Church for Everyone: Building a Multi-Inclusive Community for Emerging Generations - Softcover

Kreiss, Daniel; Smith, Efrem

 
9781514005507: Church for Everyone: Building a Multi-Inclusive Community for Emerging Generations
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1514005506 ISBN 13: 9781514005507
Publisher: IVP, 2024

Synopsis

Diversity is a high value for younger generations―but too often, they’re not finding it in the church.

Emerging generations in the West are more diverse than ever―ethnically, socioeconomically, educationally, and politically. And as church attendance among younger generations declines rapidly, research shows that one of their primary sticking points is the lack of diversity in most churches.

In Church for Everyone, pastors Dan Kreiss and Efrem Smith address this phenomenon head-on. In this research-based, theologically informed, and practical book, they explore the younger generations' expectations and disappointments with church and hold out a vision for true diversity taken from the pages of Scripture. As experienced church leaders themselves, Kreiss and Smith share a wealth of practical experience and stories from the trenches of multiethnic ministry.

The good news is that God has already called the church to diversity. As we seek to live out this calling in our own local contexts, we can become the demonstration of God’s love for all humanity that he has designed the church to be―and that the younger generation is so desperately looking for.

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About the Authors

Dan Kreiss (DMin, George Fox University) is the associate minister for mission and community outreach at Roswell Presbyterian Church in the greater Atlanta area. He was previously professor of youth ministry and dean of the School of Missions at King University in Bristol, Tennessee.



Efrem Smith (DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary) is the colead pastor of Midtown Church, a thriving multiethnic community in Sacramento, California. His books include Raising Up Young Heroes and The Post-Black and Post-White Church.

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Publisher
IVP
Publication date
2024
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1514005506
ISBN 13 
9781514005507
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
224