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The world outside the church is falling over itself to court bicultural people with talent and potential. Few of them want to be token representatives in an organization where leadership stays in the hands of one cultural group. Leaders in the evangelical community are made, and often born, by being inducted into a complex array of opportunities and relationships. Will evangelicals choose to open doors for those whose ministry will look very different from their own? The next C. S. Lewis or Billy Graham is likely to be multicultural. Will evangelical leaders put their money where the demographics are?

To be sure, we could do worse than to inspire another generation of cultural missionaries like Jars of Clay. But wouldn't it be a shame not to create more like P.O.D. instead?

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Christianity Today's Music channel has artist profile pages for both P.O.D. and Jars of Clay that includes artist interviews, reviews, and biographical information.

Previous Christianity Today coverage of Jars of Clay and P.O.D. includes:

Rock's Real RebelsChristians (and the god-haunted) make inroads into new territory. (January 18, 2001)

Hymns on MTVCombining mainstream appeal with spiritual depth, Jars of Clay is shaking up Contemporary Christian Music. (Nov. 15, 1999)

Jar Boys Meet Sgt. PepperIf I Left the Zoo is even more daring than Jar's first two recordings. (Nov. 15, 1999)

An Education with a BackbeatThe next Jars of Clay may be in class right now, taking notes on the art of Amy Grant or doing lab work on the science of dc Talk. (Nov. 15, 1999)

Jars of Clay's official site has all the information about Jars of Clay anyone could possibly want. Jars World is among the best of the unofficial Jars of Clay sites.

The official site for P.O.D. includes news, history, pictures, sound and video clips and message board.

You can listen to and purchase P.O.D. and Jars of Clay music at ChristianBook.com, among other online stores.

Christianity Today articles on multicultural outreaches and racial unity include:

You Can Take the Boy out of the Barrio … But nothing has been able to take the barrio out of Jesse Miranda, the uniting force for Hispanic Protestants in the U.S. (September 13, 2002)

The Hispanic ChallengeIt's not easy growing Christian leaders for Dallas's fastest-growing population. (May 16, 2002)

Sunday ColorsDallas churches continue to challenge the racial divide. (May 15, 2002)

The Forgotten FounderThe man who altered the course of black Baptist history finally has his say. (March 28, 2002)

Catching Up with HispanicsNew census data on the Latinos in our midst presents a reality check for cross-cultural outreach. (Nov. 12, 2001)

Separate and EqualMartin Luther King dreamed of an integrated society. Boston minister Eugene Rivers thinks it was the wrong dream. (August 7, 2001)

Lost Common CauseChristian focus on racial reconciliation is set back after Cincinnati's riots. (July 14, 2001)

Shoulder to Shoulder in the SanctuaryA profile in racial unity. (Oct. 2, 2000)

Different WorldsInterviewing blacks and whites in the same cities makes an author realize that these followers of Christ were speaking separate languages. (Oct. 2, 2000)

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October 7 2002, Vol. 46, No. 11