 Class members at the Third Annual Multicultural Church Institute, Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, N.M. Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico, was the site of the Third Annual Multicultural Church Institute August 6-13, 2006. This program empowered clergy and laity in working toward a biblical vision of diverse and inclusive communities of faith.
The Ghost Ranch students participated in an exercise in which they formulated strategies for becoming a multicultural church and a multicultural presbytery. Each of four teams developed a different strategy. Download the four summarized strategies below.
How to Become a Multicultural Church 
Mary Knecht, Fred Salas, Karen Sapio, Karmen Van Dyke
Multicultural Strategy
David Grisham, Ray Heer, Grace Oh-Howard, Ann Washington
Becoming a Multicultural Presbytery
Linda Blagburn, Chris Johnson Foster, Carlyle Spohr, Mary Ohlemeir
Multicultural Church and Presbytery
Doug House, Randy Lee, Marianne Montero, Becky Sherwood
The Multicultural Church Institute program consisted of three courses.
- Becoming a Multicultural Church
Raafat Girgis, James Thomas and Bob Chesnut
- Creating the Beloved Community
Mark Koenig and David Bowie
- Connecting, Renewing, Recharging: Building the Network for Anti-Racism Facilitators
Unzu Lee and Sid Birt.
Student delegations in the Becoming a Multicultural Church class were drawn from across the nation. Five participants came from
the Wichita, Kansas, area; four from southern California; three from New Mexico and others from northern California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Rhode Island and Texas.
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