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John is a pastor and elder at Fellowship Memphis, a multicultural church he helped found in Memphis, Tennessee. He also served on the board of Acts29 and is a partner with Fellowship Associates.
He is the lead writer and co-presenter of 33 The Series with Authentic Manhood. John travels the country consulting and investing in churches, leaders and great ideas.
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2:45 – The 90 second John Bryson story (in case you aren’t familiar with him)
5:17 – Why he decided to plant in Memphis
6:10 – The three things he fights every single day
7:25 – Challenges he’s overcome in planting a healthy, multiethnic church
8:58 – Practical advice for planting a healthy, multi-ethnic church
11:25 – What advice he’d give to a pastor of a larger, homogenous church who desires to be multiethnic
14:35 – The two or three pieces of advice he’d give a church planter today
16:42 – What the Acts 29 network is all about
18:30 – Why you must get in touch with your emotions
21:25 – How to get in touch with your emotions
23:42 – Where we’ve learned to shut out our emotions
25:55 – Favorite book and TV show he’s read or watched recently
28:15 – How to think about the upcoming election season
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A recognized leader in the multi-ethnic church movement, Dr. Mark DeYmaz planted the Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas in 2001, where he continues to serve as Directional Leader.
Mark has written five books on the subject of the multi-ethnic church including, Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church: Mandate, Commitments and Practices of a Diverse Congregation
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2:53 – His answer to the question, “If the kingdom of heaven isn’t segregated, why on earth is the church?”
5:32 – What multi-ethnic churches looked like in the New Testament
7:52 – How explosive growth can lead to internal focus with churches
10:28 – What “the Gospel of gentile inclusion” is, and why Paul preached it.
12:33 – Why Paul got jailed for preaching against racism
15:40 – The biggest obstacles he’s overcome whilst building and leading a multiethnic church
20:44 – What advice he’d give to a pastor of a large, homogenous church who desires to become multi-ethnic
25:04 – The difference between assimilation and accommodation
27:54 – “If a church isn’t intentionally seeking to be multi-ethnic, is that church acting unbiblically?”
34:58 – Why “It’s just too hard” isn’t a good excuse for failing to pursue multi-ethnicity
37:34 – Favorite recent book and TV Shows
38:42 – How to think about the upcoming election season
Links
Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church: Mandate, Commitments and Practices of a Diverse Congregation
Leading a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church: Seven Common Challenges and How to Overcome Them (Leadership Network Innovation Series)
Multiethnic Conversations: An Eight-Week Journey toward Unity in Your Church
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Wesley Hill (PhD, Durham University, UK) is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania.
He is the author of Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality
He has written for Books & Culture, Christianity Today, and First Things. He co-founded and writes regularly for SpiritualFriendship.org.
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7:12 – Why he wrote his first book, Washed and Waiting
10:01 – Why he decided to come out in college (and who he told)
12:45 – What “the gift of going second” is, and how to give it to others
14:23 – The history of the term “ex-gay” (and what’s unhelpful about it)
16:25 – Why he identifies as a “gay, celibate Christian”
23:05 – How the church can disciple those who are same-sex attracted
26:05 – Why he wrote his second book, Spiritual Friendship
28:27 – The two options he thought he had as a 20-year-old (and the third way he’s discovered today)
30:55 – How to find friendship after college
37:44 – When it might be appropriate to end a friendship
41:57 – How the culture views friendship vs. how Christian history views friendship
42:55 – Favorite book he’s read recently, nerdiest thing he’s into right now, and who he’s planning to vote for
Links
Gay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith
Why 30 is the decade friends disappear – and what to do about it
The Lake of Darkness
Stranger Things