Kainos: Seeking the Multiethnic Church with Dr. Bryan Loritts

Pastor Bryan talks with Dr. Jared Alcántara about his book "Crossover Preaching" which analyzes the skill sets of Dr. Gardner Taylor in drawing a diverse audience to your preaching and teaching while staying biblically accurate to the text. 

Pastor Bryan speaks with David Platt about his newest book "Don't Hold Back" and the challenges he's faced at McLean Bible Church in becoming a multiethnic church that reflects the community around them. 

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Don't Hold Back

Radical

Pastor Bryan speaks with Pastor Mitchel Lee of Grace Community Church located in Fulton Maryland. As a Korean immigrant, Mitchel grew up in a Korean church where he thought he would stay as he grew older. However, God called him to Grace Community where he has been for the last eleven years and as lead pastor for the last seven. Mitchel gives us a view of what it's like from an ethnic perspective to lead an increasingly multi-ethnic church along with the blessings and trials that have followed in striving for ethnic unity.  

Pastor Bryan talks to author Jonathan Eig about his new book King: A Life, a biography of Martin Luther King Jr. -- who Jonathan believes may be the most important American ever born. The biography, which took six years of research, gives an intimate, comprehensive look into the life and legacy of MLK and is the first to include the recently declassified FBI documents. In this episode, Pastor Bryan and Jonathan unpack some of these details and discuss Jonathan's belief that "by hallowing [Dr. King] we actually hollow him" and lose sight of him as a human being.  

Pastor Bryan and Pastor Mike discuss what it's like for Mike to be a part of and be a Campus Pastor at McLean Bible Church, a majority white church, and also what steps Mclean has been taking to reach all ethnicities being in one of the most diverse counties in America.

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1. Consider the following: What is the gospel, and what is the primary fruit of it?
2. Rich talked about six layers of conversation and action—theological, historical, sociological, political, ecclesiological, and formational. How can these perspectives help you to better serve your people and community?
3. Have you heard of the concept of family systems? How could it contribute to your ministry? Take some time and reflect on the ways you’ve been formed, considering them in light of the gospel.

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Good and Beautiful and Kind: Becoming Whole in a Fractured World

1. Emotional health is not a Christianized way to feel happy all the time; it’s about becoming familiar with what’s happening on the inside of your heart. And it’s impossible to become a loving person without becoming emotionally healthy. Have you ever considered this? What’s one way you can grow in emotional health this week? 
2. The goal is not to be a perfect church, but a healthy church—one where people can heal and grow. What ministries or resources do you have for each category? How can you better care for people with this in mind?
3. How have you seen political idolatry or enmeshment in your context? How does the gospel challenge that?

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