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All Together Different: Upholding the Church's Unity While Honoring Our Individual Identities
All Together Different: Upholding the Church's Unity While Honoring Our Individual Identities
All Together Different: Upholding the Church's Unity While Honoring Our Individual Identities
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Can we all just get along?

E Pluribus Unum: “Out of many, one.” This motto is emblazoned on the Great Seal of the United States, but it could be the church’s model, too. Unfortunately, the daily experience of many Christians and churches feels like the opposite: out of one, many. We are increasingly aware of what makes us different from others, and it is hurting the church and its witness.

All Together Different will help readers understand why we find it so difficult “to just get along.” Drawing from research on personal and group identity, it equips readers to navigate a culture that often pays lip service to the value of diversity, but struggles to foster constructive dialogue and mutual respect. With clear writing and real-life stories, All Together Different translates social identity theory for pastors, church leaders, and ministry practitioners, exposing it to the light of biblical and theological reflection.

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Release dateFeb 6, 2018
ISBN9780802496393
All Together Different: Upholding the Church's Unity While Honoring Our Individual Identities
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J. Brian Tucker

J. Brian Tucker is Professor of New Testament at Moody Theological Seminary-Michigan and teaches in the area of NT and theology. He completed his PhD at the University of Wales, Lampeter in 2009 on the topic of Paul and his approach to identity formation in 1 Corinthians 1-4. He has authored two books on the Pickwick imprint: You Belong to Christ and Remain in Your Calling. He has been a church planter, senior pastor, teaching pastor, and worship leader during his twenty years of local church pastoral work. He has been teaching at Moody since 2005.

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