Sam O’Neil of the Out of Ur blog recently posted an little snippet of an interview from Leadership Journal with Daniel Hill, founder of River City Community Church. In it, they touch on some very important issues, including the expectations of modern U.S. church-goers and the challenge of small groups in different U.S. sub-cultures. This topic is highly valid and important, but I was frustrated to see it degenerate into simplistic stereotyping. Here’s an excerpt:

What assumptions do white people carry into the church?
Arloa Sutter (pastor of community life): When I came I said, “Let’s just start small groups! Everyone wants to be in a group, right?” The fact is small groups aren’t as important to other ethnicities as they are to white people. Continue reading…