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It’s been said when it comes to gospel witness, gospel culture trumps gospel doctrine. No matter what a local church’s doctrinal statement may say, the strongest witness to the world is seen in how they treat one another. In these polarized and divided times, we believe we have a unique opportunity to display the unity Christ prayed for (John 17). And there’s no area we are in most need of unity than across the ethnic divide.

This is why we don’t believe ethnic diversity is the goal, but ethnic unity. It’s one thing to get people from different walks of life to sit in a church together, and it’s quite another to see them loving one another. It’s when the church arcs back to her multiethnic and multicultural roots (see the book of Acts) that our witness to the world is enhanced. Because of this, we believe one of the deepest apologetics for the power of the gospel is the multiethnic church.

Sociologists define a multi-ethnic church as one in which a single ethnicity does not make up more than 80% of the whole - the 80/20 rule. So, if a church has 100 and 85 of them are black, it is not multi-ethnic. However, if a church of a hundred has 80 white people, and the rest are of other ethnicities, it qualifies as multi-ethnic.

Our nation is trending towards diversity. Sociologists project that by 2050 the United States will become a majority-minority nation for the first time in its history. The church has no option but to maintain the same trajectory,— not so much forward, but backward, to her first-century roots where the normal was ethnic diversity. A failure to do so will put us perilously close to irrelevancy in our changing society.

The word Kainos is  the Greek word for new, a word Paul uses to describe the coming together of Jews and Gentiles to form the multi-ethnic church.

Send Network's vice president of regions, Bryan Loritts, is also president and founder of the Kainos Movement, an organization committed to seeing the multi-ethnic church become the new normal.

As he provides these events and cohort opportunities for Send Network planters and other ministry leaders, Bryan brings a heart for church planting together with a passion to see multi-ethnic local expressions of the body of Christ that truly reflect their communities.

Regional Events – Kainos regional events are held either annually or bi-yearly with the express purpose of providing a catalytic adrenaline shot and equipping Send Network-endorsed church planters and other ministry leaders for gospel-centered, multi-ethnic ministry.  

Regional Cohorts – Smaller gatherings of 12-18 providing focused training to planter’s specific needs and context.

These events are open to all Send Network-endorsed church planters. Select events may be available to other ministry leaders.

Speakers for each event will vary based on region.