Church Planting Dynamics In The Black Middle Class Community
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Author | : Terrance Stephen Woodson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : African American churches |
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Church planting is an effective means of ministering to the growing Black middle class community. This study argues that successful church plants must incorporate significant dynamics reflecting the unique needs, values and traditions of this targeted community. This study discusses the distinctive characteristics of the Black middle class community, the powerful influence of its church, the biblical foundation for church planting and the current models used to plant churches today. An instrument was constructed to evaluate these significant dynamics. Descriptive case studies of 3 churches planted by Urban Evangelical Mission revealed the importance of these dynamics. Each dynamic was developed into a significant methodoloy to plant churches in this growing community.
Author | : Michael J. Cox |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Religion |
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This road map for international church planting navigates case-study milestones that offer successful models and highlights the dynamics that distinguish church planting in the African-American community from church planting in general.
Author | : Hozell C. Francis |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0310228778 |
One in every six churches in the United States is African-American. So, given the church's central role in the black community, why is the number of unchurched African-Americans increasing? How can you plant a church that proclaims with power and relevance the unchanging gospel to our changing African-American culture? Drawing from his wealth of experience, Hozell Francis gives you both the theory and practice for raising up a church in today's black community. You'll find out how to: - Shape a vision to guide your church - Form plans to realize your vision - Cultivate strong community ties - Develop an effective core of leaders - Impact families with the Gospel. - Transcend cultural dividing lines.
Author | : Harold Dean Trulear |
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Total Pages | : 22 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : African American churches |
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Author | : Cecil Hawkins |
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Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : African American churches |
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Author | : Efrem Smith |
Publisher | : Fortress Press |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2020-11-03 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1506463487 |
The key to creating and growing a more unified and holistic church is the multi-ethnic and Christ-centered community that offers a strong connection between theology and practical ministry models, and that nurtures believers who are wrestling with what it means to be the church of the Bible today. Most books on racial reconciliation or multi-ethnic ministry center on the theological foundations, history, or social problem aspects of the topic. The Post-Black and Post-White Church offers a practical, hands-on blueprint for developing and sustaining a multi-ethnic and Christ-centered community. Written by Efrem Smith, an innovative and passionate African American leader of the Covenant Evangelical Church and founding pastor of Sanctuary Covenant Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this groundbreaking book shares his skills, experience, and wisdom for congregations who want to grow into a multi-ethnic, missional identity. The Post-Black and Post-White Church connects theology and practical ministry models for wrestling with what it means to be church in an increasingly multi-ethnic world that is polarized by class, politics, and race. The book embraces Jesus as one who was both Jewish and multi-ethnic and focuses on a theology of reconciled, multi-ethnic, and missional leadership.
Author | : Sid Smith |
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Total Pages | : 159 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : African American churches |
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Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2003 |
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Author | : Robert London Smith |
Publisher | : Peter Lang |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780820495187 |
Drawing on his experience as a member of the clergy and the questions and concerns that arose in the course of ministering to congregants, Robert London Smith, Jr. explores exactly what function the black church performs and, importantly, why. In this provocative work, he argues that much black church praxis is less authentic, relevant, and constructive today because it continues to be implicated by certain values and meanings that are themselves rooted in a historical black thematic universe that is fading and being replaced by a new set of values and meanings located within a contemporary black thematic universe. Using a practical theology method, Smith develops a theological framework (context-praxis) to create an approach to understanding and creating an informed praxis for the black church. He then sets forth a bold project that calls for the critical engagement of black church praxis and what he calls the black thematic universe in its historical and contemporary manifestations. The goal is to transform this praxis so that it remains authentic to the Gospel and the religious traditions and history of those who come to interpret and live out its message in the world, while being relevant to the issues and challenges of the present historical context in which the black church lives out its meaning and purpose, and constructive for the building up and equipping of the Body of Christ. Smith's creation of a black existential and theological hermeneutic is an approach that moves toward the realization of this ambitious goal. This book challenges many traditional views of black church praxis, including pastoral care, worship, and fellowship, and creates a space for a renewed and much-needed dialogue about the acts of the black church within contemporary America. As such, it is an important text for students of practical theology and African American religion as well as those interested in developing a critical understanding of the implications of the intersection of faith and culture.
Author | : Kenneth Russell Brown |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 622 |
Release | : 1999 |
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