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BUILDING
A
MULTI-ETHNIC CHURCH
MULTI-ETHNIC CHURCH
MODEL
CHURCH IN ANTIOCH
Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about
the Lord Jesus.
ACTS 11:20
MULTI-ETHNIC
CHURCH MODEL
The Church in ANTIOCH
1. Multi-ethnic Leaders
Now in the church at Antioch there were
prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene,
Manaen (who had been brought up with
Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.
Acts 13:1
The Church in ANTIOCH
1. Multi-ethnic Leaders
Barnabas (Cyprus)
Simon (Niger)
Lucius (Cyrene)
Manaen (Judean)
Saul (Tarsus)
Who does a Multi-ethnic
church attract?
Inter-racially married Families
People that live and work in the midst of diversity
International students and families
People turn off by mono-ethnic church
Advantages of Multi-
ethnic church
A Bridge to Home and Foreign Mission
Three missionary journeys led by
Paul are launched from the church of Antioch and the gospel is spread
to all of Asia Minor - and into Europe.
Charisma global mission movement
Lynnwood, WA
Charisma global mission movement
Lynnwood, WA
Charisma global mission movement
Marysville, WA Cavite, PHIL
Charisma global mission movement
KISUMU, KENYA
Advantages of Multi-ethnic
church
A taste of heaven After this I looked, and behold, a great
multitude that no one could number, from
every nation, from all tribes and peoples
and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb… and crying out with a
loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
Revelation 7:9-10
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