Churches, Cultures and Leadership – A Practical Theology of Congregations and Ethnicities

Mark Branson, Juan F. Martinez (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

275 Seiten

2011
Inter-Varsity Press,US (Verlag)
978-0-8308-3926-1 (ISBN)

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As the church continues to heed Christ's call to reflect the multiethnic character of his people, pastors and lay leaders need to gain skills and competencies to serve in those contexts. The multicultural team of Juan Martinez and Mark Branson has written this book to equip such leaders to carry out God?s reconciling initiatives effectively.

As the church continues to hear and heed Christ's call to reflect the multiethnic character of his people, pastors and lay leaders need to gain skills and competencies to serve in those contexts. The multicultural team of Juan Martinez and Mark Branson has written this book to equip such leaders to create environments that make God's reconciling initiatives apparent in church life and in our missional engagement with neighborhoods and cities.
Generated by courses they teach at Fuller Theological Seminary, Branson and Martinez take an interdisciplinary approach that integrates biblical and theological study with the disciplines of sociology, cultural anthropology and communications. The result is a rich blend of astute analysis with guidance for practical implementation of a deeper intercultural life for the church.
Case studies, Bible studies and exercises for personal reflection and classroom use connect the real life and everyday challenges that inevitably arise in multi-ethnic contexts. Martinez and Branson offer not static model but a praxis of "paying attention," reflection and study that can lead to a genuine reconciliation and shared life empowered by the gospel that is personal, interpersonal, cultural and structural.

Mark Lau Branson (M.A., Claremont School of Theology; Ed.D., University of San Francisco) is the Homer L. Goddard Associate Professor of the Ministry of the Laity at Fuller Theological Seminary where he teaches courses on congregational leadership and community engagement. His most recent book is Memories, Hopes and Conversations: Appreciative Inquiry and Congregational Change. Juan F. Martínez (M.Div., Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary; Th.M. and Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary) is associate dean of the Center for the Study of Hispanic Church and Community and associate professor of Hispanic studies and pastoral leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary. His most recent book is Walk with the People: Latino Ministry in the United States.

List of Bible Studies

List of Personal Reflections/Group Exercises

List of Figures and Tables

Introduction

Part I: Theology and Context

1 Practical Theology and Multicultural Initiatives

2 Missional Ecclesiology and Church Context

3 Sociocultural Structures, Ethnicity and Churches

Part II: Sociocultural Perspectives

4 Worldviews, Reality and Assumptions

5 Language , Gestures and Power

6 Defining Social Relations

7 Self-Perception and Individuality

8 Perception and Thinking

Part III: Leadership, Communication and Change

9 Intercultural Communication

10 Leading Change

11 Practices for the Calling

Appendix: Theological Resources

Annotated Bibliography

Name and Subject Index

Scripture Index

Verlagsort	Illinois
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 228 mm
Gewicht	432 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-8308-3926-7 / 0830839267
ISBN-13	978-0-8308-3926-1 / 9780830839261
Zustand	Neuware