Category: church
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Segregated Churches and Immigration
My latest article for Out of Ur went up a few days ago. In it I attempted to show how the critical need for comprehensive immigration reform offers the American church an opportunity to live up to our calling in some significant ways. Given how polarizing these issues can be, I’ve been pleasantly surprised at…
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Interviewed by Chicago Public Radio
I meant to mention this earlier. A few weeks back Michael, Michelle, and I (the preaching team at our new church) drove up to the NPR station at Navy Pier to be interviewed on Vocalo, 89.5 FM. I’m not entirely sure why the host contacted us about the interview, though I think he was intrigued…
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Bits and Pieces
I’m beginning the process of two author interviews via email. Mark De Ymaz (and coauthor Harry Li) has written a very practical book about multi-ethnic churches called Ethnic Blends. I’ll be going back and forth with Mark about his experiences and thoughts as the pastor of a multi-ethnic church and sending the final interview of…
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Why the Multi-ethnic Church Matters
The following is guest post written by Edith Michmerhuizen, a friend and co-worker in mission at New Community in Bronzeville. I found myself saying “Yes!” repeatedly while reading these paragraphs and I hope you’ll consider carefully the points Edith is making. As always, your charitable thoughts, questions, and ideas in response to this post are…
David W. Swanson 