02191cam a2200373 a 4500 16593358 AU-EpEBC 20130318144419.0 101229s2011 ilua b 001 0 eng 2010052959 9780830839261 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0830839267 (pbk. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn670478889 DLC DLC YDX BTCTA YDXCP BWX EMT SGB ZID SOR HNW CDX DLC NEMB pcc n-us--- 259.089/BRA EW Branson, Mark Lau. Churches, cultures and leadership : a practical theology of congregations and ethnicities / Mark Lau Branson & Juan Francisco Martinez. Churches, cultures & leadership Downers Grove, IL : IVP Academic, c2011. 271 p. : illus. ; pbk ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-265) and indexes. Pt. I. Theology and context. Practical theology and multicultural initiatives -- Missional ecclesiology and church context -- Sociocultural structures, ethnicity and churches. Pt. II. Sociocultural perspectives. Worldviews, reality and assumptions -- Language, gestures and power -- Defining social relations -- Self-perception and individuality -- Perception and thinking. Pt. III. Leadership, communication and change. Intercultural communication -- Leading change -- Practices for the calling. As the church continues to hear and heed Christ's call to reflect the multi-ethnic character of his people, pastors and leaders need to gain skills and competencies to serve in those contexts. Juan Martinez and Mark Branson have written this book to equip such leaders to create environments that make God's reconciling initiatives apparent in church life and in our mission engagement with neighborhoods and cities. Multiculturalism Religious aspects Christianity. Church and minorities United States. Pastoral theology United States. Martinez, Juan Francisco, 1957- jnt auth. ddc 35142 35142 0 0 ddc 0 0 33 MAIN MAIN OPEN 2013-03-18 Mosaic resources 20.37 0 259.089/BRA 13027 2015-08-12 00:00:00 1 50.00 2013-03-18 AM