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7 Principles of the New Culture - Introduction
It was September 22, 2001 in Queens, New York. Those of us who lived in New York City were still reeling from the attacks on the World Trade Center. Smoke from the remains of the two towers could still be seen from miles
A Biblical Theology of the City by Tim Keller
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http://theresurgence.com/tim_keller_2002_a_biblical_theology_of_the_city
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A Guide to African-Americans and Religion
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http://www.religionlink.org/tip_070108.php
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A Guide to Hispanics and Religion in the U.S.
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http://www.religionlink.org/tip_061204.php
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A More Excellent Way by Brenda Salter McNeil
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http://www.cbeinternational.org/new/E-Journal/2005/05Summer/05Summcneil.html
An update on Dr. McNeil’s biographical information at the end of this article…
This article was published in 2005 while she was serving on staff with InterVarsity. She is currently serving as President and…
A Multiethnic Model of the Church by Russell Rosser
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http://www.directionjournal.org/article/?988
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A New Kind of Urban Christian by Tim Keller
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http://www.christianvisionproject.com/2006/06/a_new_kind_of_urban_christian.html
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A Tale of Three Churches by Gary Teja
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http://www.thebanner.org/magazine/article.cfm?article_id=122
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Excerpt from the article:
"When it comes to racial and ethnic diversity in the Christian Reformed Church, these are the best of times—and the worst of times. Churches either succeed…
African Americans in World Missions
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http://www.urbana.org/feat.aamission.u70.cfm
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An Incomplete Reconciliation
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But it is not just the straightforward testimony to life with Christ that stirred me. Ironically, in the week since first reading Home to Holly Springs, I have found that it is Karon’s limited reckoning…
Beyond the Comfort Zone by Jin S. Kim
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http://www.mosaix.info/docs/Beyond%20the%20Comfort%20Zone%20-%20062308.pdf
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Beyond the Comfort Zone by Rob Corcoran
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http://hopeinthecities.org/node/23240
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Please Note: This is not a Christian article but we have included it in our resource section because it contains material that you may find helpful for discussion.
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Blessed Are the Courageous
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http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/aprilweb-only/114-12.0.html
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CT received a great deal of criticism for this article. Read their response in Blessed is the Law–Up to a Point article.
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Blessed is the Law—Up to a Point
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http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/aprilweb-only/114-53.0.html
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This article is CT’s response to the criticism they received due to the Blessed Are the Courageous article.
Excerpt:
“Since nearly every critic expressed this exact sentiment, we thought some…
Choosing Multi-Ethnic Over Mega by Brandon O’Brien
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http://blog.christianitytoday.com/outofur/archives/2008/04/choosing_multie.html
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Enlarging your worship culture
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“There is a pressing need for a new way for diverse people to come together in worship. North America is becoming increasingly multicultural. Universities and colleges are unique shelters of hundreds for people groups. If…
Ethnic Blends? by Mark DeYmaz
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http://www.christianitytoday.com/le/2008/002/11.49.html
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Exit Interviews: Why blacks are leaving evangelical ministries by Edward Gilbreath
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http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/february/4.104.html
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Five Steps Toward Christian Intercultural Teaching by Jim Sutherland
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http://www.rmni.org/1/missions/5-steps-for-intercultural-teaching.html
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From Galatia to Baltimore by Robert Lynn
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http://www.breakpoint.org/listingarticle.asp?ID=7108
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Getting Real About Reconciliation by Todd Minturn
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http://www.urbana.org/_articles.cfm?RecordId=217
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Going to Bat for His Neighbors
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"On an evening walk in August 1990, Muzikowski met an African-American man named Al Carter, who was conducting batting practice with some kids. Carter, a product of the neighborhood, carried with him its history and…
Harder than Anyone Can Imagine
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http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/april/23.36.html
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"Hybels: Willow Creek started in the era when, as the book noted, the church-growth people were saying, "Don’t dissipate any of your energies fighting race issues.…
Hope Deferred by Stephen Carter
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http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2004/july/19.64.html
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Hues in the Pews by John Dart
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http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1058/is_7_118/ai_71949662
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" The Congregations Project, based at Rice, is believed to be the first large study focused on racial and ethnic diversity within Christian houses of worship.…
Interview with Charles Marsh
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http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/februaryweb-only/32.0c.html
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Interview with Chris Rice
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http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2002/novemberweb-only/11-11-23.0.html
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Interview with InterVarsity’s Director of Multiethnic Ministries
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"We want to join hands with students and faculty and create an environment where people from every ethnic group can come and experience the love of God and meet people who are followers of Jesus.…
Interview with John Perkins
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http://www.theotherjournal.com/article.php?id=65
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Interview with Patty Lane
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http://www.ivpress.com/spotlight/2346.php
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Introduction to Cross Cultural Ministry by Jim Sutherland
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http://www.ethnicharvest.org/links/articles/sutherland1.html
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It’s About Moral, Not Market, Values
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As the only African-American female faculty member on the campus, clearly I represented what the college meant by “diversity.” But when I asked questions designed to prompt thinking about the relationship between the college’s history…
Jewish and Samaritan Relations During the Time of Christ
Why should we care about how Jews and Samaritans related to one another 2000 years ago? Because their relationship provides extremely helpful context to understanding how Jesus and the early Christian church dealt with ethnic divisions and animosity. Learning about…
Metaphors for the Church
What is like a family, a bride, branches on a vine, an olive tree, a field of crops, a harvest, a temple, a group of priests, God’s house, a pillar, and a body? – US! The Bible is filled with…
More Than Family by Chris Rice
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http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj9909&article=990961
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Multiracial Congregations in America
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http://hirr.hartsem.edu/cong/articles_multiracialcongs.html
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"Multiracial congregations in the U.S. are rare. In a recent national study, Michael Emerson and his colleagues found that mixed race congregations, those having no more…
One Lord, One Faith, Many Ethnicities
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http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2004/january/4.52.html
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Pondering the Primacy of Being Created in the Image of God by John Piper
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http://www.epm.org/artman2/publish/racial_reconciliation/Race_and_Interracial_Marriage.shtml
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Principle 1: On Earth As It Is in Heaven
“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as…
Principle 2: Just As You Are in Me and I Am in You
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May…
Principle 3: I Am Making Everything New!
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of…
Principle 4: Seek Justice, Encourage the Oppressed
“When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide my eyes from you; even if you offer many prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood; wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds…
Principle 5: Had Everything In Common
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together…
Principle 6: By This All Men Will Know You Are My Disciples
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” - Jesus Christ 1…
Principle 7: They Will Renew the Ruined Cities
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from…
Race and Religion in America
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http://www.religionlink.org/tip_070402a.php
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Reconciliation as the Mission of God
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http://www.reconciliationnetwork.com/documents/paper.pdf
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Tale of Two Churches by Kevin Butcher
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https://www3420.ssldomain.com/mosaix/docs/0603-Tale-of-Two-Churches.pdf
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The Beloved Community By Maria Garriott
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http://www.breakpoint.org/listingarticle.asp?ID=7950
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The Call of Samuel
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http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/september/31.82.html
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Excerpt:
"Rodriguez should be happy with his new prominence, but he doesn’t look entirely happy. "Immigration puts us at odds with our white evangelical brothers," he says. He has spent…
The Cross-Cultural Classroom
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http://lessonplans.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/25/the-cross-cultural-classroom/
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"I often think of culture in terms of the “iceberg concept” commonly used in educational studies, with its small visible tip and huge mass below the surface. Most people…
The Importance of Fellowship in a New Testament Church by Bob Gillam
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http://www.bible.org/page.php?page_id=437
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This is part 3 of a 6 part series on, “The Measure of a New Testament Church”. In this article, Dr. Gillam provides an excellent explanation of the meaning of the…
The New Culture Vs. Diversity Training
I will occasionally ask someone I meet what their experience has been with secular diversity training programs. Their response usually begins with a roll of their eyes and then follows with something along the lines of, "Yea, they made us…
The Psychology of Prejudice
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http://www.understandingprejudice.org/apa/english/page7.htm
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Unreached Peoples: The Unique and Primary Goal of Missions by John Piper
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http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Articles/ByDate/1991/2462_Unreached_Peoples
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In this paper, Dr. Piper argues that the Greek phrase pas ethnos (which can be found throughout the New Testament) was intended by the Biblical authors to mean “all people groups”.…
Why Some Churches Integrate Successfully and Others Don’t by Michael Emerson
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