How can people-specific church planting efforts contribute to reconciliation and unity among races?

• A. By focusing services on one segment only
• B. By introducing many from every segment and race to an obedient relationship with Christ
• C. By avoiding cross-cultural practices
• D. By replacing social structures with new ones

Answer: (B)

People-specific church planting works toward reconciliation and unity by intentionally forming diverse, cross-cultural communities that center on following Christ together. When a church is planted with participants from many racial and cultural backgrounds and shared, obedient relationships with Jesus, it models equality in practice and moves beyond ethnic boundaries. This creates a common identity rooted in the gospel rather than in culture, enabling believers to serve and worship side by side, learn from one another, and bear witness to the transforming power of Christ in a diverse body.

This approach promotes real relationships across differences, challenges stereotypes, and aligns the church with God’s desire for unity in the body of Christ. In contrast, focusing services on one segment, avoiding cross-cultural practices, or trying to replace social structures merely through strategy misses the relational depth and lived demonstration of reconciliation that comes from multi-ethnic, gospel-centered community.