Christopher J. Harris, who is the leader of diversechurchjobs.com, is on a mission to help the Body of Christ embrace diversity and understand cultural differences. Harris isn’t new to the battle for racial diversity. Harris serves as an executive pastor at Crossover Church, which is a diverse church in the Tampa Florida area. In a sit-down conversation with Christian Headlines, Harris lays out a plan and makes the case for why churches should consider diversity when hiring ministerial staff leaders.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Who are you and why do you feel led to help the body of Christ in the area of diversity?
I’m an executive pastor, an author, podcaster and church consultant. I’ve had the privilege to serve on multiple staffs in diverse and varied ministry environments for the last 22 years. Over that time, I’ve seen a few unique opportunities to serve the Kingdom of God, beyond one local church. In this particular case, that’s with launching the new platform DiverseChurchJobs.com.
As it stands, there are limited career connection opportunities for people of color beyond their own network or individual searches. This gap exists for the Church as well. Often Pastors and Leaders are left to their own phone contacts, denominations, or social media connections to do national searches for highly critical positions and opportunities. DiverseChurchJobs.com wants to…
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