Recently someone called me from an inner-city non-profit ministry. They had some unfortunate experiences with trying to hire people and then having it turn into a negative experience. They wanted some advice. My discussion with them covered some basic human resource process as well as problems centering around race and class. I thought the discussion worth writing about and sharing with others in these kinds of ministries, which are of course my background and experience. [I want the reader to know that it has been my passion to champion African Americans as leaders in churches, to enroll in colleges, and be hired by other Christian institutions, as well as the poor, women, ex-inmates and other under-represented minorities. It is up to others to witness as to whether or not that has indeed been true of me, or if I have been at all successful.] I will try to cover some of the topic in two categories. We Must Establish A Good Process In Evaluating Whom To Hire. A. What is …