"A thoroughly researched, courageous critique of organizational practices and their impact on women and human flourishing. A must-read for women in Christian organizations."

"While many leaders of missional organizations no doubt want their organizations to be places of flourishing for both women and men, how to intentionally enable this is not always clear. Help is at hand! Birmingham and Sallinen Simard, in bringing us their belonging culture framework, detail six areas that, taken together, demystify what such a place of flourishing might look like and how to lead into it. Richly illustrated with research findings, stories, indicators, and examples, Creating Cultures of Belonging is essential reading for leaders seeking to transform their organizations in this important area."

"The collective wisdom and practical guidance that these experienced women bring will be a gift to your organizations. As a Latina pastor, activist, neighbor, and mother, I wish there were more institutions that were intentional about keeping talent."

"This work of research and personal insight has the power to help Christians build inclusive work cultures where everyone belongs and everyone thrives. Throughout this book, Birmingham and Sallinen Simard shine a light on where organizational faith leaders have missed the mark and how they can correct course. This is an important paradigm-shifting book that can transform not just organizations but readers."

"In Creating Cultures of Belonging, the authors begin by calling out the institutionalized misogyny that too often oppresses women in our organizational contexts. Then they articulate a comprehensive and compelling blueprint for organizational transformation—one that engages every aspect of organizational life, including theology, leadership, policy, culture, and more. If you long to see your organization become a place where both women and men can truly belong, this is the book for you."

"Writing in a candid, collaborative, mutually amplifying style that exemplifies the very leadership they commend, Beth Birmingham and Eeva Sallinen Simard offer a book that is desperately needed. In turns both challenging and empowering, it is not only a compelling argument for shared egalitarian leadership in mission agencies but also research-based, theologically grounded, systemic instruction for equipping leaders who default to exclusionary models they have previously seen and in which they have been trained. This is a guidebook to a healthier, more God-honoring way of creating an increasingly effective and flourishing organizational culture. I will be recommending it for my clients, requiring it for my students, and rereading it myself."

"Whether churches, nonprofits, or corporations, our organizations are deprived of their full potential when we fail to recognize the richness and value of diverse perspectives in God's kingdom. Beth Birmingham and Eeva Sallinen Simard awaken us to the perils of structural sameness and invite us to embrace new possibilities of welcoming and valuing every voice. Creating Cultures of Belonging is for anyone seeking to build a missional community marked by mutuality and respect."

"How I wish this book had been available to me decades ago when I began leading at a table filled only with men! Any culture that seeks to be truly inclusive will benefit from taking a deep dive into these pages. Here you will find thoughtful research, practical steps, and real-life stories that inspire both men and women to do better as we seek to serve God's kingdom as brothers and sisters. We can and must do better. This book will help!"

"This is an absolute must-read for men and women in leadership. As I lead a global organization, I take pride in the stereotypes my organization has broken. However, the contrast that exists outside this space is not invisible either. The chapter on how most missional organizations have a problem with women was gripping and affirming. The richness of the experience both authors bring to every single chapter is not just evident but also points the reader to introspection. I've oftentimes been referred to as the ambitious, overconfident woman in the workplace, and this book has helped me find peace with being unique, different, and misunderstood."