Smith, Efrem  1969- <br/><br/>
The post-black and post-white church  becoming the beloved community in a multi-ethnic world /  [electronic resource] : 
Efrem Smith. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - San Francisco :  Jossey-Bass,  2012. 
 - xx, 220 p. 
 - Jossey-Bass leadership network series ;  59 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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"-- 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Church and minorities.<br/>Social integration--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Reconciliation--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Multiculturalism--Religious aspects--Christianity.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BV639.M56  / S65 2012eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>277.3/083089