How multiethnic churches are a recipe for conflict and slow ministry

Thinking Through the Multicultural Church: Just because your church looks diverse doesn’t mean it is diverse. by Ed Stetzer (The Exchange blog at Christianity Today — December 2013) … just because your church looks diverse doesn’t mean it is diverse. One of the things I have said is that often pastors who say they have multiCULTURAL …

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State of the Multiethnic Church and Social Justice

Race, Religious Organizations, and Integrationby Korie L. Edwards, Brad Christerson, and Michael O. EmersonAnnual Review of Sociology, Vol. 39: 211 -228 (Volume publication date July 2013) Abstract: “We review the bourgeoning literature on multiracial religious organizations. Although scholars have paid attention to racial integration in congregations since the 1940s, only recently has there been a …

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15 Multi-Ethnic Pastors that Evangelical Leaders Can Learn From

15 Multi-Ethnic Pastors That Caucasian Pastors And Christian Leaders Should Listen To by Brian Dodd with Derwin Gray (May 5, 2013) This is arguably the most important post I have ever written. When I was coming up through Christian ministry, the face of American Christian leadership was Bill Hybels, Rick Warren, and John Maxwell. Today …

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Pathways Christian Church Being Deliberately Diverse

Deliberately Diverse by Rebecca Waters and Darryll Davis (in Lookout Magazine) On the night before Jesus died he expressed his highest concern for humanity—that we would become one. That we, through our unity, would show the world that Jesus is the Son of God. … Differing races often recognize the biblical call for unity, yet …

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6 Joys of Pursuing a Multi-Ethnic Church Diversity

The Joyful Pursuit of Multi-ethnic Churches Jemar Tisby (The Gospel Coalition — November 13, 2012) Forming multi-ethnic churches seems to be appealing at first, but unless believers grasp the profound joy of pursuing diversity, the challenges of this type of ministry will quickly deflate them. Churches that desire a more multi-ethnic membership desire a good …

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What music is best for becoming a multiethnic church?

Different cultures of various ethnicities have developed different styles and sounds of music. The fancy word for that is ethnomusicology. This CT article introduces a book that has helpful insights for selecting music that’d play well in a multiethnic church, or a church seeking to diversify with more ethnicities. They’re Playing Our Song: The Secret Multiracial …

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Meaningful Ways to Build Multicultural Community in Churches

Multicultural Congregational Development: Worship, Leadership, and Community Development by Melissa Hinnen (United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries — July 29, 2011) Using the story of Peter and Cornelius in Acts 10 as an illustration of crossing boundaries in ministry, Doug Cunningham and Dionisio Salazar led a diverse group of church leaders through three sessions …

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25 FAQs re. the Multi-ethnic Church

(from cache of markdeymaz.com/glue/2009/09/25-faqs-re-the-multiethnic-church.html) 25 FAQs about the Multi-ethnic Church, answered by Mark DeYmaz As a special bonus for those of you tuned into The Nines today, here are 25 questions I am frequently asked to address by those who hear me speak in a live audience setting. In addressing them here, I hope to provide you with a …

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3 Orientations for Racial and Ethnic Diversity in a Congregation

Ethno-Racial Diversity within Religious Congregations in Indianapolis by Elfriede Wedam (Research Notes, Vol. 2, No. 4, August 1999) … Using data from the Religion and Urban Culture Project, we have identified how some congregations engage in what social analysts call “boundary-spanning” activities that bring “outsiders” into their previously homogeneous organizations. Our investigation suggests that diversity …

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