I pre-ordered two copies of this book when I was 50% through the eARC so that should tell you how I was finding it.
This is a brilliant book full of insight, grace, direction and wisdom. It's essential reading.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a free eARC of this book

(4/5 stars) This is a great, thought-provoking book that would certainly be beneficial for church small groups to read and discuss together in a study on racial and ethnic unity. Using a mix of personal experiences, current research, and historical perspectives - all steeped in scripture - Williams and Jones have crafted a book that points us towards "on earth as it is in heaven," which should ultimately start with the church. Any Christian who reads this will be challenged and encouraged to participate in this work of reconciliation and unity.

A wonderful, thought-provoking book that I recommend for all Christians to read. The Gospel is for everyone and wasn't designed for us to all live in silos. While this book is not a step-by-step guide on how to build a multiethnic kingdom culture, it is a way for Christians to think about the Gospel and how to be more open to differing customs.

"If the kingdom of heaven is not segregated, why on earth is the local church?"

"Simply put: You don't need to check your ethnicity at the door of God's kingdom. Your ethnicity and your culture are part of God's plan for His praise."

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Amen and amen. Not in the sense of “it is finished” but in the real sense of “I have faith” and “let it be so.” Williams and Jones build a guide on the shoulders of giants from Augustine, Martin Luther, Howard Thurman and more well-known and obscure Christian writers and thinkers of all backgrounds. For newbies to the racial barriers found in the US church and others who have hoped and worked to make a difference, the authors provide an excellent toolkit and role model for changing our heads, our hearts and our dirty hands—both in the sense of past sins but also in the sense of “getting down to business” by doing something rather than just talking. Let’s walk the walk. If you have done more reading and practice in this area, you’ll find some additional ideas beyond what you might find in Jamar Tisby’s “Color of Compromise” or Chalmer Center’s “Are You a Good Neighbor?”—and other comparable works and curricula.

Full of scripture and perhaps some new takes on familiar passages—e.g. how many of us catch onto the ideal of the Lord’s Supper in 1 Corinthians 11 beyond our measly Eucharistic celebrations?—Williams and Jones take us on their own journey of understanding how the vision of many tribes and tongues worshiping the Lord can be seen here on earth. Each chapter ends with practical steps we can all implement. For some they’ll be baby steps; for others, they’ll feel like landing-on-the-moon journeys. In every way though, we need to be curious. But with grace and mercy, as our Lord too provides such, the authors understand us who hesitate to step forth.

If there’s a drawback in the book, it’s that the authors struggle with coaching us how to identify subcultures within ethnicities. One might understand this just from the title of Bryan Loritts’ “Right Color, Wrong Culture: The Type of Leader Your Church Needs to Become Multiethnic.” As a person who has made mistakes, like asking a Nicaraguan what part of Mexico they’re from or assuming West Africans think and behave like East Africans or thinking one person’s story leading to poverty is indicative of others I meet downtown, I’ve had to remind myself to be more curious than assured in my knowledge. In any regard, this will be a reference I pull out and to which I’ll refer many others interested in starting this journey.

NetGalley ARC Educator 550974

This book tackles the lack of diversity in churches. The authors use the example of their church and lessons learned to impress upon its readers that heaven will be diverse. There are mentions of attacks against African American churches and other racially motivated attacks. This book only deals with race, it does not mention LGBTQIA+ persons.

This book should be added to seminary required reading lists as well as religious courses worldwide.