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You're listening to the Gospel Coalition podcast, equipping the next generation of

believers, pastors, and church leaders to shape life and ministry around the gospel.

Today we bring you a breakout session with Jamie Ivy,

Jackie Hill Perry, and I Tohan O'Molare,

as they discuss embracing the beauty of diversity.

This workshop was originally held at TGC's 2018 Women's Conference. Well, I thank you that you have saved us. I thank you that you have saved us. I thank you that you have saved us and invited us into fellowship with a body with unique and different giftings,

unique and different ethnicities, cultures, backgrounds, and I thank you, God, that we are able to see you in your manifold, wisdom, and glory in a different way

because we're surrounded by so many different people.

And so I thank you for your gospel and how it unites us all on the banner under the banner of one God who we love and serve who is Jesus Christ.

So fill us, help us, lead us, teach us, convict us, encourage us, and I pray that we leave this room better people in Jesus name.

Amen.

So ladies I guess I'll say who I am.

I'm Jackie Hill Perry and I'm black and I topic is just you know been in the sun a long time you never know

And I think what I bring to this topic is just being a minority but also being a believer who has is often in

different spaces where people don't look like me don't sound like me and so me

learning how to navigate those spaces

has given me a unique perspective on this type of conversation.

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