EMQ » July – Oct 2024 » Volume 60 Issue 3
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Multiethnic Missions Mobilization
Summary: I am a White American woman who grew up in a White majority church that emphasized global missions. Eighteen years ago, I moved to New York City to serve as both a missionary and a mobilizer for world missions. I desire for Jesus to be known and worshiped among all peoples. So why did I often find myself cringing when I shared missions mobilization materials within a diverse, urban, multiethnic, and international environment?
By Valerie Althouse
I grew up in a conservative, suburban, majority White church that had a strong emphasis on global missions. That early influence was part of what mobilized me into missions and propelled me to move to New York City 18 years ago. Ever since then, I have worked among and partnered with the city’s diverse people in sharing the news of Jesus with all nations.
Most missionaries realize that deep and long-term relationships and experience living among those from other cultures provide opportunities to see your own culture more clearly. This was true for me as well. Eighteen years in this city that I love has changed me profoundly.
As White American woman who is both a missionary and a mobilizer for world missions, I desire for Jesus to be known and worshiped among all peoples. So why did I often find myself cringing when I shared missions mobilization materials within a diverse, urban, multiethnic, and international environment?
