.