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050	0	0	_aBV639 _b.M56B73 2011
100	1		_aBranson, Mark Lau.
245	1	0	_aChurches, cultures & leadership : _ba practical theology of congregations and ethnicities / _cMark Lau Branson & Juan Francisco Martínez.
246	3		_aChurches, cultures and leadership
260			_aDowners Grove, Ill. : _bIVP Academic, _c2011.
300			_a271 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [259]-265) and indexes.
505	0		_aPt. I. Theology and context. Practical theology and multicultural initiatives ; Missional ecclesiology and church context ; Sociocultural structures, ethnicity and churches -- Pt. II. Sociocultural perspectives. Worldviews, reality and assumptions ; Language, gestures and power ; Defining social relations ; Self-perception and individuality ; Perception and thinking -- Pt. III. 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		0	_aMulticulturalism _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
650		0	_aChurch and minorities _zUnited States.
650		0	_aPastoral theology _zUnited States.
700	1		_aMartínez, Juan Francisco, _d1957-
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