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Cross-Cultural Ministry (Part 2)

Pastors Matthew Smith, Jacques Francios and Rafael Maria (3 Languages, 3 Cultures, 1 Church in South Florida) We continue our two-part series today with more strategic lesson learned on the American “foreign field.” As Melodee and I followed God’s leading … Continue reading

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Cross-Cultural Ministry Lessons (Part 1)

Melodee, Matt with Eddie and Jessica Torres (A 23 year friendship in ministry) Experience with Cross-Cultural Ministry Melodee and I are hard-wired to work in a multiethnic community. God started this in Matthew in High School. “My earliest encounter with … Continue reading

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What Are You Dreaming About? (3)

Artwork Credit: psychologytoday.com This is the third in our series, “What Are You Dreaming About?” Today I want to focus our attention the proclamation of the Good News of Jesus Christ. Since I am looking for a full-time position in … Continue reading

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What Are You Dreaming About? (2)

Artwork Credit: susancorso.com We continue to ask the question today, “What Are You Dreaming About?” As I mentioned in my first post, I am looking for a full-time position in ministry. Whether that is a senior pastor position, or a … Continue reading

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What God is Doing in Multi-Ethnic Churches Can Be Found in Outreach’s 2010 Top 100 Largest & Fastest Growing Churches In America

By Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Ph D “We want to know how God is at work in His church and celebrate what He is doing. All of our churches long for the same thing: to give the Gospel to those … Continue reading

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Help! Our Community Is Changing! (Part 2)

by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith (c) 1999 In part 1 we discussed the rise and decline of the urban church. We ended our Somewhere between the birth and the death of the local church selfishness took center stage, replacing self-sacrifice. … Continue reading

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Help! Our Community Is Changing! (Part 1)

by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith   (c) 1999 With tears in my eyes, I realized God had accomplished what He had set out to do among us. Our church now looked like our urban community, over 90% Hispanic. We had intentionally … Continue reading

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