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7 Principles of the New Culture – Introduction
Added: 07/31/08
(10 votes, average: 9.20 out of 10)
Loading ...In this series of seven articles (~30 pages total) Chad Brennan, the Director of ReNew Partnerships, presents foundational principles for Christians who want to handle ethnic relations in a biblical and effective way.
A City on a Hill by Chad Brennan and Richard Johnson
Added: 01/30/12 (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...In this talk ReNew Partnerships staff Chad Brennan and Richard Johnson share six common mindsets that can keep Christian college campuses from shining in the area of ethnic relations.
Crossing Cultures with Dr. Brenda Salter-McNeil
Added: 02/02/11
(3 votes, average: 9.67 out of 10) Loading ...“As America continues to become more ethnically-diverse, it is very likely that people of other ethnicities will move into your community. How should you try to connect with these new neighbors? Should you try to treat them just like you do people of your own ethnic group? Try to blend in with their cultural group? Try to be “color blind” to their cultural differences? This session explores these types of questions and helps trainees to understand the pros and cons of eight typical, cross-cultural mindsets. It emphasizes Jesus’ interaction with the Samaritan woman in John 4 as a model of how we should interact with people of other ethnicities.”
Eight Biblical Megathemes
Added: 05/12/11 (1 votes, average: 10.00 out of 10) Loading ...This one page resource gives a brief summary of eight “megathemes” in the Bible based on the biblical Greek and Hebrew terms agape, adelphos, basileia, koinonia, mishpat, shalom, and tsedeq.
Ethnos Relations Quiz & Answers Sheet
Added: 07/05/11 (1 votes, average: 10.00 out of 10) Loading ...The 20 questions in this quiz can help you get a quick, general sense of how much you know about God’s plan for the ethnos and His heart for ethnos relations.
Ethnos Relations Timeline
Added: 05/12/11 (2 votes, average: 10.00 out of 10) Loading ...Did you know that the Bible is filled with events that can help us learn about God’s plan for the “ethnos” (the biblical Greek word for nations or ethnic groups) and his heart for ethnic relations? The Ethnos Relations Timeline lists some of these events and the principles they can teach us.
Ethnos Self-Assessment
Added: 07/06/11 (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Ethnos (eth’-nos) is the biblical Greek word for nations or ethnic groups. The 15 questions in this self-assessment tool can help you get a quick, general sense of how knowledgeable and experienced you are in the area of biblical ethnos relations. Want to learn more? Click here for additional tools created by our team or information about our e-learning [...]
Harmonizing Cultures with Dr. Michael Emerson
Added: 02/02/11 (2 votes, average: 10.00 out of 10) Loading ...“Why is it so difficult for people of different ethnicities to share in Christian community (churches, universities, small groups, youth groups, etc.) together? One of the primary reasons is our different cultural preferences. Dr. Emerson explains that each person has a deeply seated habitus or “all-encompassing set of preferred tastes, smells, feelings, emotions, and ways of doing things”. Habitus differences often cause a great deal of tension in multi-ethnic congregations as members struggle with how to answer questions like: How should we worship?, Train our children?, Conduct our church life?, Minister in the community? Each person’s habitus leads them to a different conclusion. This session provides a biblical and practical framework for understanding and working through habitus differences. Special emphasis is placed on Acts 15–a good example of how the early church leadership prayerfully worked through their habitus differences with the leading of the Holy Spirit.”
Is the Church Ready for a Multi-ethnic Future? by Chad Brennan
Added: 11/26/08 (4 votes, average: 10.00 out of 10) Loading ...In this 24 minute video Chad Brennan, the Director of ReNew Partnerships, explains some of the reasons why he (and many other Christian leaders) believe it is essential that Christians break down the ethnic divisions in the church and form biblical, multi-ethnic community. Chad shares personal experiences, statistical data, historical reasons for divisions, and some suggestions for Christians to work toward change.
Online Organizational Assessment
Added: 11/15/11 (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Our online organizational assessment provides a quick and effective way for leaders to get an accurate idea of how well their organization is doing at promoting ethnic diversity and healthy, biblical ethnic relations.
The Art of Inclusion with Dr. David Anderson
Added: 02/02/11 (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...“This session helps trainees see how the insider/outsider dynamic effects a variety of situations in a local congregation. It presents a framework for practicing “the Art of Inclusion” with the ethnic minorities and other groups in an organization that may be easily overlooked. It helps Christians understand how they can apply the biblical principles of showing favor to outsiders (1 Corinthians 12) and avoiding giving favoritism to insiders (James 2) in a way that promotes a healthy, unified community.”
What does the Bible say about ethnic relations?
Added: 09/06/11 (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Many people are surprised to learn how often the Bible talks about ethnic groups and “ethnic relations” (i.e. how people of different ethnicities should view and treat one another). If we look at the Bible in its original languages we find that the Hebrew word goy and the Greek word ethnos were used very frequently. These two words are typically translated into English as “nations” or “Gentiles” but their meaning was very close to our modern understanding of “ethnic groups”. This resource contains a few of the many passages that teach us about God’s heart for ethnic relations and people of all ethnic groups. Some of the verses contain goy or ethnos (the words are highlighted) and others teach principles that have direct implications for ethnic relations.
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