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Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church: Mandate, Commitments, and Practices of a Diverse Congregation
Contributor(s): Deymaz, Mark (Author)

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ISBN: 0787995517     ISBN-13: 9780787995515
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2007
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Annotation: For more than one hundred years, eleven o'clock on Sunday morning has been called the most segregated hour in the land. Despite the integration of public schools, the workplace, and neighborhoods, the local church stubbornly clings to homogeneity. As America grows more and more diverse, the local church will be forced to adapt in order to remain relevant and effective. Good intentions, however, are not enough to inspire systemic change.

"Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church" explains why the growing fascination with multi-ethnic churches must not be focused on racial reconciliation but on reconciling individuals to Jesus Christ and on reconciling local congregations of faith with the inclusive nature of the New Testament Church. Through personal stories and a thorough analysis of the biblical text, Mark DeYmaz, pastor of one of the most proven multi-ethnic churches in the country, provides the theological mandate for the multi-ethnic church and outlines seven core commitments required to bring it about. Writing from his comprehensive experience in planting, growing, and encouraging more ethnically diverse communities of faith, he demonstrates why the most effective way to advance the Gospel in the twenty-first century will be through strong and vital multi-ethnic churches.

Mark DeYmaz challenges pastors and laypeople alike who believe that the kingdom of heaven is not segregated to create local churches on earth that will not be either. Through such efforts, the Gospel will be newly proclaimed in power and the church restored to a place of prominent influence in an increasingly multi-ethnic, multi-racial nation.



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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Church - Growth
- Religion | Christian Ministry - Missions
- Religion | Christian Living - Social Issues
Dewey: 259.089
LCCN: 2007028793
Series: Leadership Networks
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.36" W x 9.12" L (0.94 lbs) 240 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural
- Religious Orientation - Christian
- Theometrics - Evangelical
- Theometrics - Mainline
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Library Journal 03/01/2008 pg. 86
 
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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 as well as 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 both from 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.
 
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