Those who work
in multicultural church ministries know that such incidents are far too common, especially for Native Americans.
As I moved on to a pastorate in Tottenham, north London, I studied for a masters» degree in cross-cultural mission at All Nations Christian College and then returned to Spurgeon's to do a qualitative research project
on multicultural church under their Doctor of Ministry programme.
Five years later that hope hasn't materialised, but should we be praying for and expecting to see a
truly multicultural Church one day?
As a person attending
a multicultural church in Memphis, I would say that this article almost gets it right, but it's not quite the entire story.
Becoming
a multicultural church will also challenge (and change) many of the church's cultural norms.
Patten began his Christian life in a Baptist church in Hartlepool, but his book Leading
a Multicultural Church (SPCK) tells the story of having his «mind blown» by training at Bible college in London alongside people from all over the world.
This article is Part 2 in a series on
the multicultural church.
The author argues that even when European Americans are the minority in
a multicultural church, they have social status power because the majority of people in the wider culture are European American.
Quest Church is
a multicultural church that merged with a European American church (Interbay Covenant Church) that was in decline due to an aging population.