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Identifying and Reaching Ethnic Groups in the City

Identifying and Reaching Ethnic Groups in the City. Anthony Casey The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The World at Our Door. Over 1 million granted legal immigration status 100,000 given refugee or asylum status 162,000,000 granted non-immigrant admission to the United States.

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Identifying and Reaching Ethnic Groups in the City

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  1. Identifying and Reaching Ethnic Groups in the City Anthony Casey The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

  2. The World at Our Door • Over 1 million granted legal immigration status • 100,000 given refugee or asylum status • 162,000,000 granted non-immigrant admission to the United States

  3. Where are they?! • Part 1 – Identifying ethnic groups in the city • National, state, and local level research • Part 2 – Reaching ethnic groups in the city • Motivation for immigration • Multi or mono ethnic church planting • The role of orality • Training and partnering with churches

  4. National Immigration Reports • Department of Homeland Security produces a report each year • Details • Country of residence, birth, current state of residence, gender, age, marital status, occupation, ect. • Helpful for missiologists

  5. State Immigration Reports • Refugee database by state, includes contact information and phone number • State government offices

  6. Local Immigration Reports • Internet and phone book search for Catholic Charities, ESL centers, refugee agencies • City government web pages • North American Mission Board people groups page • www.peoplegroups.info • Breakdown by state or province • Listing of all people groups, languages, religion, population, zip codes, daily life, barriers, prayer guides, and current evangelism efforts

  7. Individual Fieldwork • Ethnographic research a process and an outcome • Allows relationships to be built • End result is a training and mobilization tool

  8. Where to Look • Apartment complexes • International festivals • Ethnic grocery store • College or university • Make use of personal interviews

  9. Reaching Ethnic Groups in the City • What are immigrants looking for? • Conversational English clubs • Resume and interview workshops

  10. Multi or Mono Ethnic Churches? • Neighborhood diversity seems to favor multi ethnic church plants • Settle biblical convictions first so you can develop a strategy • Ethnic or current cultural affinity? • Multi ethnic breakdown

  11. Orality Issues • 60-70% of the world prefers an oral style of learning and communicating • Most immigrants and refugees come from an oral background • The question is, what language do I story in? • Linguistic issues • Worldview issues • Mono ethnic church planting preference but it isn’t always feasible

  12. Training Churches and Developing Partnerships • No gospel bombs • Well meaning but ill-informed • Host CBS and cultural training workshops • Network to find out who is reaching out • Partnerships are necessary • Shared information and resources

  13. Questions • How have you found ethnic groups in your city? • How have you handled the multi ethnic issue? • Are you doing CBS? If so, in what language? • How can we better network and partner?

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