03074nam a2200385 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020002900112020002700141040002100168035002100189050002600210082002100236100003700257245013800294250001200432260004100444300001500485490004800500504005100548505036700599520118900966533015202155650002702307650005702334650005302391650005502444655002902499710001702528856012602545999001702671ebr10575662CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||120423s2012    cau     sb    001 0 eng d  z  2012012452  z9781118036587 (hardback)  z9781118222324 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)79350352214aBV639.M56bS65 2012eb04a277.3/0830892231 aSmith, Efremq(Efrem D.),d1969-14aThe post-black and post-white churchh[electronic resource] :bbecoming the beloved community in a multi-ethnic world /cEfrem Smith.  a1st ed.  aSan Francisco :bJossey-Bass,c2012.  axx, 220 p.0 aJossey-Bass leadership network series ;v59  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.8 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.  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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aChurch and minorities. 0aSocial integrationxReligious aspectsxChristianity. 0aReconciliationxReligious aspectsxChristianity. 0aMulticulturalismxReligious aspectsxChristianity. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10575662zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c78273d78273