A Future for the Latino Church

by Rodriguez, Daniel A.; Ortiz, Manuel

• ISBN13: 9780830839308
• ISBN10: 0830839305
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-07-30
• Publisher: Ivp Academic

Summary

Many assume that Hispanic ministry in North America still necessarily focuses on Spanish-language congregations. But over 60 percent of all American Latinos were born in the United States and are now English dominant.Daniel Rodriguez argues that effective Latino ministry and church planting is now centered in second-generation, English-dominant leadership and congregations. Based on his observation of dozens of cutting-edge Latino churches across the country, Rodriguez reports on how innovative congregations are ministering creatively to the next generations of Latinos. In-depth case studies reveal how gifted leaders are reaching beyond their own demographics to have lasting impact on their wider communities.The future of the Latino church is multilingual, multigenerational and multiethnic. Those who "live in the hyphen" between Latino and American can become all things to all Latinos, sharing the gospel in ways that language is no barrier.

Author Biography

Daniel Rodriguez argues that effective Latino ministry and church planting are now centered in second-generation, English-dominant leadership and congregations. Through careful study of dozens of cutting-edge Latino churches across the country, Rodriguez describes how innovative congregations are ministering creatively to the next generations of Latinos. In-depth case studies reveal how gifted leaders are reaching beyond their own demographics to have lasting impact on their wider communities. Daniel A. Rodriguez (Ph.D., Fuller) is associate professor of religion and Hispanic studies at Pepperdine University in Malibu", California. He serves on the board of directors for the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference and on the steering committee for the Global Missions Conference of the Churches of Christ.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
List of Tables and Figures	p. 11
Acknowledgments	p. 13
Introduction: A Moment of Transition in the Barrio	p. 15
Living in the Hyphen	p. 37
Multigenerational Hispanic Churches	p. 63
Multiethnic, Predominately Hispanic Churches	p. 82
Good News and Good Works in the Barrio	p. 108
The Local Church as Organic Seminary	p. 127
The New Hispanic Challenge	p. 145
Conclusion: A Future for the Latino Church	p. 167
Appendix	p. 180
Bibliography	p. 184
Name and Subject Index	p. 194
Scripture Index	p. 199
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