Leadership

Ethnicity Matters

By InterVarsity twentyonehundred productions
How do faith and ethnicity intersect? Is ethnicity a biblically-valid part of our identity? Is God colorblind? This video by InterVarsity’s Multiethnic Ministries and twentyonehundred productions explores why ethnicity matters from a biblical perspective. Accompanying discussion guide below. 

A Transforming Vision

Multiethnic Fellowship in College and in the Church
By Paul Sorrentino
A Transforming Vision demonstrates why Christian communities should be multiethnic and provides a practical vision of how that can take place. The contributing authors worked together in an intentional multiethnic fellowship at Amherst College, and each of them was transformed by that experience. Here they combine personal experience with biblical insight and research on multiracial churches to offer an indispensible guide to multiethnic ministry for church and campus leaders.

BSAP Campus Ministry Resource - BCM Next Steps

Black Scholars and Professionals (BSAP) is a new ministry within InterVarsity’s Graduate and Faculty Ministries. One of its major activities is chapter planting. This paper provides tips about evangelism specifically for BSAP.

Motivating Asian Americans to Obey Jesus

By Mako Nagasawa
This article discusses how to motivate Asian Americans to obey Jesus, particularly given non-Western understandings of debt-obligation and how they impact understanding the Cross.

Asian Americans

By Stephanie Easton, Lorraine Harry, Tim Hsieh, Sandy Schaupp, Tracey Shyr, Steve Tengan, Joyce Yim and Ken Zell
This paper explores the various ethnic identities that make up Asian Americans.  Sections include the histories of various ethnic groups (Cambodian American, Chinese American, Filipino American, Japanese American, Korean American and Vietnamese American), Cultural Core Issues, Theological Issues and more.  While originally written with a focus on the Greater Los Angeles Division, it is a helpful resource for anyone working with Asian American students. 

Witnessing Communities: Stages of Engaging in Racial Reconciliation

By the Great Lakes East Multiethnic Task Force, Adapted by the Pursuing the Kingdom of God Revision Task Force
A handout that walks a chapter through the stages of engaging in racial reconciliation.

A Vision for Multiethnicity

An interview with Paula Fuller, InterVarsity's VP of Multiethnic Ministries
By StudentSoul.org
In this interview Paula Fuller, Director of Multiethnic Ministries, shares a bit about her own ethnic journey along with her vision for multiethnicity in InterVarsity.  Read more on StudentSoul.org

The Plight of Black Women on Campus

By Alice R. Brown-Collins, Ph.D.
This article explores the challenges black women face on campus. It also offers practical ideas for how a chapter can serve black women and discussion questions to process the information presented.Read more from the Student Leadership Journal

Ethnic Specific Ministry: A Different Lens

by Collin Tadao Tomikawa
This paper offers a framework for understanding the advantages of ethnic specific ministry.

Getting Ready for "Revelation 7" Worship

Ways for worship leaders to develop their skills in leading multiethnic worship
By Sundee Frazier
Has God put it on your heart to lead corporate worship that genuinely reflects the ethnic diversity of God’s world? Perhaps your chapter is not exactly the United Nations, but you want some of that diversity to find its way to your large-group meetings. Summer is a great time to develop your multiethnic awareness and skills!
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