How to become a multicultural church
By: Douglas J. Brouwer
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.; Eerdmans
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Grand Rapids
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
ISBN-13: 9780802873934
Subjects: Church; Communities; Church and minorities; Church attendance; Cultural fusion; Christianity
Description: Many churches aspire to be more culturally diverse-but they find that they have no idea how to approach that goal practically. This book addresses that problem with ten ways churches can truly engage and welcome other cultures. In 2014 Douglas Brouwer, a seasoned American pastor, took on the unique challenge of serving a multiethnic, multiracial, multicultural church in one of Europe's largest cities. In this book Brouwer distills the lessons he has learned from that experience into timely wisdom on issues every multicultural church faces, including language barriers, theological differences, and cultural stereotypes. Honestly recounting his own questions and challenges in multicultural ministry, Brouwer shows how churches everywhere can adjust their attitudes and practices to embrace racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Wesley Granberg-Michaelson; title: Rediscover the meaning of home; title: Reconsider the church's name; title: Learn to lead (differently); title: Be theologically generous; title: Seek to understand; title: as well as to be understood; title: Learn the language; title: Move beyond cultural stereotypes; title: Consider what the flag might mean; title: It's not the music (or the worship style); title: It's the meal (where strangers become friends); title: Afterword / Richard A. Davis.