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020			_a978-0-8308-3926-1
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050			_aBV 639 .M56 _bB73 2011
100			_aBranson, Mark Lau _91404
240			_aChurches, cultures and leadership
245			_aChurches, cultures & leadership : _ba practical theology of congregations and ethnicities / _cMark Lau Branson & Juan F. Martinez
260			_aDowners Grove, Illinois : _bIVP Academic, _c2011.
300			_a271 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 259-265) and indexes.
505			_aTheology and context : Practical theology and multicultural initiatives ; Missional ecclesiology and church context ; Sociocultural structures, ethnicity and churches -- Sociocultural perspectives : Worldviews, reality and assumptions ; Language, gestures and power ; Defining social relations ; Self-perception and individuality ; Perception and thinking -- Leadership, communication and change : Intercultural communication ; Leading change ; Practices for the calling.
520			_aAs the church continues to hear and heed Christ's call to reflect the multi-ethnic character of his people, pastors and leaders need to gain skills and competencies to serve in those contexts. Juan Martinez and Mark Branson have written this book to equip such leaders to create environments that make God's reconciling initiatives apparent in church life and in our mission engagement with neighborhoods and cities.
650			_aMulticulturalism _xReligious aspects _xChristianity _91405
650			_aChurch and minorities _zUnited States _91406
650			_aPastoral theology _zUnited States _91407
700			_aMartinez, Juan F. _d1957- _q(Juan Francisco) _91408
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