John 10:3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
John 10:4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.
John 10:5 They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of strangers.”
When you begin to discuss our racist ideals are institutionalized we are reminded that the church is supposed to be set apart from other institutions in mission & ideals. So there is one step you must take first to institutionalize any racist ideal into the church…