Acts 2:42-47 They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Diversity is often a great defense against groupthink. Different viewpoints protect the entity for ideological inbreeding. Multiple cultures in a congregation provide seeds for further outreach and appreciation for people who may be unlike us. Man’s natural tendency is to seek out those who are most like us and avoid the pain and work of developing a congregation with diversity.