The Bible is a firm advocate of church leadership that reflects the community it serves. One of the best examples of diverse leadership in the Bible is in Acts 13.1, with the leadership team at Antioch. This church leadership team was wonderfully heterogeneous. The team comprised Barnabas from Cyprus and a black man called Simeon (aka Niger, which, as we’ve seen, is Latin for black). Then there was Lucius, who was possibly black as he was from Cyrene/North Africa. The team also included Manean, who was raised among royalty, and, finally, Paul, a Jew.
