Intersect Presents Mark DeYmaz: Building Multicultural Leadership Teams
Thursday, November 05, 2020, 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Ministry teams should reflect the people you serve.
Mark DeYmaz, founding pastor of the Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas, will deliver two sessions on building multicultural and multiethnic leadership teams in ministry organizations. After each session, Gateway President Jeff Iorg will host DeYmaz in a live Q&A.
In lieu of an in-person conference, Intersect this year will be completely online and streamed across Gateway's social media platforms. It is completely free and requires no registration - just join us on YouTube, Facebook or Twitter at 1:30 p.m. PST on Thursday, November 5.
About Mark DeYmaz
A thought-leading writer and recognized champion of the multiethnic church movement, Mark planted the Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas in 2001 where he continues to serve as Directional Leader. In 2004, he co-founded the Mosaix Global Network, with Dr. George Yancey, today serving as its president and convener of the triennial National Multi-ethnic Church Conference. In 2008, he launched Vine and Village and remains active on the board of this 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on the spiritual, social, and financial transformation of Little Rock's University District.
Mark has written seven books including his latest, The Coming Revolution in Church Economics (Baker Books, 2019); Disruption: Repurposing the Church to Redeem the Community (Thomas Nelson, 2017); and Multiethnic Conversations: an Eight Week Guide to Unity in Your Church (Wesleyan Publishing House, 2016). His book, Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church (Jossey-Bass, 2007), was a finalist for a Christianity Today Book of the Year Award (2008) and for a Resource of the Year Award (2008) sponsored by Outreach magazine.
He and his wife, Linda, have been married for thirty-two years and reside in Little Rock, AR. Linda is the author of the certified best-seller, Mommy, Please Don't Cry: There Are No Tears in Heaven (Multnomah, 1996), an anointed resource providing hope and comfort for those who grieve the loss of a child. Mark and Linda have four adult children and three grandchildren.
In 2019, Mark launched an academic partnership with Wheaton College through which students seeking to earn an M.A. in Ministry Leadership with an emphasis on establishing healthy multiethnic and economically diverse, socially just, and financially sustainable churches. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Charlotte Campus) and at Phoenix Seminary, where he earned a D.Min. in 2007.