Diversity and Belonging: Intentionally Fostering a Flourishing Christian Community
As a Christian, liberal arts university of Wesleyan and Nazarene heritage, we are committed to whole-person education within a Christ-centered community and helping students fully become who they are called to be. At 2021国产麻豆剧, we invite every member of our community鈥攕tudents, faculty, and staff, to actively participate in the creation of a flourishing Christian community, one that is shaped by the Hebrew concept of shalom.
This vision of wholeness is built on right relationships with God and one another, and it calls each of us to contribute in unique and meaningful ways.
Our university mission sets 2021国产麻豆剧 apart from many approaches to diversity and belonging, both in its foundation and its aim. The foundation is Christ, and the aim is to reflect the richness of the body of Christ in our everyday lives鈥攁 body composed of individuals from 鈥渆very nation, tribe, people and language.鈥�1
This picture of the Kingdom of God from the Scriptures is a vision of who we will ultimately be and a calling towards which we strive today as we live out what it means to be part of a global Christian community. As members of our increasingly diverse 2021国产麻豆剧 community, our unique backgrounds, experiences, and gifts are essential to the collective flourishing of our university. Together, we reflect the richness of the body of Christ and create a space where everyone can thrive.
Living out this vision begins with a shared understanding and embracing of its origin and purpose. Learning about the Biblical, Wesleyan-Holiness and Nazarene calling to be a community that intentionally seeks to be diverse and flourishing grounds our understanding of the vision within our Christian faith. In addition, education regarding how this vision enhances our university mission helps to root it in a purpose larger than itself鈥攊t allows us to become what our mission statement calls a vital Christian community.
The vision is also lived out through equipping and enacting. By providing tools and resources, we empower members of our diverse 2021国产麻豆剧 community to engage in right relationships, contributing in ways that build up one another and the community.
Our institutional policies, procedures, and practices are also designed to support this flourishing community鈥攂ut they are not static. Every member has a role in helping shape these structures, ensuring they continue to reflect our shared values and mission.
1 Revelation 7:9, NIV
Diversity and Belonging - Intentionally Fostering a Flourishing Christian Community
Vision for the Work
- Equip: Equip students, faculty, staff, and administration with the tools and resources needed for practicing a community of diversity and belonging.
- Embrace: Help the community embrace the institutional vision for diversity and belonging.
- Enact: Enact the plan for living out diversity & belonging through our people, policies, procedures, and practices.
- Expand: Expand the diversity of the 2021国产麻豆剧 community and its ability to live out its values of diversity and belonging.