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050 _aBV639.M56
_bB73 2011
100 _a Branson, Mark Lau
245 _aChurches, cultures & leadership :
_ba practical theology of congregations and ethnicities /
_cMark Lau Branson; Juan Francisco Martínez.
246 _aChurches, cultures and leadership
260 _aDowners Grove, Illinois :
_bIVP Academic,
_c[2011] c2011.
300 _a271 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
505 _apt. I. Theology and context. Practical theology and multicultural initiatives ; Missional ecclesiology and church context ; Sociocultural structures, ethnicity and churches -- pt. II. Sociocultural perspectives. Worldviews, reality and assumptions ; Language, gestures and power ; Defining social relations ; Self-perception and individuality ; Perception and thinking -- pt. III. Leadership, communication and change. Intercultural communication ; Leading change ; Practices for the calling.
520 _a As the church continues to hear and heed Christ's call to reflect the multi-ethnic character of his people, pastors and leaders need to gain skills and competencies to serve in those contexts. Juan Martinez and Mark Branson have written this book to equip such leaders to create environments that make God's reconciling initiatives apparent in church life and in our mission engagement with neighborhoods and cities.
650 _aMulticulturalism
_vReligious aspects
_xChristianity.
_950040
650 _aChurch and minorities
_xUnited States.
650 _aPastoral theology
_xUnited States.
700 _aMartínez, Juan Francisco,
_d1957-
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_cBOOK
_hBV 639 .M56
_iB73 2011
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