Similarity training program aims to cultivate unity within organizations and last updated 2021-05-27 16:03:59-04 SAN DIEGO, Calif. â From elementary schools to Fortune 500 companies, leaders are re-examining inequities within their organizations, meeting the moment after George Floydâs murder and global protests that followed. But diversity training isn't new, and studies show it's often ineffective. Miles McPherson, the pastor of the Rock Church in San Diego, is working to bring a different kind of training to communities. âEvery pillar in our society is looking and using and leveraging diversity training of some kind," said McPherson. "This applies to all of those because itâs really about our humanity.â