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 storiesof 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 ofmulti-ethnic church development, reconciliation theology, missional church thinking, and Christian community.Provides a common-sense approach to creating amulti-ethnic Christian communityIncludes practical ministry models and real stories of people who are members of thriving multi-ethnic congregations Authoris 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 churchesThis 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. INDICE: About the Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series viiForeword by Curtiss Paul DeYoung ixIntroduction: Enter the Sanctuary xiii1 Reconciling, Multi-Ethnic, and Missional 12 Moving the Church Beyond Crisis, Captivity, and Comfort 153 Compassion, Mercy, and Justice 414 Race 655 The Gift of the Black Church 936 Creating a Post-White Church 1177 Leadership 1458 The Beloved Life and Leadership Project 1619 Starting, Shifting, and Sustaining 185Notes 201About the Author 207Index 209

• ISBN: 978-1-118-03658-7
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 29/08/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés