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Multiethnic
Ministries The
Pacific Southwest Conference has a vision for mission - to
be a MOSAIC of churches interdependently working together to reach the unchurched
and to equip believers to transform lives and communities. This
vision is given to us in Revelation 7, where Christ's bride, made up of every
tribe, nation, and tongue rejoices together as one before God. Our challenge today
as the church, is to help establish God's Kingdom here on earth as it is in Heaven.
And our mission to love God, love people, and to make disciples includes tackling
issues of class, race, power, privilege, and all the things that keep us so separate.
Frankly, we need to stop assuming so many things about what we know and what we
think is reality. Instead, let us commit ourselves, together as a mosaic of churches,
to live into God's vision for us, trusting in the transformative work of the Gospel
in people's lives in our communities! The
Multiethnic Ministries Commission exists to resource your local church as it lives
into the Revelation 7 vision. Our goal is to develop learning opportunities and
resources for you. Our goal is to help begin to better understand how our country's
history, the unique characteristics of your neighborhood/city, and the expanding
demographics in the PSWC (CA, AZ, HI, NV, and UT), all speak into how we live
out the vision. We
highlight four specific opportunities that are or will be available for your church. 1.
Journey to Mosaic: A four day experiential bus trip from Northern California
to Southern California that pairs people up with somebody of a different ethnic
background. It unpacks portions of the African-American, Asian-American, and Hispanic-American
stories in California through tours, films, and partner/large group discussions.
Upcoming 2008 Journey to Mosaic trips will be held: February 21-24, 2008,
March 13-16, 2008, July 10-13, 2008, and September 25-28, 2008.. You may register
for these trip by clicking HERE,
printing and completing the registration form, and mailing it, along with registration
fee, to Nelly Bothi at the Pacific Southwest Conference, 1333 Willow Pass Rd.,
Suite 212, Concord, CA 94520. Should you have questions, please contact Nelly
at nelly.bothi@pswc.org or at (925)
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2.
Invitation to Racial Righteousness: The focus is on learning that leads
to personal change in the area of racial reconciliation and justice. Our hope
is that the Evangelical Covenant Church would become a truer reflection of the
Kingdom of Christ in all its beautiful diversity.
3.
Reading and Video Bibliographies: For reading list click HERE
and for video list click HERE.
4. Resources:
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We're developing a network of coaches to provide practical tips for church leaders
that are
interested
in getting started in multicultural ministry. We hope to make the list of coaches
available by the end
of the summer.
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Journey to Mosaic variations that might include youth focused trips, Father/Mother-Child,
region focused. Members
of the PSWC Multiethnic Commission include:
Steve
Wong, Chairperson, steve.gccc@yahoo.com
Modestine
Fain, modestine.fain@tenethealth.com
Lori Carlson, loristevec@yahoo.com
Yesenia
Magallanes, yesi_mag@yahoo.com
Joseph
Taylor, chaptre2@yahoo.com
John
Canada, houseoflevi@netzero.com
Jeff
Woods
Greg Yee, PSWC
Staff Liaison, greg.yee@pswc.org
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