EPISODE 37
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Hahrie Han: Undivided & Ethnic Unity
Political scientist and author Hahrie Han joins Pastor Bryan to unpack her book Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church—a seven-year look inside Crossroads Church’s “Undivided” journey. We talk small groups over rows, why formation beats hot-takes, designing diverse tables, the real cost of ethnic unity, and how grace and vulnerability change people. Practical takeaways for pastors and group leaders.
Political scientist and author Hahrie Han joins Pastor Bryan to unpack her book Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church—a seven-year look inside Crossroads Church’s “Undivided” journey. We talk small groups over rows, why formation beats hot-takes, designing diverse tables, the real cost of ethnic unity, and how grace and vulnerability change people. Practical takeaways for pastors and group leaders.
Guest: Hahrie Han — Author of Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church; Professor of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University (pronounced “Hari,” rhymes with sorry).
Topics:
Why formation changes people more than headlines
The Undivided structure: 6-week small-group journey + “on-ramps” beyond the series
Designing intentionally diverse groups; facilitator training; practicing empathy
Culture lines: “We do hard things here,” “Belonging before belief”
Reaching the ready, reluctant, resistant—and why vulnerability is the hinge
Counting the cost: growth, loss, and staying in the struggle
Bryan on the gospel nucleus (grace, forgiveness, reconciliation, new identity)
Resources:
Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church — Hahrie Han
Undivided program (founded by Pastor Chuck Mingo)
Crossroads Church, Cincinnati
Takeaways for leaders: move people from rows to circles; train facilitators; mix groups by design; set expectations for risk; pair truth-telling with belonging; keep gospel identity at the center.
About Our Guest
Hahrie Han is the Inaugural Director of the SNF Agora Institute, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Professor of Political Science, and Faculty Director of the P3 Research Lab at Johns Hopkins University.