03074nam a2200385 a 4500 ebr10575662 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 120423s2012 cau sb 001 0 eng d 2012012452 9781118036587 (hardback) 9781118222324 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)793503522 BV639.M56 S65 2012eb 277.3/083089 23 Smith, Efrem (Efrem D.), 1969- The post-black and post-white church [electronic resource] : becoming the beloved community in a multi-ethnic world / Efrem Smith. 1st ed. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2012. xx, 220 p. Jossey-Bass leadership network series ; 59 Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine 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. "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"-- Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Church and minorities. Social integration Religious aspects Christianity. Reconciliation Religious aspects Christianity. Multiculturalism Religious aspects Christianity. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10575662 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 78273 78273