The Nations Have Come to Us

(See also: URBAN/RURAL POOR & REFUGEES & INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS) MINISTRIES ETHNIC HARVEST Ethnic Harvest exists to: share the good news about Jesus Christ with all people, help you find gospel resources in foreign languages, encourage churches in the USA to reach out in friendship to their ethnic neighbors, and share the faith stories of followers of Jesus from around the world. To cut to the chase go to Ethnic Harvest's Site Map - it's loaded with resources and helps. ETHNIC AMERICA NETWORK A coalition of ministries encouraging local churches to share Christ's love with the growing ethnic diversity in our communities. PEOPLEGROUPS.INFO A ministry of the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Church, providing web tools to gather ethnolinguistic information on your state, country and zip code. ARTICLES A PILGRIM MISSIOLOGY FOR THE STRANGER IN YOUR MIDST by David F. D'Amico The purpose of this address is to sensitize the hearers to the wonderful challenges of a new missiology that must be born in our campus. It also attempts to describe a field of study that is relatively new in missiological circles: cross cultural evangelization in the United States. This missiology must provide some type of map to the multitude of ethnic churches crowding the streets of our urban centers. This missiology must be biblical, evangelical, Baptist, and contextual. (Read more) TELL BY THE SMELL: CONNECTING WITH UNREACHED PEOPLE LOCALLY by Shane Bennett Ten Ways to Find Communities of Unreached People in Your Town (or one nearby!) FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORS Demographic information on a number of primary ethnic groups found in the US. from the Nazarene Multicultural Ministries web site. EVANGELIZING AND PRAYERWALKING TIMES SQUARE TO REACH AFRICA'S UNREACHED WOLOF by Mark Kelly Though missionaries have worked among the Wolof in West Africa for years, only about 50 have opened their hearts to the good news of God’s love. But an estimated 30,000 Wolof imigrants live in New York City, where they are more open and accessible to the good news of God's love. A team of Southern Baptists prayed their way through the avenues and side streets of Manhattan, asking God to create opportunities for the gospel among New York City's Wolof population. (Read more) BOOK/RESOURCES ON ETHNIC GROUPS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA  by Ed Stetzer "This bibliography was developed by the library at the International Mission Board, and they have given me permisison to pass it on to you." - Ed Stetzer BOOKS A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO CROSSING CULTURES: MAKING FRIENDS IN A MULTI-CULTURAL WORLD, by Patty Lane (Click here to see David Mays' Booknotes on this book) REACHING THE WORLD IN OUR OWN BACKYARD, by Pillai, Rajendra. CROSS-CULTURAL DIALOGUES: 74 BRIEF ENCOUNTERS WITH CULTURAL DIFFERENCE, by Craig Storti WHO MOVED MY CHURCH? by Oliver R. Phillips (E- Booklet on recognizing and reaching the nations that God is surrounding many of our churches with) THE CHANGING FACE OF THE CHURCH: FROM AMERICAN TO GLOBAL, by Tom Nee POWERPOINT CHALLENGE OF THE ETHNIC MILLENIUM An Ethnic Harvest produced Powerpoint presentation to download or view online. SEMINARS CROSSING CULTURES Caleb Resources's Crossing Cultures is an eye-opening weekend workshop that provides a cross-cultural experience in your city. The workshop teaches some basics about missions and a lot about interacting with our neighbors from other cultures. This opportunity will encourage Christians to step out of their comfort zones and into local ethnic communities where they can begin lasting relationships. Come learn how to initiate conversations, ask questions, and listen to stories as you meet immigrants in shops, markets, parks, and restaurants. [back to Mission Resource directory]