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This Week: Ethnic Blends Blog Tour
Ethnic Blends: Mixing Diversity into Your Local Church is being reviewed this week across the blogosphere. The book is by Mark DeYmaz, founding pastor of the Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas, and Harry Li, a campus pastor at the same church.
You can purchase Ethnic Blends through Nov. 5th for 40% off and free shipping at Zondervan.com. Use source code: 370034
I’ll also be keeping a running list of the reviews on this post and tweeting them throughout the week. Here’s a few endorsements for the book:
DeYmaz and Li have provided a gift to churches that desire to reflect the Kingdom where cultures are valued, but also bridged, for God’s glory. – Ed Stetzer, president, LifeWay Research
Mark DeYmaz, perhaps more than any pastor in America, has his pulse on what it will take for the Church to find real reconciliation in our generation. – Matt Carter, lead pastor, Austin Sone Community CHurch, Austin, TX
Participating Blogs:
In Defense of Orthodoxy
Against Nothingness
Disney Queen
Simul Iustus et Peccator
Ponderings by Andrea
Squirrel Factor
Ethnic Blends: Social Justice is Who We Are
A couple of weeks ago we posted the blog tour sign up for Ethnic Blends. Just a reminder for those of you who signed up that the tour is only two weeks away – November 1-5!
In chapter 3, “Overcoming Theological Obstacles” DeYmaz and Li make some salient points about social justice in regards to the multi-ethnic church:
First, we have found that in a healthy multi-ethnic church, social justice is not so much a program to pursure; rather, it is who we are. In other words, a missional mindset quite naturally flows from the diversity of the body itself. In this sense, then, Mosaic [their church] is not som much focused on becoming missional; rather we are the mission! We are not so much focused on building bridges tot he community; we are the community! [emphasis mine] (p.93)
Sign up for the “Ethnic Blends” blog tour!
Mark DeYmaz is serious about making the local church diverse. He’s the author of two books on the subject, the newest being, Ethnic Blends: Mixing Diversity into Your Local Church, with Harry Li. It’s part of the Leadership Network Innovation Series.
Here’s what some others have said about Ethnic Blends:
For those doing the hard and important work of helping to build the ethnically diverse church, Ethnic Blends offers much-needed encouragement and a road map forward. — Dr. Soong-Chan Rah, Author, and Professor, North Park Theological Seminary
God called us to reach people, love people, and help people grow in Christ, no matter what their background is. This book helps us to recapture that vision in a powerful way. — Jonathan Falwell, Pastor, Thomas Road Baptist Church
The Ethnic Blends blog tour will be November 1-5. Sign up here to participate. [Sorry! This blog tour sign up has closed.] If your blog is approved you’ll be sent a FREE copy of the book. Then post your review on Amazon and on your blog. It’s that simple!
(After reading the word “blends” so much is anyone else jonesing for a milkshake?)
Ethnic Blends for $5
no, this is no april fools joke. and yes, this is much better than a $5 footlong. ethnic blends, the newest addition in the leadership network innovation series is five bucks – today only. mark deymaz and harry li serve at mosaic church of central arkansas and have written about mixing diversity into your local church. the book is extremely practical, not only telling the story of mosaic church, but also offering transferable truths that can be applied to any church situation.
a multi-ethnic church is not a nice thought or a helpful suggestion, but a biblical mandate.
here’s what some people are saying about ethnic blends:
For those doing the hard and important work of helping to build the ethnically diverse church, Ethnic Blends offers much-needed encouragement and a road map forward. — Dr. Soong-Chan Rah, Author, and Professor, North Park Theological Seminary
DeYmaz and Li share their vision. But more important, they also spell out for all who want to join them the real-world challenges and the spiritual rewards, as well as the practical steps that can turn the dream into reality. — Larry Osborne, Pastor and Author, North Coast Church
Mark DeYmaz, perhaps more than any pastor in America, has his pulse on what it will take for the Church to find real reconciliation in our generation. - Matt Carter, lead pastor, Austin Stone Community Church
on april 1 only, ethnic blends is available for $5 (plus tax and shipping). simply go to zondervan.com, add as many copies of ethnic blends to your cart as you would like and put the code 980679 in the source code box. hit “apply changes” and the discount will take effect.
