“If you’re tired of conversations on culture being high-pitch shouting duologues and yearn for respectful, attentive dialogues; if you want to move conversations on race from hubs of mistrust, huddles of hunches and hammocks of evasions and equivocations; if you want to enter reconciling arenas of action and reconciliation, this is the book for you. It shows in theory and practice how to look at each other with Jesus’ eyes. David Ireland has written the book we have all been hoping for and waiting on. “

David Ireland writes in his compelling book, “One in Christ,” that you can’t start a meaningful conversation on race with strangers but only with people who trust you. Dr. Ireland can be trusted. He has earned the right to be heard on the topic of racial reconciliation and cross-cultural ministry since he writes not as an unproven theorist but as a practitioner, pastor, and prophet. “One in Christ” is a critical book for our times.

I coach people in the area of money management. Dr. Ireland coaches people in the area of diversity and the development of cross-cultural skills. Having sat under his teaching ministry for years I’ve watched him masterfully and gently shape a racially diverse audience into a community that has a singular focus—to honor Jesus in how we value each other. Through “One in Christ” he provides one-on-one coaching that will help you improve your effectiveness in the multicultural marketplace and community.

Dr. Ireland is a leader who truly embodies the messages he trumpets. His latest book is an important call to unity, as well as a practical how-to manual on achieving it. I recommend this vital message to you as well as its messenger, in hopes that we as a Body move into genuine, biblical friendships, which transcend every area of divide.