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Multiethnicity
Every culture has insights into God's kingdom and every culture has blind spots. When Christians of different cultures communicate with each other well, they grow in their understanding of God's kingdom and they demonstrate the power of God's spirit to overcome cultural differences. To secure these blessings for our church, we seek to make our staff and boards (elders, deacons, and cross-cultural mission committee) multi-ethnic. We also encourage gatherings of single ethnic groups as places to speak one's own language and relax in one's own culture.
Resources:
- Elmer, D. Cross-Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility
- Elmer, D. Cross-Cultural Connections: Stepping Out and Fitting in Around the World
- Jenkins,
P. The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity
Chinese Christian Fellowship
On Friday evenings at 6:00, Chinese Christians gather at the Bible Church for worship and teaching. The gathering is a ministry of the Chinese Christian Mission Church of Durham.
Learn, Give, Participate:
- Visit the Chinese Christian Mission Church online.
- To learn more about the church in China, read Jesus in Beijing by David Aikman.
- To learn the needs of the group, how you might help or find out how to participate, come on a Friday evening or contact Kuo-Ping Li.
Korean women's Bible study
A group
of Korean women meets for Bible study in Korean at 7:00pm on the 2nd and
4th Fridays in room 111 of the Bible Church. Newcomers are welcome.
Learn, Give, Participate:
- National Public Radio reported how evangelical Christianity is spreading rapidly across South Korea and coming into conflict with the traditional Buddhist culture.
- To learn if the group has any needs or to find out how to participate, come on a Friday evening or contact Hyungsook Cho.
Spanish language Bible study
Each Sunday
morning at 9:30am, a group of people gather at the Bible Church for singing
and Bible study in Spanish. The group is a mix of Latinos and Anglos.
Learn, Give, Participate:
- Gonzalez, JL. Santa Biblia: The Bible Through Hispanic Eyes
- Ortiz, M. The Hispanic Challenge: Opportunities Confronting the Church
- To learn
if the group has any needs or to find out how to participate, come on
a Sunday morning or contact Jim
Clark.
South
American Theological Seminary
Londrina Brazil
In contrast
to other seminaries in South America, South American Theological Seminary
(SATS) is not denominational. They have 22 faculty and about 400 students
registered at a time. Most of the students are currently pastors who also
work in other jobs to earn an income. The seminary does not turn away
students who cannot pay, and it is struggling to make ends meet. The values
of SATS include practical theology and holistic evangelism. Graduates
of the seminary are notable for their ministries among the poor, even
if their church is well off. Although classes are taught in Portuguese,
most texts are in English. Faculty from American schools, such as Wheaton,
Gordon-Conwell, Duke, and Fuller teach two-week intensive courses on occasion.
One of the strengths of SATS is teaching on mission. They are also the
home of a Center for Global Mission.
Sandro Pinheiro, SATS
initiative leader South American Theological
Seminary
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