Comments on: becoming a multiracial church, part 1 http://www.djchuang.com/2005/becoming-a-multiracial-church-part-1/ strategist / researcher & developer / Asian American Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:56:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: becoming a multiracial church, part 5 : djchuang.com http://www.djchuang.com/2005/becoming-a-multiracial-church-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-5326 becoming a multiracial church, part 5 : djchuang.com Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:32:10 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/2005/04/d1050#comment-5326 [...] see previously posted: part 4, part 3, part 2, part 1, original post. [...] [...] see previously posted: part 4, part 3, part 2, part 1, original post. [...]

]]> By: Jeff http://www.djchuang.com/2005/becoming-a-multiracial-church-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Jeff Thu, 28 Apr 2005 05:12:25 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/2005/04/d1050#comment-495 "A little redundant, but that?s what leadership is ? changing culture." I'm not sure that's the essense of spiritual leadership....changing culture that is. Awareness of culture is critical, and the engaging of culture is even more important than that. To limit leadership to changing culture is a narrow view, in my opinion. Now, if a church has it's head in the sand and is not doing an effective job of being Christ to those in the city/area it serves, then there is a problem....and a change in internal church culture should become reality. This is really done, however, by concentrating first and foremost on the transformation/discipleship process, with an emphasis on the diversity of those in the kingdom and community. A true, comprehensive understanding of this spiritual journey SHOULD lead one to an understanding and desire to reach out to those around them, the more diverse the better. “A little redundant, but that?s what leadership is ? changing culture.” I’m not sure that’s the essense of spiritual leadership….changing culture that is. Awareness of culture is critical, and the engaging of culture is even more important than that. To limit leadership to changing culture is a narrow view, in my opinion.

Now, if a church has it’s head in the sand and is not doing an effective job of being Christ to those in the city/area it serves, then there is a problem….and a change in internal church culture should become reality. This is really done, however, by concentrating first and foremost on the transformation/discipleship process, with an emphasis on the diversity of those in the kingdom and community. A true, comprehensive understanding of this spiritual journey SHOULD lead one to an understanding and desire to reach out to those around them, the more diverse the better.

]]> By: glen moriarty http://www.djchuang.com/2005/becoming-a-multiracial-church-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-494 glen moriarty Sun, 17 Apr 2005 18:31:02 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/2005/04/d1050#comment-494 Thanks for putting some feet on that snake. That is, making it palpable, tangible, something we can better understand. I think, too often, the idea of multiculturalism stays just that - an idea. We really lack the practical know how as to how to make it a reality. I think your contributions and the work of others are helping us realize that it can be a reality. We just need to be intentional and deliberate about it. Thanks for putting some feet on that snake. That is, making it palpable, tangible, something we can better understand. I think, too often, the idea of multiculturalism stays just that – an idea. We really lack the practical know how as to how to make it a reality. I think your contributions and the work of others are helping us realize that it can be a reality. We just need to be intentional and deliberate about it.

]]> By: TheBloke...in the Outer... http://www.djchuang.com/2005/becoming-a-multiracial-church-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-493 TheBloke...in the Outer... Fri, 15 Apr 2005 05:07:45 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/2005/04/d1050#comment-493 As long as we think multiculturalism is merely multiracialism, it will not go very far beyond numbers, quotas and statistics. We must take it one step further, I believe. As long as we think multiculturalism is merely multiracialism, it will not go very far beyond numbers, quotas and statistics. We must take it one step further, I believe.

]]> By: …in the outer… » Is Multiculturalism Merely Mutiracialism? http://www.djchuang.com/2005/becoming-a-multiracial-church-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-492 …in the outer… » Is Multiculturalism Merely Mutiracialism? Fri, 15 Apr 2005 04:55:09 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/2005/04/d1050#comment-492 [...] 217;s title tells the story: “All Churches Should Be Multicultural.” DJ has a bit more to say about this: t?s just plain hard work. With church life being hard enough work as it is, w [...] [...] 217;s title tells the story: “All Churches Should Be Multicultural.” DJ has a bit more to say about this: t?s just plain hard work. With church life being hard enough work as it is, w [...]

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