Recommended Books on Multicultural Ministry

  • Multicultural Ministry Handbook~ David Anderson, 2010
  • Ethnic Blends: Mixing Diversity into Your Local Church~ Mark DeYmaz and Harry Li, 2010
  • Many Colors: Cultural Intellignece for a Changing Church~ Soong Chan Rah, 2010;
  • A Story of Rhythym and Grace: What the Church Can Learn from Rock and Roll About Healing the Racial Divide~ Jimi Calhoun, 2009;
  • The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church form Western Cultural Captivity~ Soong Chan Rah, 2009;
  • The Color of Church~ Rodney Woo, 2009
  • The American Church in Crisis~ Dave T. Olson, 2008;
  • Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church: Mandate, Commitments and Practices of a Diverse Congregation~Mark DeYmaz, 2007;
  • Gracism: The Art of Inclsuion~ David Anderson, 2007
  • Crossing the Ethnic Divide: The Multiethnic Church on a Mission~ Kathleen Garces-Foley, 2006, a case study onEvergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles, pastored by Ken Fong;
  • Reconciliation Blues: A Black Evangelical’s Inside View of White Christianity~ Edward Gilbreath, 2006: cf. CT article,Exit Interviews: Why blacks are leaving evangelical ministries);
  • People of the Dream: Multiracial Congregations in the United States~ Michael O. Emerson, with Rodney M. Woo, 2006: cf.The Christian Century review “Choosing to be different,”by R. Stephen Warner;
  • One Body, One Spirit: Principles of Successful Multiracial Churches~ George A. Yancey, 2005;
  • A Church Of Our Own: Disestablishment And Diversity In American Religion~ R. Stephen Warner, 2005;
  • The Multicultural Leader: Developing A Catholic Personality~ Dan Sheffield, 2005;
  • A Mosaic of Believers: Diversity and Innovation in a Multiethnic Church~ Gerardo Marti, 2005;
  • Multicultural Ministry: Finding Your Church’s Unique Rhythm~ David Anderson, 2004;
  • A Many Colored Kingdom: Multicultural Dynamics for Spiritual Formation~ Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, Steve Kang, Gary Parrett, 2004;
  • United by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation as an Answer to the Problem of Race~ Curtiss Paul Deyoung, Michael O. Emerson, George Yancey, Karen Chai Kim, 2003;
  • Divided By Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America~ Michael Emerson, 2001;
  • Racism@Work Among The LORD’s People~ Robert Upton, 2003;
  • No Partiality : The Idolatry of Race and the New Humanity~ Douglas R. Sharp, 2002;
  • Prejudice and the People of God: How Revelation and Redemption Lead to Reconciliation~ Charles Ware, 2001;
  • One New People: Models for Developing a Multiethnic Church~ Manuel Ortiz, 1996;
  • The Global God : Multicultural Evangelical Views of God~ Aida Besancon Spencer & William David Spencer, editors, 1998;
  • What Color Is Your God? : Multi Cultural Education in the Church~ James Breckenridge, 1994;
  • Where the Nations Meet : Reaching the World Next Door~ Stephen A. Rhodes, 1998;
  • The Gospel in Black & White : Theological Resources for Racial Reconciliation~ Dennis L. Okholm, editor, 1998;
  • Neighboring Faiths ~ A Christian Introduction to World Religions~ Winfried Corduan, 1998;
  • A Theology As Big As The City~ Ray Bakke, 1997;
  • The Universe Next Door : A Basic Worldview Catalog~ James W. Sire, 3rd ed., 1997;
  • Embracing Diversity : Leadership in Multicultural~ Charles R. Foster, 1997;
  • Racial Equality in the Church : A Critique of the Homogeneous Unit Principle in Light of a Practical Theology Perspective~ Bruce W. Fong, 1996;
  • Strange Virtues : Ethics in a Multicultural World~ Bernard T. Adeney, 1995;
  • Focus Groups : A Practical Guide for Applied Research~ Richard A. Krueger, 1994;
  • Cross-Cultural Conflict : Building Relationships for Effective Ministry~ Duane Elmer, 1994;
  • Penetrating Missions’ Final Frontier: A New Strategy for Unreached Peoples~ Tetsunao Yamamori, 1993.