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One Accord strives to support DBC in growing a multi-ethnic church that welcomes, reflects, and serves our community. Our vision is to foster a church where all races, people, tribes, and languages come together before the throne 

<b><span style="color: var(--base-color-bg);">EDUCATE</span></b>

EDUCATE

embracing diversity

<b><span style="color: var(--base-color-bg);">ENGAGE</span></b>

ENGAGE

building unity

<b>WORSHIP</b>

WORSHIP

glorifying God

"How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity." - Ps 133:1
"There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus" - Gal 3:28
"God created mankind in his own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them" - Gen 1:27
"After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes with palm branches in their hands." - Rev 7:9

Focus of the Month

We live in a world of competing voices, shifting values, and conflicting definitions of what is true and good. Those same voices can easily divide us — even in the church. 

Our One Accord mission strives to support DBC in growing a multi-ethnic church that welcomes, reflects, and serves our community — a church where all races, peoples, tribes, and languages come together before the throne. 

Staying Grounded - A Journey through 1 John shows us how that vision becomes reality. When everything around us is moving, John brings us back to the common ground we all share: Jesus Christ, truth, fellowship, obedience, love, discernment, assurance, and faith. These foundational realities are not bound by culture or background. They are the bedrock where we plant our feet together. 

James warns against being "double-minded and unstable." John shows us the opposite — a people rooted in Christ, secure in His love, and united in fellowship. When we are grounded in Him, we can truly welcome, reflect, and serve our diverse community as one accord, gathered before the throne. 

Join us Sunday for Staying Grounded.

1. Grounded in Jesus Christ - Our Common Foundation
      • 1 John 1:1-4, 4:9-10: John begins with what he has seen, heard, and touched - the real, living Jesus. In a world of opinions about Jesus, John says, "This is the Word of Life."
      • Life Application: Our unity is not built on having the same background, politics, or culture. Our unity is built on the same Savior. When we plant our feet in Jesus - His incarnation, His atonement, His resurrection - we have a foundation that holds every tribe and language. Ask: Is my hope this week in my perspective, or in Christ?
2. Grounded in Truth - When Voices Compete
      • 1 John 1:6-10, 4:1-6: John is honest about competing voices. He calls us to test the spirits and walk in the truth.
      • Life Application: Truth is not what feels right to my group. Truth is what God has revealed. For a multi-ethnic church, this is freeing. We don't have to pretend our experiences are identical, but we can submit together to a higher Truth that judges and heals all our stories. 
            • Practice: Before reacting to a headline or social post this week, pause and ask, "What does God's Word say is true?"
3. Grounded in Fellowship - We Belong to Each Other
      • 1 John 1:3, 1:7: "Our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son... and with one another." John ties vertical fellowship with God to horizontal fellowship with each other.
      • Life Application: Fellowship in 1 John is not casual friendliness. It's shared life in the light. That means we don't just welcome diversity on Sunday, we share life across lines during the week. Try one of the Belonging Starts With You practices:
            •  Sit in a new place
            • Greet someone you don't know
            • Share a meal from a different culture.
4. Grounded in Obedience - Walking the Same Way
      • 1 John 2:3-6, 5:3: "We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands." Obedience isn't legalism; it's the path that keeps us together.
      • Life Application: When a church tries to follow many different values at once, we drift. When we together seek to obey Jesus, our feet move in the same direction. Obedience is how a diverse church stays in step. This week, choose one clear teaching of Jesus to obey together as a family or small group.
5. Grounded in Love - The Evidence That We Are His
      • 1 John 3:16-18, 4:7-21: John is uncompromising: love is not just feeling, it is action. "Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth."
      • Life Application: This is where One Accord comes to life. Love that crosses comfort, language, and cultural barriers is the proof that we know God. Love looks like a smile, a hello, offering help when someone is lost, learning to pronounce someone's name well, and standing with someone who feels unseen. 
            • Ask: Who can I show practical, sacrificial love to this week that is not like me?
6. Grounded in Discernment - Knowing What to Reject
      • 1 John 2:18-27: John warns about antichrists - not just future figures, but voices that pull us away from Christ and from each other.
      • Life Application: Some competing voices tell us to stay in our own groups. Some tell us unity means ignoring real differences. Discernment helps us reject both. We can honor culture without making it an idol, and we can pursue unity without pretending. 
            • Practice: Notice one voice this week that tempts you to withdraw from someone different. Name it, and choose love instead.
7. Grounded in Assurance and Faith - Confidence to Welcome
      • 1 John 3:19-24, 5:13-15: John wrote "so that you may know that you have eternal life." Assurance is not arrogance; it is security.
      • Life Application: When you know you belong to God, you are free to make room for others to belong. Insecure people build walls. Secure, grounded people build longer tables. Our confidence before the throne - where every tribe and tongue will be - gives us courage to practice that throne-room welcome right now at DBC.

Where to Plant Your Feet This Month

This series is an invitation to stop being tossed around and to stand firm - together. As you come each Sunday, ask:
      • What is one truth from 1 John I need to be more grounded in?
      • Who is one person in our church family from a different background that I can get to know more deeply?
      • What is one small step I can take to help DBC better welcome, reflect, and serve our community?

Staying grounded is not just personal stability. It is how we become, together, a preview of Revelation 7:9 - every people, tribe, and language, of one accord before the throne.

God's Tapestry - Celebrations Around Us


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Every month there are stories worth celebrating. In our Celebration of the Month, we pause to honor the people, cultures, and contributions around us and see them through the lens of the Gospel and the story God is writing in all of us. This month, we pause for Thanksgiving. It is a time to recognize not just a holiday, but a posture — a heart that says God has been good, and He has used ordinary people to serve His extraordinary purposes in our church. Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November. It is a time to gather, to remember, and to give thanks for harvest, for home, and for one another.

Thanksgiving began as a three-day harvest feast at Plymouth Colony in the fall of 1621, shared by English colonists and roughly 90 Wampanoag people. It was not just a meal, it was a moment of survival, provision, and shared gratitude after a hard year. 

More than 200 years later, in the middle of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of Thanksgiving on the last Thursday of November. On October 3, 1863, he called the fractured nation to pause, to give thanks, and to persevere forward as one. Finally, on December 26, 1941, Roosevelt signed a law fixing Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November, which is why it can fall anywhere from 22 to 28 November.  From a harvest feast, to a wartime proclamation, to a national holiday — Thanksgiving has always been about choosing gratitude in the middle of real life.

For us, Thanksgiving is not just turkey and traditions. It is worship. 

          • Psalm 100:4 — “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.”
          • 1 Thessalonians 5:18 — “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
          • Colossians 3:15 — “And be thankful.”  

Gratitude reminds us that everything we have — every ministry, every volunteer, every life changed — is a gift from God. This month, we want to say thank you to the ministries that make One Accord feel like family.

This month, we are thanking God for the hands and hearts that serve every week:

          • Worship & Music: For leading us into God’s presence, week after week, with excellence and humility.
          • Kids & Students: For loving our next generation, teaching them the Gospel, and creating a safe place to grow.
          • Hospitality, Welcome & Ushering: For being the first smile, the open door, the extra chair. You are the picture of bienvenidos.
          • Production, Media & Tech: For the unseen work — sound, slides, livestream, lights — that helps everyone hear and see clearly.
          • Prayer, Care & Small Groups: For praying when no one is watching, checking in when someone is missing, and carrying burdens together.
          • Missions & Outreach: For going beyond our walls to serve our city and our global partners with the love of Jesus.
          • Facilities & Behind-the-Scenes: For setting up, tearing down, cleaning, and preparing a place for people to meet God.

Gratitude reminds us that everything we have — every ministry, every volunteer, every life changed — is a gift from God. This month, we want to say thank you to the ministries that make One Accord feel like family.

Thankfulness is not just felt, it is lived. Across the church in America right now, volunteering is rising again: 

        • Group participation surged on average 22% year-over-year, while volunteering increased 19%.  
        • Weekly church volunteering, at 24 percent of U.S. adults, surpassed pre-COVID 2019 levels of 18 percent, with Gen Z and Millennials leading the efforts.  
        • Volunteering for a religious organization has ticked up four points to 39% in the latest poll, approaching its pre-pandemic level.  
        • 52% of evangelicals volunteered with at least one organization in the past 12 months.  

At DBC, we see that same story. People are not just attending — they are giving, serving, and showing up in one accord.

          1. Say It Out Loud: Write a thank-you note, text, or card to a volunteer who serves in a ministry you benefit from. Name the specific thing they do.
          2. Serve One Sunday: Try one new ministry for a month. Gratitude grows when you see the church from the serving side.
          3. Pray for a Ministry by Name: Each week in November, pray for a different ministry team — their leaders, their families, and their strength.
          4. Gather a Table: Host a meal — not perfect, just present. Invite someone from a different ministry, generation, or background than you. Thanksgiving started at a table.
          5. Give Thanks in Hard Things: Like Lincoln in 1863, choose gratitude in the middle of a hard season. Keep a 3-a-day gratitude list in your phone all month: God, people, provision.
          6. Bring Someone With You: Thanksgiving is a natural invitation. Invite a friend or neighbor to experience One Accord this month and see what God is doing here.

At DBC, we see that same story. People are not just attending — they are giving, serving, and showing up in one accord.

Belonging at DBC starts with YOU!

You can help make Dunwoody Baptist a church where everyone belongs. When someone new walks through our doors, they are looking for many things — and one of the biggest is, “Do I belong here?” How can you help make DBC a place where everyone feels welcome to join our church family?

Start small. Show curiosity and care for others:

        1. Smile at everyone: Looking open and friendly goes a long way toward making others feel comfortable.
        2. Greet people: Saying “hello” to people you pass lets them know in a very real way that you see them.
        3. Offer assistance: DBC is a big place, and it’s easy for newcomers to feel unsure about where to go. If someone looks confused, offer to help, answer their question, or introduce them to a DBC Greeter.

Curiosity of others can include expanding your personal network. Are you interested in a more personal connection in being curious about other cultures and communities? 

        1. Try a new seat: Sit somewhere different on Sunday. It’s a simple way to meet someone new.
        2. Shop in a new place: Try grocery shopping in a different community or store. Is there a Hispanic or Asian market nearby? Even shopping at your usual store in a different neighborhood can open the door to new connections.
        3. Connect through hobbies: Do you enjoy knitting, tennis, pickleball, chess, or another activity? Join a group centered on something you love — you might be surprised by who you meet.
        4. Share a table: Love good food? Try a new restaurant, become a regular at a favorite spot, or explore a cuisine you’ve never tried before.  

You can make an impact right where you are. Small, intentional changes can be a powerful example to your family and community. It’s through what we do that we show Christ’s love for everyone

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Frequently Asked Questions:

Below are a few of the questions and/or concern that you may have about ministry. After reviewing the section, if you have any additional questions and/or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us at OneAccord@dbc.org

Reconciliation between people is important because it is important to God. In Ephesians 2, we see that Jesus broke the wall of hostility between Jews and the Gentiles. His purpose was to create in Himself one body, from two very different and distinct ethnic groups. God wants us to be vertically reconciled to Him and horizontally reconciled to others. And as in all cases, reconciliation requires intentional conversations about difficult issues. There is no better place to have difficult conversations than in the Church, a community called to love one another.  

DBC is a welcoming church and most people who visit here say they feel welcomed at the first point of contact. But integrating into our church can be difficult. We’ve heard this from a variety of people. Finding ways to welcome and receive all people in our increasingly diverse community is critical to our mission. Our purpose for this specific ministry is to build a culture of hospitality in our church for everyone.

It is good and right to see people based on their character and as God’s creation, made in his image. But God created diverse cultures. In Revelation 7:9, John says “After these things I looked, and behold a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne…”. The implication is that John saw diversity, and that is OK. We are all different and we can value the diversity this brings. Growing in our understanding of others can help us as a church fulfill our mission to make disciples of all nations so that the vision of Revelation 7:9 is fulfilled!

We're excited to hear that you're interested in joining our One Accord ministry! Here's what you need to know:  

OA Leadership Team Members:

    • Meeting Frequency: Meets once a month to plan and strategize  
    • Responsibilities: Provides strategic direction, makes key decisions, and oversees team activities 
    • Expectations: Leaders are expected to be proactive, communicative, and passionate about promoting unity and diversity within DBC. Additionally, leaders are expected to model the same level of commitment and participation as team members, including supporting events, participating in volunteer opportunities, contributing skills and talents, and engaging with the DBC community.

OA Team Members:

      • Event Support: Assists with planning and execution of various events throughout the year  
      • Volunteer Opportunities: Participates in volunteer opportunities, such as outreach programs, community events, and worship services 
      • Skill-Based Contributions: Contributes skills and talents, such as graphic design, social media management, or music, to support team initiatives
      • Community Engagement: Engages with the DBC community, builds relationships, and promotes unity and diversity efforts

Benefits of Joining:

      • Sense of Community: Connect with like-minded individuals who share a passion for unity and diversity
      • Spiritual Growth: Deepen your faith and understanding of God's love
      • Leadership Development: Develop leadership skills, such as event planning, communication, and teamwork
      • Diverse Perspectives: Broaden your understanding and appreciation of different cultures
      • Service Opportunities: Engage in meaningful service projects, outreach programs, and community events
      • Networking: Build relationships with others in the church and community
      • Personal Growth: Develop empathy, compassion, and a greater sense of social responsibility
Requirements:
      • You must be at least 17 years old
      • You should have a passion for celebrating diverse cultures and promoting unity within DBC  

Get Involved:  

If you're interested in joining our team, please email us at OneAccord@dbc.org. Let us know how you'd like to contribute and we'll be in touch!

One Accord strives to support DBC in growing a multi-ethnic church that welcomes, reflects, and serves our community. Our vision is to foster a church where all races, people, tribes, and languages come together before the throne 

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