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MI212 Church Planting in Multiethnic Contexts
MI212 Church Planting in Multiethnic Contexts
Overview
Overview
Church Planting in Multiethnic Contexts ventures into uncharted territory for many in the majority culture. Building on an analysis of how the American church became segregated, this course takes an insightful look at the intersection of culture, church planting, and church growth, and discusses the impact of both our theological and cultural views in creating an environment where diversity is welcome.
Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion you should be able to:
Upon successful completion you should be able to:
Explain how diversity is the work of God
Discuss the parallels between the church of Acts and the church of today in responding to diversity
Identify the historical practices encouraged during the Church Growth Movement that led to higher levels of segregation in the church
Describe the role of culture in the historical growth of Christianity
Evaluate the opportunity for church growth by embracing both primary and secondary culture
Describe how the immigrant church in America creates a safe place where essential, identity-forming needs are met
Summarize the impact of our theological views on our view of multiculturalism within the church
Develop an awareness and sensitivity to diversity in the church and the impact on a multiethnic church plant
Describe the importance of healthy and purposeful leadership in planting a multiethnic church
Course Outline
Course Outline
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
Unit 1: The Social Realities of Planting a Multiethnic Church
Unit 1: The Social Realities of Planting a Multiethnic Church
The Hermeneutical Circle of Multicultural Ministry
Shaping the Social Reality of a New Church Plant
Responding to Diversity: The Model of the Acts 15 Church
Diversity as the Work of God
Unit 2: Examining Segregation in the Church Growth Movement
Unit 2: Examining Segregation in the Church Growth Movement
The Impact of Donald McGavran and Social Science on Church Growth
When Principles of Overseas Missions Are Applied to American Churches
Two Branches of the Church Growth Movement
Key Principles of the Church Growth Movement
A Retrospective on the Church Growth Movement
Segregation in the Church
Unit 3: Culture and Church Growth
Unit 3: Culture and Church Growth
An Introduction to Primary and Secondary Culture
Comparing and Contrasting Primary and Secondary Culture
The Intersection of Primary and Secondary Culture and Its Relation to Church Growth
The Acts 2 Model of Church Growth
The Relationship between Church Growth and Self-Sacrificial Living
The Growth of the Immigrant Church in America
The Role of Language and Culture in Korean Church Growth
The Role of Community in Korean Church Growth in America
The Role of Social Status in Korean Church Growth in America
The Role of Social Services in Korean Church Growth in America
Unit 4: The Impact of Our Theological Views
Unit 4: The Impact of Our Theological Views
Ecclesiology: Understanding the Church
Cultural Captivity and Dysfunctional Ecclesiologies
The Evolution of Worship
The Influence of Western Culture on Models of Evangelism
The Influence of Cultural Lenses on Our Christology
Unit 5: Developing Awareness and Cultural Sensitivity
Unit 5: Developing Awareness and Cultural Sensitivity
Degrees of Formality in Multiethnic Church Plants
Developing Cultural Competency
Understanding Social Capital
Unit 6: Planning and Problem Solving in a Multiethnic Church Plant
Unit 6: Planning and Problem Solving in a Multiethnic Church Plant
The Concept of Systems Thinking
The Consequences of Simplistic Problem Solving
The Unintended Negative Consequences of Linear Thinking
The Cat and the Toaster: An Illustration of Systems Thinking
Unit 7: The Importance of Healthy and Purposeful Leadership
Unit 7: The Importance of Healthy and Purposeful Leadership
The Influence of Leadership on Shaping a Church Plant
The Need for Leadership to Reflect the Image of God
Healthy Leadership: Where the Pastor Leads, the Church Will Follow
Planning the Identity of a Church Plant
The Purpose and Impact of Defining Values in a Church Plant
Unit 8: Frequently Asked Questions
Unit 8: Frequently Asked Questions
How Do We Shift from Linear to Systems Thinking?
How Do We Develop Culturally Competent Leaders?
How Does Your Personal Story Intersect with Church Planting?
What Encouragement Would You Offer for Planters of Multiethnic Churches?
Conclusion
Conclusion
Concluding the Course
Details
Details
Title: MI212 Church Planting in Multiethnic Contexts
Instructor: Soong-Chan Rah
Publisher: Lexham Press
Publication Date: 2017
Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
Courses: 1
Video Hours: 4
About Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah
About Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah
Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah is the Robert Boyd Munger Professor of Evangelism at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA. Prior to his appointment at Fuller, Dr. Rah served as the Milton B. Engebretson Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, IL.
Rah has authored or coauthored over a half dozen, and many award-winning, books including The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity, Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church, Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times, Return to Justice: Six Movements that Reignited Our Contemporary Evangelical Conscience, Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery, and Forgive Us: Confessions of a Compromised Faith.
After completing his BA in political science and history/sociology at Columbia University, Dr. Rah earned an MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a ThM, with a thesis on the immigrant church, from Harvard University, a DMin, with a concentration in urban ministry leadership, from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and a ThD from Duke Divinity School, with a primary field of study in theology and ethics and a secondary field of study in American evangelical history.
Dr. Rah was the founding senior pastor of the Cambridge Community Fellowship Church (CCFC), a multi-ethnic church focused on urban ministry and committed to living out the values of racial reconciliation and social justice in the urban context.
Dr. Rah is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church, and a member of the Academy for Evangelism in Theological Education, American Academy of Religion, and American Society of Missiology. He has spoken widely on the topics of the witness of the church, cross-cultural ministry, and social justice at academic conferences, seminaries, Christian colleges, local churches, denominational gatherings, and ministry conferences on both the domestic and global level. His wife, Sue, teaches special education, and they have two children, Annah and Elijah.
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