Ethnic Diversity in Community with Victor Nakah

How can the Church embody true unity in diversity?

In this short presentation, Victor Nakah explores the biblical foundations of ethnic diversity and the Church’s role in demonstrating reconciliation in a divided world. Drawing from Scripture, he unpacks six key lessons on how God’s design for diversity reflects His nature and advances His mission.

As part of the Theological Foundation Papers series, this talk connects the insights of the State of the Great Commission Report with the urgent need for the Church to be a witness to unity amid cultural and ethnic differences.

Watch now to discover how the Church can model the beauty of God’s diverse family.

00:00 Introduction to Global Diversity
00:24 Diversity in the Christian Church
01:02 Biblical Foundations of Diversity
01:54 Practicing Unity and Diversity
02:49 The Role of the Local and Global Church
03:28 Six Lessons on Ethnic Diversity from Scripture

For a deeper look at the ideas shared in the video, read

Lausanne Occasional Paper No. 86

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Speaker's Bio

Victor Nakah

Victor Nakah is an ordained Presbyterian minister and the international director for sub-Saharan Africa with Mission to the World (MTW), the mission sending agency of the Presbyterian Church of America. He holds master’s and PhD degrees from the University of South Africa and Stellenbosch University.

Victor served with Scripture Union and IFES in Zimbabwe before becoming the seminary president of the Theological College of Zimbabwe from 2000-2010. He was chair of the Lausanne Cape Town GlobalLink initiative and was on the drafting committee of The Cape Town Commitment. He has also held leadership roles with Overseas Council International and CURE International.

In addition to his primary ministry responsibilities with MTW, Victor supervises students with the South Africa Theological Seminary (SATS), teaches at the Africa Reformation Theological Seminary (ARTS) in Uganda, and serves on a number of boards including the Child Theology Movement-Africa, Khulasizwe Trust (Zimbabwe), Emmanuel Christian University (South Sudan), Partners in Health Trust (Zimbabwe), and Forgotten Voices International (US).

Victor serves the Lausanne Movement as the co-chair of the Theology Working Group. He is married to Nosizo and they have two daughters.