I have served United Methodist churches under cross-racial and cross-cultural appointments for 14 years in North Carolina. Through my ministerial experience and study, I have realized that church leadership, which includes both lay and clergy, is crucial to envision and build up a healthy, diverse church. The ministry of reconciliation among different people may begin with a leader’s vision for God’s kingdom. My study project will provide the church with biblical, theological, and missional imperative for its diversity and unity at cultural crossroads in North America. By interviewing cross-cultural leaders and those who work for reconciliation in conflicting contexts in the United Methodist Church and other denominations, I will characterize the creative leadership in the periphery and develop practical strategies for building solidarity among diverse people. This pastoral study project will contribute to the church universal and in particular to its leaders - both lay and clergy - to hear the Gospel imperative for inclusiveness, to adopt strategic plans for multicultural congregations, and to move a congregation toward God's reconciliation by building solidarity on the periphery.