We're almost 50 percent people of color in this denomination, but I think many still feel like visitors to a white denomination. We all need to be around this table and participate in it. Although the statistics are improving, I wish we were doing better with the issue of women in ministry. It's interesting that in 1999, of the top ten giving churches in the denomination, two were pastored by women. At the local level there needs to be more aggressive approach to this.
Churches ought to be seeing where women pastors are doing wonderful work.
I think it's just a matter of opening up people's minds to the tremendous possibilities there are. I talked about a denomination worthy of the Gospel as a global denomination. I think we have a wonderful global vision. I talked about working towards justice issues, and I think we've been consistent over these years. I've taken a couple of trips myself, in hot zones like El Salvador and Iraq.