When the Homogenous Unit Principle is no longer misunderstood, it will no longer be misapplied. The systemic segregation of the local church can be dismantled, resulting in local churches on earth reflecting God’s love for people from every nation, tribe and tongue, not only across the ocean, but across the street.
Mark, why do you believe the Multi-Ethnic Church Conference is needed?
Check this out: We’re the only conference that exists that doesn’t someday want to exist, get it? That is, we are trying to work ourselves, in a sense, out of a job! In other words, when local churches, evangelical conferences, networks and denominations, Christian colleges and seminaries, etc., all reflect in real and tangible ways unity and diversity—the mystery of Christ as detailed by Paul in Ephesians 3—there will not be a need for a conference (I pray) calling special attention to what should otherwise be just who we are, the Body of Christ. Until such a day, I suppose, we’ll have to keep on leading out on the subject. And this we will continue to do until again we convene the third National Multi-Ethnic Church Conference in 2016.
Tell us a little about the Mosaix Network and how leaders can be involved?
Mosaix is a relational network of local church pastors and planters, researchers, educators and ministry leaders alike that exists to catalyze the growing movement toward multi-ethnic/economically diverse churches throughout North America and beyond.
On Nov. 5 and 6, new membership packages and benefits will be announced. Through such collaboration and partnership, Mosaix generates sustainable income to advance its mission and vision: the collective voice of growing numbers of ministry leaders focused on advancing a credible witness of the gospel in an increasingly diverse and cynical society.
How are you praying for the conference?
That God will do for His name’s sake, for the sake of the Gospel, exceedingly abundantly beyond whatever else we might imagine possible.
How can the Exponential community pray for you and the conference?
Wow! Thanks for asking. May I request what Paul requested of the multi-ethnic church at Ephesus:
“Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known this message, the mystery of the gospel for which I am an ambassador. … Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.” For the conference, pray for those in attendance, that they will feel encouraged (they/we are not crazy), equipped and empowered through this gathering.
