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

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

by Mark DeYmaz
Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church: Mandate, Commitments and Practices of a Diverse Congregation

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

by Mark DeYmaz

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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780787995515
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 10/26/2007
Series: Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series , #22
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

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. 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. Formerly he served on Little Rock’s Racial and Cultural Diversity Commision.

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Table of Contents

About Leadership Network xi

Foreword by George Yancey xiii

Preface by Mark L. Pryor xv

Acknowledgments xvii

Introduction xix

Part One The Biblical Mandate

1. The Prayer of Christ 3

2. The Pattern at Antioch 13

3. The Pauline Mystery 27

Part Two The Seven Core Commitments of a Multi-Ethnic Church

4. Embrace Dependence 43

5. Take Intentional Steps 55

6. Empower Diverse Leadership 70

7. Develop Cross-Cultural Relationships 81

8. Pursue Cross-Cultural Competence 94

9. Promote a Spirit of Inclusion 108

10. Mobilize for Impact 119

Part Three On Planting, Revitalizing, and Transforming

11. For Those Planting a Multi-ethnic Church 135

12. For Those Revitalizing a Declining Church, by Rodney Woo 149

13. For Those Transforming a Homogeneous Church, by Kim Greenwood with John Jordan 164

Conclusion: All That We Should Be 183

Notes 185

About the Author 195

Index 197 

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“The Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas is influencing a systemic rethinking of things and setting an example that few churches to date have been willing to address.”—From the preface byU.S. Senator Mark L. Pryor

 

“We cannot ignore the topic of multi-ethnic churches as we live in a multi-ethnic world. Mark DeYmaz writes [with] practical insight, not from theory but from leading an extremely strategic multi-ethnic church that is paving the way for so many others.”

—Dan Kimball, senior pastor, Vintage Faith Church, Santa Cruz, California, and author, They Like Jesus But Not the Church

 

“Mark DeYmaz has provided the body of Christ with the answer to one of its most embarrassing dilemmas: Sunday segregation. Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church is a very biblical plan for church leaders committed to building a church that looks like the world in which they minister.”—Miles McPherson, senior pastor, The Rock Church, San Diego, California

 

“This book unpacks theological and practical principles for local churches interested in truly serving their neighboring communities in an increasingly diverse America.  It paves the way for the future of the local church and the next generations of its leaders.”—D. J. Chuang, director, Asian American Church Research at Leadership Network and executive director at L2 Foundation

 

“Drawing from his invaluable experience as a multi-ethnic church pastor, Mark DeYmaz writes with keen practical insight and foresight.  For those committed to building multi-ethnic churches for Christ in an increasingly diverse culture, this is a must read.”—Dr. Paul Louis Metzger, professor, Christian Theology and Theology of Culture, Multnomah Biblical Seminary, Portland, Oregon

 

  “Here’s the book many of us have been looking for—a book that lays a solid biblical foundation for the multi-ethnic church and includes the building plans!  Whether seeking to plant a multi-ethnic church or transform a homogenous congregation, this book will inspire and show the way.”—Jonathan Seda,senior pastor, Grace Presbyterian Church, Dover, Delaware

 

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