LEADER 03511nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910790340703321 005 20230126205631.0 010 $a1-118-23606-8 010 $a1-280-79278-7 010 $a9786613703170 010 $a1-118-22232-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000209118 035 $a(EBL)821771 035 $a(OCoLC)797919101 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC821771 035 $a(DLC) 2012019626 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL821771 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10575662 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL370317 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000209118 100 $a20120423d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 14$aThe post-black and post-white church$b[electronic resource] $ebecoming the beloved community in a multi-ethnic world /$fEfrem Smith 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSan Francisco $cJossey-Bass$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (219 p.) 225 0 $aJossey-Bass leadership network series ;$v59 300 $a"A Leadership Network publication." 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-118-03658-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: Introduction: Enter the Sanctuary1 Reconciling, Multiethnic, and Missional2 Moving the Church Beyond Crisis, Captivity, and Comfort3 Compassion, Mercy, and Justice4 Race5 The Gift of the Black Church6 Creating a Post-White Church7 Leadership8 The Beloved Life and Leadership Project9 Starting, Shifting, and SustainingNotesIndex. 330 $a"A blueprint for missional, multi-ethnic Christian communityEfrem Smith, an internationally recognized and innovative African-American leader, offers a workable plan for connecting theology, practical ministry models, and real stories of people in multi-ethnic Christian communities. Using the example of Jesus, Smith develops a theology of multi-ethnic and missional leadership. Embracing urban and ethnic subcultures such as hip-hop, this book provides a rich mix of multi-ethnic church development, reconciliation theology, missional church thinking, and Christian community. Provides a common-sense approach to creating a multi-ethnic Christian community Includes practical ministry models and real stories of people who are members of thriving multi-ethnic congregations Author is acclaimed African-American thought leader who planted and led a multi-ethnic churches of close to 1,000 and now leads a regional division of a denominational committed to ethnic, multi-ethnic, and missional churches This book is written for anyone wrestling with what it means to be a Christian in an increasingly multi-ethnic world polarized by class, politics, and race"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aChurch and minorities 606 $aSocial integration$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 606 $aReconciliation$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 606 $aMulticulturalism$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 615 0$aChurch and minorities. 615 0$aSocial integration$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 615 0$aReconciliation$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 615 0$aMulticulturalism$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 676 $a277.3/083089 686 $aREL012000$2bisacsh 700 $aSmith$b Efrem$g(Efrem D.),$f1969-$01479401 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790340703321 996 $aThe post-black and post-white church$93695491 997 $aUNINA