{"product_id":"in-church-as-it-is-in-heaven-cultivating-a-multiethnic-kingdom-culture-9781514005385","title":"In Church as It Is in Heaven: Cultivating a Multiethnic Kingdom Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e Award of Merit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeaven is multiethnic. Are you ready for that?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bible tells us that the congregation gathered around God's heavenly throne will be \"a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language,\" all singing the praises of the Lamb. God's intention has always been to delight for all eternity in a redeemed community of ethnic diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this diverse community shouldn't have to wait until eternity to begin! It can be a reality in our own local churches here and now. Patterned after a worship service, \u003ci\u003eIn Church as It Is in Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e gives biblical warrant for such a community and shows how multiethnic churches provide a unique apologetic for the gospel. Along the way, the authors tell the story of their own church--a majority-white congregation which is being transformed into a family that reflects the diversity of heaven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe multiethnic kingdom is not just a nice idea, or an abstract theory. It's a reality--one we can enter into today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTimothy Paul Jones (PhD) teaches apologetics at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and serves as a preaching pastor at Sojourn Church Midtown. In addition, he has authored or co-authored more than a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eFinding God in a Galaxy Far, Far Away; Christian History Made Easy;\u003c\/i\u003e and, with James Garlow and April Williams, the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Da Vinci Codebreaker\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJamaal E. Williams (DEdMin) serves as lead pastor of Sojourn Church Midtown in Louisville, Kentucky, and as president of the Harbor Network. In addition, he regularly consults churches on leadership matters and issues related to building healthy multi-ethnic churches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50697957146898,"sku":"9781514005385","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_33a6a7c3-c3e8-4ffb-8bc8-ba273efec93d.jpg?v=1734312854","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-church-as-it-is-in-heaven-cultivating-a-multiethnic-kingdom-culture-9781514005385","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}