Ethnic Blends : Mixing Diversity into Your Local Church

by Mark DeYmaz and Harry Li

• ISBN13: 9780310321231
• ISBN10: 0310321239
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

Increasingly, church leaders are recognizing the intrinsic power and beauty of the multi-ethnic church. More than a good idea, it's a biblical, first-century standard with far-reaching evangelistic potential.

Author Biography

Mark Deymaz is the founding pastor of the Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas (www.mosaicchurch.net), a multi-ethnic and economically diverse church where men and women from more than thirty nations walk, work, and worship God together as one. Harry Li as been a campus pastor at Mosaic since 2002. Prior to that, he was an associate professor of electrical engineering at the University of Idaho.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 11
Foreword	p. 15
Acknowledgments	p. 17
Acquiring The Taste	p. 19
An Introduction
I'll Drink To That!	p. 35
Mandate and Commitments of a Diverse Congregation
Blending As A Family	p. 53
Overcoming the Personal Obstacles
Harvesting Tips from the Old Country	p. 73
Overcoming the Theological Obstacles
Regular Or Decaf?	p. 99
Overcoming the Philosophical Obstacles
Can I Pour You A Cup?	p. 125
Overcoming the Practical Obstacles
Roasting For Flavor	p. 147
Overcoming the Cross-cultural Obstacles
Husking The Outer Shell	p. 169
Overcoming the Relational Obstacles
Strange Brews	p. 191
Overcoming the Spiritual Obstacles
An Everlasting Aroma: Conclusion	p. 213
Church Profiles	p. 215
Mosaix	p. 219
Of Gifts and Love: Comparing Paul's Thoughts in 1 Corinthians 12 -14 with Those in Ephesians 4	p. 220
Variations of Multi-ethnic Churches	p. 222
Conflict Norms for Pastoral Staff and Elders: Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas	p. 224
Notes	p. 226
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