djchuang.com: becoming a multiracial church, part 3
Mark La Roi
· 4 years ago
Strong stuff. Good post!
Glen Moriarty
· 4 years ago
preach it!
Bald Man
· 4 years ago
This is something I'm thinking about a lot. Any local church would be stronger and better with real diversity, (and not just racial, but political, economic, educational, etc.)
We have an opportunity in our new house church to be pro-active in this regard. If three or four non-white families (read as one or more persons living under the same roof) missionally joined an ethnically white church of 500+, that doesn't do much to the racial mix; but if those same three of four families joined with us, we'd be a multiracial church (almost from day one.) And hopefully everything that grows from this would remain reflective of this origin.
But how do you make it happen without sounding like you just want to use someone because of their differently colored skin? How would this come across: Contact a few churches in our area with non-white congregations, and speak with the pastor/elder/similar about partnering with us by sending a family or two to join us in mission. My language is a little rough, but I think the idea is clear. I'd welcome comments and critisicm.
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We have an opportunity in our new house church to be pro-active in this regard. If three or four non-white families (read as one or more persons living under the same roof) missionally joined an ethnically white church of 500+, that doesn't do much to the racial mix; but if those same three of four families joined with us, we'd be a multiracial church (almost from day one.) And hopefully everything that grows from this would remain reflective of this origin.
But how do you make it happen without sounding like you just want to use someone because of their differently colored skin? How would this come across: Contact a few churches in our area with non-white congregations, and speak with the pastor/elder/similar about partnering with us by sending a family or two to join us in mission. My language is a little rough, but I think the idea is clear. I'd welcome comments and critisicm.