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Regaining Our Voice and Credibility | Mosaix | Exponential

December 8, 2016

Due to the systemic segregation of local churches today, the vast majority of pastors and churches in this country have little to no credibility when attempting to speak to the most pressing issues of our time – those affecting or otherwise shaped by race, class, and culture. This podcast, recorded at Exponential West 2016, is a panel of cross-culturally competent leaders who share their own thoughts and field questions on today’s multi-ethnic issues.

Key Highlights

The Gospel provides insight to race problems
How to navigate and nuance your response to issues
Where the Gospel intersects with politics

Join the Mosaix Global Network at Exponential East 2017, where they will facilitate more conversations and lead more workshops on multi-ethnic topics.

Mosaix is a relational network of pastors and planters, denominational and network leaders, educators, authors, and researchers alike, that exists to establish healthy multi-ethnic and economically diverse churches for the sake of the gospel. Mosaix believes the church should be in the middle of the conversations on race, justice, and the multi-ethnicity of churches.

Regaining our Voice and Credibility – Mark DeYmaz, John Teter, Daniel Rodriguez, Josh Chavez, Noemi Chavez

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John Teter

John Teter was born in Los Angeles, the son of Korean and Dutch parents. He was raised in a non-religious home. But while at UCLA, Jesus captured John’s heart and life through an evangelistic Bible study. He went on to serve with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for 12 years at USC, Cal State Dominguez Hills, and Compton College. In 2007, John and his family planted Fountain of Life Covenant Church, a multiethnic, inner-city congregation of Long Beach to incarnate God’s love and make disciples. John serves the church today as senior pastor. He also serves as the church planting team leader for the Evangelical Covenant Church. He is passionate about calling, training, and sending the next generation of apostles to plant churches that are strong in faith and add to their numbers daily. John has written two books, Get the Word Out and Jesus & the Hip Hop Prophets, coauthored with Alex Gee. He and his wife, Becky, have been blessed with three wonderful children. In his spare time, John enjoys good film and television, fantasy football, and being a part of the Los Angeles Lakers Band.

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Joshua Chavez

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Noemi Chavez

Noemi Chavez pastors Revive Church, a multisite church in Long Beach, California, and the greater Los Angeles area, along with her husband Joshua. She is a speaker and cofounder of Brave Global, an organization which focuses on reaching out to girls that are on probation and in the foster care system. Noemi also serves as chair of the board for Exponential Español, and with Biola Church Relations Advisory Board. She is committed to raising leaders and bridging generations to serve the future of the Church and their communities.

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Ray Chang

Ray has been actively engaged in church planting with the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) for the past 17 years. Having planted two multi-ethnic churches (Washington, DC and Los Angeles, CA), Ray has a vision to continue planting churches—reaching and building bridges to all nations.

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