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“House of Prayer for All People”: A Biblical Foundation for Multicultural Ministry
Author(s) -
Girgis Raafat
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international review of mission
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.118
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1758-6631
pISSN - 0020-8582
DOI - 10.1111/j.1758-6631.2011.00057.x
Subject(s) - warrant , multiculturalism , diversity (politics) , reign , immigration , christian ministry , prayer , sociology , analogy , spirituality , cultural diversity , cultural pluralism , environmental ethics , religious studies , law , political science , philosophy , anthropology , epistemology , pedagogy , alternative medicine , pathology , politics , medicine , financial economics , economics
Abstract Debates over immigration and diversity around the world have highlighted the divide between those cautious of and fearful about diversity, and those who welcome it. Profiling these attitudes, the author offers a developmental analogy and warrant for welcoming diversity as a key to congregational survival, innovation and growth. He then explores the biblical story as one that at key points turns on incorporating diversity, migration, and welcoming the stranger as instrumental in furthering God's dawning reign on the earth.