multiethnic
How to transition into a multi-ethnic church? Ask anything.
To more effectively reach the next generation that’s growing up in an American society that’s more ethnically and racially diverse than ever, many churches are beginning to explore how an existing church that’s mostly homogeneous into one that’s multi-ethnic/ multi-cultural.I recently got this email from Art Lucero, and with his permission, I’m sharing it with you. Now, you (and your friends) can ask your burning questions about how to transition that kind of a transition:
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review of book on Evergreen LA
The Journal of American Ethnic History published Russell Jeung’s book review of Crossing the Ethnic Divide: The Multiethnic Church on a Mission by Kathleen Garces-Foley. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.)
Kathleen Garces-Foley’s excellent ethnography, Crossing the Ethnic Divide, recounts the transformation of Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles as a congregation seeking to become inclusively […]
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musings about Asian American ministry
PaLM’s Ekklesia ministry has a series of articles from John L. Ng’s reflections and thoughts on doing pastoral work in New York City:
A Diverse Asian Community as Context for Church Ministry
Thinking Through The Identity Issue Among […]
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Minorities are flocking to multi-ethnic campus groups for Christian fellowship
The Baptist Standard posts this article “Minorities are flocking to multi-ethnic campus groups for Christian fellowship” from the Associated Baptist Press::
Anglo students continue to primarily populate college evangelical organizations, but ethnic minority students have started to join them in increasing numbers.
Two of the nation’s largest parachurch campus evangelical organizations, Campus Crusade for Christ and InterVarsity […]
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multiethnic church planting fund
In this letter from Henry Koh, Coordinator of Korean Ministries for Mission to North America in the PCA (Presbyterian Church of America), he announced that Sarang Community Church Offers Financial Support to First-Time Multiethnic Church Planters::
… Sarang Community Church of Southern California has set aside $50,000.00 per year to help Korean second generation and other […]
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Minorities becoming Majority
Demographics continue to shift in the United States. The
United States has more than 100 million minorities (based on July 2005 census data reported in May 2006). The New York Times recently notes that Minorities Now Form Majority in One-Third of Most-Populous Counties:
In a further sign of the United States’ growing diversity, nonwhites now make up […]
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conferences about multiethnic churches
As we’ve talked with churches led by next generation Asians, a growing number have a broader multi-ethnic vision to reach all peoples in their community (and by inference, the world). There are now a few conferences that aim to inspire and equip church leaders to turn that kind of vision into reality by sharing principles, […]
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Crossing the Ethnic Divide
While here at Q, Pastor Ken Fong (EvergreenLA) showed me a copy of a new book, Crossing the Ethnic Divide: The Multiethnic Church on a Mission by Kathleen Garces-Foley. I’m a little disappointed that the amazon.com book description didn’t name the church, Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles, by name [author noted church is […]
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top priority for next generation churches
There has been many conversations about the value and need for an intergenerational Asian American church, one that keeps the 1st generation immigrants together with their 2nd generation children. I’m pretty sure the majority of Asian churches fit this ministry model and philosphy, which is also reinforced by the Asian cultural value for intergenerational family […]
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