Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church

MARK DEYMAZ is pastor of the Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas, a multi-ethnic and economically diverse church where men and women from more than thirty nations currently worship God together as one. He is a cofounder of the Mosaix Global Network, an organization dedicated to enlisting and equipping leaders intent on the development of multi-ethnic churches throughout America and beyond. Formerly he served on Little Rock’s Racial and Cultural Diversity Commision.

About Leadership Network xi

Foreword by George Yancey xiii

Preface by Mark L. Pryor xv

Acknowledgments xvii

Introduction xix

Part One The Biblical Mandate

1. The Prayer of Christ 3

2. The Pattern at Antioch 13

3. The Pauline Mystery 27

Part Two The Seven Core Commitments of a Multi-Ethnic Church

4. Embrace Dependence 43

5. Take Intentional Steps 55

6. Empower Diverse Leadership 70

7. Develop Cross-Cultural Relationships 81

8. Pursue Cross-Cultural Competence 94

9. Promote a Spirit of Inclusion 108

10. Mobilize for Impact 119

Part Three On Planting, Revitalizing, and Transforming

11. For Those Planting a Multi-ethnic Church 135

12. For Those Revitalizing a Declining Church, by Rodney Woo 149

13. For Those Transforming a Homogeneous Church, by Kim Greenwood with John Jordan 164

Conclusion: All That We Should Be 183

Notes 185

About the Author 195

Index 197