Ask around and I’ll bet you’ll find 144 different reasons to value ethnic specific ministry. You’ll hear lots of those reasons right here on this blog. But ethnic specific ministry also makes some of
In multiethnic ministry, conflict is inevitable. Misunderstanding is inevitable. Hurt and pain are inevitable. You will inevitably offend someone as well as be offended yourself. The question is NOT
Multiethnic Ministry is not easy.Cultural misunderstandings, miscommunications and prejudice abound. We are broken, selfish, sinful people. There are so many temptations and pitfalls
In the wake of the grand jury decisions in Ferguson and Staten Island, our nation, our cities and our churches have erupted in protest, unrest and division. We're all experiencing it
Do you want Latino leaders to thrive in your community?In the last decade of working with Latino leaders from around the country through InterVarsity’s National LaFe Student Conference, I have
A few weeks ago I chose to be arrested with more than 30 other faith leaders calling the police department and our city to repentance.My journey did not start however with participating in non-
Our region has been deeply impacted by the events surrounding the shooting death of Michael Brown in St. Louis back in August, including both the ongoing protests and Grand Jury investigation.
One of the concerns we hear when we talk about ethnic specific ministry is that – even if it might help us reach unreached corners of campus – ethnic specific ministry goes against the Bible. Is this
How does the Bible shape our views on immigration? For many Christians, the answer sadly is “Hardly at all.” Immigration feels like a political issue. The Bible seems irrelevant in a conversation focused on law and fairness and economics.
I will never forget it. My junior year of college was one of the most racially charged time periods in my life, much like what we are experiencing today across the United States.
If you've ever tried to grow your ministry in diversity, you've undoubtedly encountered these questions: How do faith and ethnicity intersect? Is ethnicity a biblically-valid part of our Christian
As an Asian American and an Associate Regional Director for InterVarsity, it has been a humbling experience to navigate leadership around the events in Ferguson.
Reconciliation is core to God's mission. By means of Christ's death on the cross, reconciliation of humanity to God and of humanity to one another was accomplished. In Ephesians 2:16 we read:
“Every culture is fallen, but every culture can be redeemed by God.” My InterVarsity friends first taught me this decades ago, and I continue to lean into this truth today. Here are two questions
