- Episcopalians and non-Episcopalians who work at the Episcopal Church Center are about equal in numbers.
- The number of clergy employed was vastly lower than most of us perceived. However, the number of clergy in positions of influence and power...
- When we separated into "those who grew up in middle class families" and "those who grew up in working class families," it was surprising to hear in later discussions how many people interpreted that as "well off" and "poor."
- The smallest group was those of us who identified as lesbian, gay, and bisexual.
A lot of folks at the Church Center are still talking about the work Visions did with us. We hope that the leadership will follow up with more of this type of work over the course of the year and not let it drop saying, "Well, we've done our diversity bit, so we're good for a while."
Peace,
Jeff
These latest two posts are intriguing. Would love to do these at Grace! I'm especially haunted by the image of our covered dish meals, during which all the people of color sit together and all the palefaces sit together and never the twain will meet at breaking bread. Also, take a look at the self-assigned seating in church. It's probably about comfort - a common language and culture rather than racism - but it still disturbs me.
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