The post-black and post-white church : becoming the beloved community in a multi-ethnic world / / Efrem Smith.
"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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Year of Publication: | 2012 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Jossey-Bass leadership network series ;
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Physical Description: | xx, 220 p. |
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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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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781118036587 (hardback) 9781118222324 (electronic bk.) |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Efrem Smith. |