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  A Mosaic of Believers: Diversity and Innovation in a Multiethnic Church

  by Gerardo Marti

  "Anyone wishing to gain a deeper understanding of American evangelical diversity, of the emergent church movement, and of intriguing congregational efforts to bridge ethnic divides, will want to read this book." -- Christian Scholar's Review "Mosaic" in Southern California is one of the largest multiethnic congregations in America, and also one of the most innovative. This book takes us inside this... (more)
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  Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America

  by Christian Smith, Michael O. Emerson

  Through a nationwide telephone survey of 2,000 people and an additional 200 face-to-face interviews, Michael O. Emerson and Christian Smith probed the grassroots of white evangelical America. They found that despite recent efforts by the movement's leaders to address the problem of racial discrimination, evangelicals themselves seem to be preserving America's racial chasm. In fact, most white evangelicals see no... (more)
• Broken Walls (Nad Church Ministries Series)Caleb Rosado

  

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  Broken Walls (Nad Church Ministries Series)

  by Caleb Rosado

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  Church Growth and the Whole Gospel: A Biblical Mandate

  by C. Peter Wagner

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  United by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation As an Answer to the Problem of Race

  by Curtiss Paul DeYoung

  In the last four decades, desegregation has revolutionized almost every aspect of life in the United States: schools, businesses, government offices, even entertainment. But there is one area that remains largely untouched, and that is the church. Now comes a major new call for multiracial congregations in every possible setting--a call that is surprisingly controversial, even in the twenty-first century. In... (more)
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  Winning the Race to Unity: Is Racial Reconciliation Really Working?

  by Clarence Shuler

  It's been said that the most segregated time of the week is Sunday morning. The church experiences the same racial tensions as the rest of society and this certainly does not bring glory to God. In Winning the Race to Unity, Clarence Shuler directly confronts this racial divide and challenges the church to face these problems and tackle them head on. Come along on this necessary journey and prepare to grow and be... (more)
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  Being White: Finding Our Place in a Multiethnic World

  by Paula Harris

  What does it mean to be white? In our culture, whites have not always used their power and privilege responsibly. As a result, those from other racial and ethnic backgrounds may respond to you differently or suspiciously simply because of your whiteness. You may feel ambivalence about your own identity as a white person. Perhaps you have been frustrated when a friend of another ethnicity shakes his head and tells... (more)
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  The Church Enslaved: A Spirituality For Racial Reconciliation (Prisms)

  by Anthony Campolo

  Two of the most vocal activists on racial issues in the church seek nothing less than a conversion of American Christianity. They directly challenge the churches to resume leadership in overcoming and redressing America’s legacy of racial segregation. Campolo and Battle expose the realities of racial division in the churches and then lift up a vision of a church without racism.To achieve reconciliation... (more)
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  A Mighty Long Journey: Reflections on Racial Reconciliation

  Editors Timothy George and Robert Smith Jr. have compiled a collection of essays, sermons, and speeches chronicling the journey to racial reconciliation in the American church. Writers and pastors from various backgrounds reflect on the state of affairs of race relations in the church, the sins of the past, repentance in the present, and redemption for the future. Moving and inspiring, revealing and honest,... (more)
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  One New People: Models for Developing a Multiethnic Church

  by Manuel Ortiz

  In One New People manual Ortiz persuades us of the benefits in fellowship and outreach that we can experience by crossing racial, ethnic and cultural lines. He urges readers not just to put aside their differneces but to celebrate them and to embrace them--to use them in a way that draws them closer to each other and closer to God.
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  Making Room at the Table: An Invitation to Multicultural Worship

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  A Many Colored Kingdom: Multicultural Dynamics for Spiritual Formation

  by Elizabeth Conde-Frazier

  How do ethnic and cultural diversity affect spiritual formation? The authors of A Many Colored Kingdom explore Christian formation and teaching in the church, with a particular focus on intercultural and interethnic relationships. Well-qualified to speak on issues of diversity, the authors describe relevant aspects of their own personal journeys; key issues emerging from their studies and teaching germane to... (more)
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  Multicultural Ministry: Finding Your Church's Unique Rhythm

  by David A. Anderson

  A practical guide to multicultural ministry in a changing America, with motivating stories and examples from the author’s personal experiences in successful multicultural ministry. It also offers practical how-to ideas from a wide circle of churches.
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  The Heart of Racial Justice: How Soul Change Leads to Social Change

  by Brenda Salter McNeil

  Racial and ethnic hostility is one of the most pervasive problems the church faces. It hinders our effectiveness as one body of believers. It damages our ability to witness to and serve seekers.Why won't this problem just go away?Because it is a spiritual battle.What should our response be in a world torn apart by prejudice, hatred and fear? We must employ spiritual weapons--prayer, repentance, forgiveness.In this... (more)
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  One Body, One Spirit: Principles of Successful Multiracial Churches

  by George A. Yancey

  As society diversifies, local churches find themselves interacting with people from every tribe and tongue. But not every church is equipped to handle the realities of ethnic and racial diversity in their congregational life. Sociologist George Yancey's pioneering research on multiracial churches offers key principles for church leaders wanting to minister to people from a variety of racial and cultural... (more)
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  The Gospel in Black & White: Theological Resources for Racial Reconciliation

  Some of the church's most exciting black and white thinkers here address issues of theological method, hermeneutics, soteriology, ecclesiology, and social ethics with an eye to closing the gaping wounds of racism and serving God's kingdom across color lines.
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  People of the Dream: Multiracial Congregations in the United States

  by Michael O. Emerson

  It is sometimes said that the most segregated time of the week in the United States is Sunday morning. Even as workplaces and public institutions such as the military have become racially integrated, racial separation in Christian religious congregations is the norm. And yet some congregations remain stubbornly, racially mixed. People of the Dream is the most complete study of this phenomenon ever undertaken.... (more)
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  Multicultural Religious Education

  Multicultural Religious Education is a magnificently comprehensive book, which supports and expands the reality of multiculturalism in the religious education arena. The guiding principle of this book in the deeply Christian perspective that religious education which is authentically Christian must be as wide as the arms of Christ and embrace with equal warmth persons of every ethnic and cultural group. In... (more)
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  Beyond Racial Gridlock: Embracing Mutual Responsibility

  by George A. Yancey

  Christians have struggled with racial issues for centuries, and often inadvertently contribute to the problem. Many proposed solutions have been helpful, but these only take us so far. Adding to this complex situation is the reality that Christians of different races see the issues differently. Sociologist George Yancey surveys a range of approaches to racial healing that Christians have used and offers a new... (more)
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  Growing Healthy Asian American Churches

  The Asian American church is in transition. Congregations face the challenges of preserving ethnic culture and heritage while contextualizing their ministry to younger generations and the unchurched. Many Asian American church leaders struggle with issues like leadership development, community dynamics and intergenerational conflict. But often Asian American churches lack the resources and support they need to... (more)