Our entire understanding of funding and sustainability must change.Tithes and offerings alone are no longer enough to provide for the needs of the local church, enable pastors to pursue opportunities, or sustain long-term ministry impact. Growing financial burdens on the middle class, marginal increases in contributions to religious organizations, shifting generational attitudes toward giving, and changing demographics are having a negative impact on church budgets...

Well-meaning church leaders and planters often set out to radically transform their communities for Christ-kingdom causes. Their aspirations and visions are limitless. However, often the best-laid plans fail to yield results of any consequence—they become frustrated, and pull the plug leaving behind the remnants of all their best intentions.Does it have to be this way?Is it possible for a local church to become so influential in its community that it becomes a life-giving a...

Through personal stories, proven experience and a thorough analysis of the biblical text, Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church illustrates both the biblical mandate for the multi-ethnic church as well as the seven core commitments required to bring it about. Mark DeYmaz, pastor of one of the most proven multi-ethnic churches in the country, writes both from his experience and his extensive study of how to plant, grow, and encourage more ethnically diverse churches. He argues tha...

Reflect and inspire the peace of Christ in a world torn by conflict, division, and broken relationships.In today's chaotic and polarized culture, many people quietly ask, "What difference can I make?" Instead of reacting with frustration or retreating in silence, what if you could reflect the peace of Christ in ways that ease tensions, inspire others, and encourage healthy conversations? In Make Me an Instrument of Peace, thought-leading pastor an...

Reflect and inspire the peace of Christ in a world torn by conflict, polarization, and broken relationships.In today’s chaotic and polarized culture, many people quietly ask, “What difference can I make?” Instead of reacting with frustration or retreating in silence, what if you could reflect the peace of Christ in ways that ease tensions, inspire others, and encourage healthy conversations? In Make Me an Instrument of Peace, thought-leading pasto...

Our entire understanding of funding and sustainability must change.Tithes and offerings alone are no longer enough to provide for the needs of the local church, enable pastors to pursue opportunities, or sustain long-term ministry impact. Growing financial burdens on the middle class, marginal increases in contributions to religious organizations, shifting generational attitudes toward giving, and changing demographics are having a negative impact on church budgets...

Current church planting, growth, and development strategies cannot be sustained.We need to work smarter in our rapidly changing world.We must become disruptive.And yet we typically hesitate to embrace change. We like our traditions. We prefer our familiar patterns and comfortable ruts.Still, America has dramatically changed. And make no mistake, such change is affecting the church, a...

In this Ethnic Blends Ebook, multi-ethnic church pioneer Mark DeYmaz provides an up-close and personal look at seven common challenges to mixing diversity into your local church. Through real-life stories and practical illustrations, DeYmaz shows how to overcome the obstacles in order to build a healthy multi-ethnic church. He also includes the insights of other effective, multi-ethnic local church pastors from around the country.Increasingly, church leaders are recognizing the intrinsic p...

Increasingly, church leaders are recognizing the power and beauty of the multi-ethnic church. Yet, more than a good idea, it’s a biblical, first-century standard with far-reaching evangelistic potential. How can your church overcome the obstacles to become a healthy multi-ethnic community of faith? And why should you even try?In Leading a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church (formerly titled Ethnic Blends), Dr. Mark DeYmaz provides an up-close-and-personal look at seven common challenges to...

In this unabridged audio download of Ethnic Blends, multi-ethnic church pioneer Mark DeYmaz provides an up-close and personal look at seven common challenges to mixing diversity into your local church. Through real-life stories and practical illustrations, DeYmaz shows how to overcome the obstacles in order to build a healthy multi-ethnic church. He also includes the insights of other effective, multi-ethnic local church pastors from around the country.Increasingly, church leaders are reco...

re:MIX: Transitioning Your Church to Living Color is a practical guidefor pastors, denominational leaders, and lay leaders who are seeking totransition their monoethnic congregations into healthy multiethnicchurches of Christ-centered faith. The book is theologically sound,cross-culturally relevant, and based on field research. It providestransferrable lessons and practices that are applicable in a variety oflocal church and denominational contexts...