The post-black and post-white church becoming the beloved community in a multi-ethnic world /
"A blueprint for missional, multi-ethnic Christian communityEfrem Smith, an internationally recognized and innovative African-American leader, offers a workable plan for connecting theology, practical ministry models, and real stories of people in multi-ethnic Christian communities. Using the e...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco :
Jossey-Bass,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Jossey-Bass leadership network series ;
59 |
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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| Summary: | "A blueprint for missional, multi-ethnic Christian communityEfrem Smith, an internationally recognized and innovative African-American leader, offers a workable plan for connecting theology, practical ministry models, and real stories of people in multi-ethnic Christian communities. Using the example of Jesus, Smith develops a theology of multi-ethnic and missional leadership. Embracing urban and ethnic subcultures such as hip-hop, this book provides a rich mix of multi-ethnic church development, reconciliation theology, missional church thinking, and Christian community. Provides a common-sense approach to creating a multi-ethnic Christian community Includes practical ministry models and real stories of people who are members of thriving multi-ethnic congregations Author is acclaimed African-American thought leader who planted and led a multi-ethnic churches of close to 1,000 and now leads a regional division of a denominational committed to ethnic, multi-ethnic, and missional churches This book is written for anyone wrestling with what it means to be a Christian in an increasingly multi-ethnic world polarized by class, politics, and race"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 220 p. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |