WE CAN HEAL OUR COMMUNITIES — ONE FRIENDSHIP AT A TIME.

Breaking down the walls of division might not be easy, but the simple act of building friendships tears down walls of racism and fear.

Many of us want to do something to improve race relations, but we don’t know where to start or even if we can make a difference.

In Life-Changing Cross-Cultural Friendships, beloved authors and good friends Gary Chapman and Clarence Shuler answer those questions and more by recounting their own story together. Long before Gary was the bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages and Clarence was the president and CEO of Building Lasting Relationships, they were just an associate pastor and a young high school student, bonded by a love of Christ and learning how to navigate their newly desegregated community. Decades of friendship later, they are sharing the important lessons they learned that will enable you to experience enriching friendships across racial and ethnic barriers.

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CROSS-CULTURAL FRIENDSHIPS ON AN INDIVIDUAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL

A guide into a deeper level of understanding about what friendship is and about the benefits of cross-cultural friendships

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How to overcome the fear of developing cross-cultural friendships

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How to differentiate true friends from mere acquaintances

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How Jesus initiated a cross-cultural relationship

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The first two steps to your own cross-cultural friendship

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Three ways to resolve conflict in a cross-cultural friendship

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How to make friendships last through life’s many seasons

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Gary Chapman

Author, Speaker, Counselor

Gary has a passion for people and for helping them form lasting relationships. He is the #1 bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages series and director of Marriage and Family Life Consultants, Inc. Gary travels the world presenting seminars, and his radio programs air on more than four hundred stations.

Clarence Shuler

President/CEO of BLR: Building Lasting Relationships

Clarence has authored ten books. He and his wife, Brenda, conduct marriage, men’s, women’s, and singles seminars internationally. Clarence speaks to youth, college students, and singles about friendships, dating, biblical sex, pornography, and sexting. He and Dr. Gary Chapman speak together at The Five Love Languages, Date Night, and Life-Changing Cross-Cultural Friendship events.

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING

“Life-Changing Cross-Cultural Friendships is a practical application of Kingdom Race Theology. It provides doable steps, helping Christians go beyond reading or talking about race relations to tangible acts to make a lasting difference for unity in the world in which we live.”

Dr. Tony Evans, Senior Pastor, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship; founder and president, Urban Alternative

“No scolding, no guilt trips, just powerful reminders and solid counsel on how to start healing the rifts between cultures. Eschewing the cliché of pretending colorblindness, Drs. Chapman and Shuler have learned to appreciate and love each other. I feel honored to call Gary and Clarence friends.”

Jerry B. Jenkins, Bestselling author; founder, Jerry Jenkins Writers Guild

“I have never met these authors, but I have been in conversation with Clarence Shuler for many years. I trust these brothers, and I highly recommend their work. They are living what they write. Trust them and learn how to become effective agents of reconciliation in this divided world.”

William Pannell, Emeritus Professor of preaching, Fuller Theological Seminary; author, The Coming Raace Wars: A Cry for Justce, from Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter

“Through the chapters in this book, they show how to overcome hurdles through establishing relationships of trust, authenticity, respect, sacrifice, honor, friendship, and commitment. Ultimately, they reflect “a friend who sticks closer than a brother,” our creator and reconciler, Jesus Christ!”

Huron Claus, President and CEO, CHIEF, Inc., a ministry to Native American people

“Very grateful to have people exercise humility and grace to dive into this conversation in a healthy way. This book will be helpful for many.”

Lecrae, Grammy Award-winning artist

“Gary and Clarence’s book is sensitive, compelling, and informative in spelling out the how. Its advice and example will do much to heal the wounds of the Western church, one relationship at a time.”

Juli Slattery, PsyD, president and cofounder, Authentic Intimacy

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