TY  - BOOK
AU  - Branson,Mark Lau
AU  - Martínez,Juan Francisco
TI  - Churches, cultures & leadership: a practical theology of congregations and ethnicities 
SN  - 9780830839261 
AV  - BV639 .M56B73 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Downers Grove, Ill.
PB  - IVP Academic
KW  - Multiculturalism
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Church and minorities
KW  - United States
KW  - Pastoral theology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-265) and indexes; Pt. 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
N2  - 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
ER  -