Right Color, Wrong Culture: The Type of Leader Your Organization Needs to Become Multiethnic

by Bryan Loritts

Increasingly, leaders recognize the benefit of multi-ethnic organizations and are compelled to hire diverse individuals who will help them reflect a new America. In his address at a Global Leadership Summit, Bryan Loritts challenged leaders to have a vision that is about more than the stuff that perishes—to have a vision for making sacrifices that make a difference and help to bring about transformation in the lives of others. He brings a similar challenge to leaders in this fable of self-discovery and change, as he explores the central, critical problem leaders often encounter when transitioning their church, business, or organization to reflect a multi-ethnic finding a leader who is willing to immerse themselves in the environments and lives of people who are different from them. In Right Color, Wrong Culture you enter into a conversation between individuals who are grappling with changing neighborhoods while struggling to remain relevant within communities growing in diversity. You journey with Gary and Peter as they challenge those around them to reach beyond what is comfortable and restructure their leadership team. Known for his passion to build diversity in organizations, Bryan Loritts equips you to identify the right person needed in order for your organizations to become multi-ethnic.

208 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2014

Reviews

[Micah Wehrle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really great read. The book made me think a lot about race and culture specifically in America, something I admittedly have not done enough of, even more specifically in regards to the church.
I love the format of the book. The author’s purpose is to explain how to move towards a more multi-ethnic church, but instead of writing 12 drawn-out and overly academic chapters like 95% of the books you read in seminary, he illustrates everything through a fable about a man trying to help a church become multi-ethnic. You can read the whole thing in two sittings.

[Elaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

An easy to read parable-type story that helps the reader understand how to find a “C2 Leader” who can help bring about diversity in a church.

Having been raised in a church with no blacks or Hispanics and now attending a truly multi-ethnic church, I can clearly see how Mr. Loritts and his story can help bring about the diversity so many churches need to help break down the unhealthy reality of Sunday being the most segregated day of the week. While the book focuses on turning a white church into a multi-ethnic church, I think his explanation would also work in reverse for a black church, too, for them to diversify.

[Melody · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a quick read and an important one for anyone looking to make their church or church group more multi-ethnic (I read it because my neighborhood women’s Bible study desires to be more multi-ethnic and representative of our diverse neighborhood). This is told as a fable, so the writing can be super cheesy at times, but Lorritts gets his points across as to what it takes to become more multi-ethnic.

[Taylor Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderfully written as a parable to teach those with a passion for multi ethnic churches to find the right type of people to lead to push forward that vision. Easy read with application.

[Liz De Coster]

Misunderstood what was happening here.