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Continue reading →: ★ Guest Blogger: Matt Echohawk-Hayashi on Multicultural Church
I asked several friends who are leading intentionally multicultural/multiethnic/multiracial churches to share some thoughts about that experience. First up is Matt Echohawk-Hayashi. Matt is one of the pastors of the church I am part of, Ohana Project in Seattle. I value Matt’s voice as a friend, as my pastor, and…
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Continue reading →: ★ Overture 1 – Monday 6/2 Journal
Part of the learning model in the Doctor of Ministry program at Bakke Graduate University has us writing daily journals for each in-class day. These journals describe what we saw, how we interpreted it and what we’ll do with it. I plan to do these each day (not waiting till…
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Continue reading →: ★ Book Summary: United by Faith (DeYoung, Emerson, Yancey, Kim)
United by Faith by Curtis DeYoung, Michael O. Emerson, George Yancey, and Karen Chai Kim Oxford University Press (2003) 222 pages Description of the Book Christian congregations, when possible, should be multiracial. Multiracial churches are defined as those in which no one racial group accounts for more than 80 percent…
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Continue reading →: ★ Book Summary: The Suburban Christian by Hsu
The Suburban Christian by Albert Hsu InterVarsity Press (2006) 220 pages (Note: Grace Barnes approved this book as a substitute for the OVI reading list) Description of the Book American suburbia is a powerful spiritual force. To some, suburbia represents the paradise of peace and tranquility. To others, suburbia represents…
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Categories: Faith
★ Ordinary People answer the Seven Questions
Continue reading →: ★ Ordinary People answer the Seven QuestionsTodd Hiestand has a great challenge for us: I read recently in Relevant Magazine’s article on 7 Big Questions. In this article they asked 7 questions of Mark Driscoll, Rob Bell, Erwin McManus, Frederica Mathewes-Green, Lauren Winner, Efrem Smith, Rick Warren. These are some big names in the evangelical world…
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Categories: Faith
★ Marks of Spiritual Maturity
Continue reading →: ★ Marks of Spiritual MaturityOver at my friend Kedge’s blog he’s started a discussion that I think is really helpful. I recommend that you go over there and jump in, and maybe even copy your discussion thoughts into comments here. Here’s what he’s wrestling with: How do we know if someone (ourselves included) is…
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Continue reading →: ★ Book Summary: Transforming Power by Linthicum
Transforming Power by Robert Linthicum InterVarsity Press (2003) 216 pages Description of the Book Power – the ability, capacity and willingness of a person, church, group or community to act – is always present. Power can be used to benefit or to harm others. When it is wielded through healthy…
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Continue reading →: ★ Next 2 weeks: Bakke class
I’m in a class with Bakke Graduate U the next 2 weeks. I just got the class roster, and it’s gonna be fun. We have students from Kenya, Reno, Arlington TX, Chicago, Seattle area, Anchorage, Austin, Holland, Nigeria, Escondido CA, Zimbabwe, Flushing NY, Aimes IA, India, Vancouver BC Canada, Houston,…
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Continue reading →: ★ United By Faith – Section 2, Multiracial Congregations in the United States
I blogged a bit about race here last week as I began to read “United by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation As an Answer to the Problem of Race”. Here is my summary of Section 1 of the book. Section 2 is “Multiracial Congregations in the United States”. Chapter 3 –…
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Continue reading →: ★ About my Doctorate program
As you’re noticing if you’re reading much around here, I’m writing a lot that’s coming out of my grad school work. A bit of background. I’m studying at Bakke Graduate Unversity in the Doctor of Ministry program. The D. Min program’s focus is on Transformational Leadership for hte Global City,…
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