Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church: Mandate, Commitments, and Practics of a Diverse Congregation - Couverture souple

Mark, DeYmaz; Yancey, George D.

 
9781506463391: Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church: Mandate, Commitments, and Practics of a Diverse Congregation

Synopsis

Through personal stories, proven experience, and a thorough analysis of the biblical text, Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church illustrates both the biblical mandate for the multi-ethnic church and the seven core commitments required to bring it about. Mark DeYmaz, pastor of one of the most proven multi-ethnic churches in the country, writes from both his experience and his extensive study of how to plant, grow, and encourage more ethnically diverse churches. He argues that the "homogenous unit principle" will soon become irrelevant and that the most effective way to spread the gospel in an increasingly diverse world is through strong and vital multi-ethnic churches.Apart from ethnically and economically diverse relationships, we cannot understand others different from ourselves, develop trust for others who are different than us, and/or love others different than ourselves. Apart from understanding, trust, and love, we are less likely to get involved in the plight of others different than ourselves. Without involvement, nothing changes, and the disparaging consequences of systemic racism remain entrenched in our culture.Surely, it breaks the heart of God to see so many churches segregated ethnically or economically from one another, and that little has changed in the many years since it was first observed that eleven o'clock on Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in the land.

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À propos de l?auteur

Mark DeYmaz is the founder of Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas and cofounder of the Mosaix Global Network. The author of seven books, DeYmaz is an adjunct professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and at Wheaton College, where Mosaix offers a specialized M.A. in Ministry Leadership. He and his wife, Linda, have four adult children and live in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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9780787995515: Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church: Mandate, Commitments, and Practices of a Diverse Congregation

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0787995517 ISBN 13 :  9780787995515
Editeur : Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S., 2007
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