Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church Mandate, Commitments and Practices of a Diverse Congregation

by DeYmaz, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780787995515
• ISBN10: 0787995517
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-26
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Mark DeYmaz is pastor of the Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas, a multi-ethnic and economically diverse church where men and women from more than thirty nations currently worship God together as one. Formerly he served on Little Rock’s Racial and Cultural Diversity Commission and he is a cofounder of the Mosaix Global Network, an organization dedicated to enlisting and equipping leaders intent on the development of multi-ethnic churches throughout America and beyond.

 

Table of Contents

About Leadership Network	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introduction	p. xix
The Biblical Mandate
The Prayer of Christ	p. 3
The Pattern at Antioch	p. 13
The Pauline Mystery	p. 27
The Seven Core Commitments of a Multi-Ethnic Church
Embrace Dependence	p. 43
Take Intentional Steps	p. 55
Empower Diverse Leadership	p. 70
Develop Cross-Cultural Relationships	p. 81
Pursue Cross-Cultural Competence	p. 94
Promote a Spirit of Inclusion	p. 108
Mobilize for Impact	p. 119
On Planting, Revitalizing, and Transforming
For Those Planting a Multi-Ethnic Church	p. 135
For Those Revitalizing a Declining Church	p. 149
For Those Transforming a Homogeneous Church	p. 164
Conclusion: All That We Should Be	p. 183
Notes	p. 185
About the Author	p. 195
Index	p. 197
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