About the Book The Multicultural Church

Book: The Multicultural Church

Author: Dan Willis

Genre: RELIGION / Christian Church/Growth

Release Date: February 21, 2020

Despite the progress our country has made in Civil Rights over the past century, Sunday morning is still one of the most segregated times in America. It seems like the only people striving to lead in the area of racial reconciliation are politicians, activists, and celebrities.

Pastor Dan Willis wants to know… Where is the church?

What can the people of God do to become leaders again and not just be Johnny-come-lately followers?

The art of bringing harmony to the masses lies in the love all should see in the church of God. If the church is to make a difference and return to relevance in this world, the only option is multicultural ministry. If leaders are not prepared to minister to this growing culture, then American Christianity is in danger of becoming nonessential to the body of believers.

For years, Dan Willis has led a growing, multicultural Christian community in the suburbs of Chicago. In The Multicultural Church, Dan shares what he has learned, the mistakes he has made, and what can be done to successfully minister to a diverse culture.

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My Thoughts On The Multicultural Church:

I think this is a wonderfully written book.  It makes sense, it speaks in a language you can understand and it has some great points.  There are some aspects of the book though that wouldn’t apply to me or my church because we’re in a very rural community with practically no diversity at all.  That said our homeschool coop would be where we see diversity and where I can teach my children about that. 

Within this book there are some great ideas and thoughts.  It’s a short read that will make you think. 

That said, I think this book would be best for church leaders or boards who are working towards a goal of making their church a multicultural church.  Dan did amazing work in Chicago and I see this really being helpful to other churches in large areas.  Where I live this wouldn’t apply as well. 

There is something I want to consider here though.  We need to make sure we don’t lose our own culture in bringing in the cultures of others.  The church has a culture all it’s own with the Bible as a base.  While we’re trying to become more accepting and broaden the church we need to make sure that we don’t lose the foundation we’re built upon in doing so.  Just my two cents worth here.  

I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from Celebrate Lit. All views expressed are only my honest opinion. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC regulations.

About the Author of The Multicultural Church

As a boy, Dan Willis’s dreamed of becoming neurosurgeon until the fateful day when, at age sixteen, he was called to “temporarily” take over as pastor of a local church. Dan took that small ministry of sixteen people and nurtured it into the largest multicultural church on the south side of Chicago, consisting of over five thousand members.

Today, Dan still serves as senior pastor of The Lighthouse Church of All Nations, in Alsip, Illinois. The driving force of Dan’s ministry has always been one of uniting the races. To look out over the congregation during a typical worship celebration, you will see men, women, and children from over seventy-two different nations. Dan is also a gifted singer, musician, and producer. He founded a community choir called The Pentecostals of Chicago, bringing together black, white, Hispanic, and Asian singers from over twenty Chicago area churches. This group, now known as The All Nations Choir, has six albums to its credit and has performed with artists from Celine Dion to Kirk Franklin, and has served on missionary trips to the orphanages of Kingston, Jamaica.

A celebrated television host, he created and hosted the Emmy-nominated shows Inspiration Sensation and I’m Just Sayin’. Dan has traveled the country ministering and teaching men and women through the Starting Line Prison Fellowship organization and has also been a national and international speaker on the topics of music, ministry, racial reconciliation, leadership, and community development. He is the author of Freedom to Forget and most recently, Praise Is My Weapon. Dan continues to live in Alsip with his wife, Linda, and is the father to four grown children and eight grandchildren.

More from Dan

I have led a successful and growing multicultural congregation in the Chicago suburbs for over twenty years. I wanted to write a short book packed with practical information sharing my personal stories of successes and failures in cross-cultural ministry.

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deb’s Book Review, April 27

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, April 28

For the Love of Literature, April 29 (Spotlight)

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Giveaway for The Multicultural Church

To celebrate his tour, Dan is giving away the grand prize of a $20 Starbucks gift card!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway!

Click the link below to enter.

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