Committed to Multi-Ethnic Ministry
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Challenges: What Barriers do You Face?
Identify challenges to tackle and specific resources you need to address the opportunities
A - Language - do you need bi-lingual people or language materials?
- Can you check with local schools, colleges, agencies, businesses, etc?
- Outreach English www.efca.org/international/resources/outreachenglish.html
- TESOL www.tesol.org Rosetta Stone www.rosettastone.com
B - Resources - what other skills, finances or resources do you need?
- What specifically do you need? and when do you need it?
- Issues in Sharing Facilities http://www.efca.org/urban/media/issues_involved_in_sharing_facilities.pdf
- Welcoming New Iowans: A Guide for Christians and Churches www.newiowans.com/ and http://publications.iowa.gov/archive/00002800/01/welcoming%20New%20Iowans-2nd%20Edition.pdf
- Bible studies www.nsresources.com/ & www.etsusa.org/ & www.evangecube.org & http://multimin.com/ www.freedominchrist.com/Catalog/enter.html?target=Spanish.html & www.gnpcb.org & www.awana.org
C - Attitudes - do you need to change some attitudes about Hispanics?
- How is your church praying about it? What resources do you need?
- Understanding Latin Americans www.cfci.org/radioula.htm Omaha NE 888-526-7551
- You Used To Be One: Theology-based immigration policy www.worldmag.com/articles/11730
- Biblical Theology of Diversity www.efca.org/urban/media/biblical_theology_of_diversity_outline.pdf
- Barna Groupwww.barna.org "Hispanic" http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=Topic&TopicID=24
D - People - what other human resources would help you meet the needs?
- How can you encourage and train people for cross-cultural ministry?
- Hispanic Church Planting Guide www.CAMinternational.org 800-366-2264 (highly recommended)
- EFCA Central District Hispanic Ministry Strategy Guide www.cd.efca.org/hispanic
- EFCA Ethnic Church Planting www.efca.org/planting/media/cp.pdf and www.ethnicharvest.org
- EFCA Community Ministry Potential www.efca.org/urban/media/community_ministry.pdf
- EFCA Spanish Church Planting www.efca.org/urban/hispanicministries/english/training.html
- EFCA Latin American Training Network www.latn.org/ and www.efcaim.org/urban/hispanicministries/
- EFCA Church Planting Boot Camp www.efca.org/planting/media/bc_manual_5-2006.pdf
- Church Planting Resources www.efca.org/planting/media/leadership_network_resource_guide.pdf
- CFCI Short-Term Missions & "Urban Plunge" www.cfci.org/stm.htm & www.cfci.org/brochure.pdf
- Iowa Latino Heritage Festival www.latinoheritagefestival.org