Diversity is a high value for younger generations—but too often, they’re not finding it in the church.
Emerging generations in the West are more diverse than ever—ethnically, socioeconomically, educationally, and politically. And as church attendance among younger generations declines rapidly, research shows that one of their primary sticking points is the lack of diversity in most churches.
In Church for Everyone, pastors Dan Kreiss and Efrem Smith address this phenomenon head-on. In this research-based, theologically informed, and practical book, they explore the younger generations' expectations and disappointments with church and hold out a vision for true diversity taken from the pages of Scripture. As experienced church leaders themselves, Kreiss and Smith share a wealth of practical experience and stories from the trenches of multiethnic ministry.
The good news is that God has already called the church to diversity. As we seek to live out this calling in our own local contexts, we can become the demonstration of God’s love for all humanity that he has designed the church to be—and that the younger generation is so desperately looking for.
Table of Content
Introduction
1. Emerging Generations and the Church
2. Addressing Emerging Generations Through the Multi-Inclusive Church
3. Becoming the Beloved Community for Emerging Generations
4. The Challenges in Seeking to Become Multi-Inclusive
5. How the Multi-Inclusive Church Wins This Generation
6. Whose Idea Was This Anyway?
7. It’s Bigger Than Race or Ethnicity
8. Toward Becoming a Multi-Inclusive Congregation
Acknowledgments
Notes
About the author
Efrem Smith (DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary) is the colead pastor of Midtown Church, a thriving multiethnic community in Sacramento, California. His books include Raising Up Young Heroes and The Post-Black and Post-White Church.
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