This study examines the organizational practices and experiences of congregational diversity in an evangelical urban church. Based on data collected using ethnographic methods over an 18-month period, this study suggests a principal organizational practice (managed diversity) employed by white church leaders produces complex and consequential outcomes for the racial experiences of congregation members. Specifically, the management of diversity results in three techniques integral to organizational outcomes that reveal the mechanisms by which race is conceptualized and manipulated to navigate new religious markets. This study contributes to ongoing scholarship about the conceptual apparatus that voluntary organizations engage to foster racial diversity.

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管理多样性：种族、地方和城市教会

本研究考察了福音派城市教会中会众多样性的组织实践和经验。根据在 18 个月内使用人种学方法收集的数据，这项研究表明，白人教会领袖采用的主要组织实践（管理多样性）对会众成员的种族经历产生了复杂而重要的结果。具体而言，多样性管理产生了组织成果不可或缺的三种技术，这些技术揭示了种族被概念化和操纵以驾驭新宗教市场的机制。这项研究有助于关于志愿组织参与促进种族多样性的概念机构的持续研究。