01989cam a2200301 a 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000190008803500240010704000720013104200080020304300120021105000240022310000230024724501420027024600380041226000480045030000290049850400680052750504970059552004210109265000550151365000420156865000380161070000390164816593358OSt20230207165909.0101229s2011    ilua     b    001 0 eng    a  2010052959  a9780830839261   a(OCoLC)ocn670478889  aDLCcDLCdYDXdBTCTAdYDXCPdBWXdEMTdSGBdZIDdSORdHNWdCDXdDLC  apcc  an-us---00aBV639b.M56B73 20111 aBranson, Mark Lau.10aChurches, cultures & leadership :ba practical theology of congregations and ethnicities /cMark Lau Branson & Juan Francisco Martínez.3 aChurches, cultures and leadership  aDowners Grove, Ill. :bIVP Academic,c2011.  a271 p. :bill. ;c23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [259]-265) and indexes.0 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.  aAs 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. 0aMulticulturalismxReligious aspectsxChristianity. 0aChurch and minoritieszUnited States. 0aPastoral theologyzUnited States.1 aMartínez, Juan Francisco,d1957-