Growing healthy multicultural congregations: A case study analysis of New Life Providence Church

This ministry project addresses the question: "What does it take to develop a growing, healthy multicultural church?" Much has been written previously regarding what it takes to develop growth (in general) in a local church, especially during the church growth era. However, very little has been written about what is required to grow a healthy multicultural church.; The purpose of this project is to perform a case study of a growing, healthy multicultural church: New Life Providence Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Through case study analysis, several key principles were identified and analyzed, while key leadership principles were derived which are applicable to other leaders with similar applied interests.; This ministry project was chosen based on the need to understand what key principles are necessary for a local church to reach across cultural boundaries. These principles will provide insight to other local churches and their leaders as to why multicultural ministry is important. These principles will also help other local churches and their leaders in their process to move towards multicultural ministry.