Mark DeYmaz

Dr. Mark DeYmaz is the founding pastor of the Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas (www.mosaicchurch.net), a multi-ethnic and economically diverse church where significant percentages of Black and White Americans, together with men and women from more than 30 nations, currently worship God together as one.  A recognized leader in the emerging, Multi-ethnic Church Movement, his book, Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church (Jossey-Bass/Leadership Network), provides the Biblical mandate for the multi-ethnic church and outlines seven core commitments required to bring it about.  A former member of Little Rock’s Racial and Cultural Diversity Commission and past chair of the city’s Faith Alliance, DeYmaz is co-founder of the Mosaix Global Network (www.mosaix.info), an organization dedicated to enlisting and equipping leaders in the development of multi-ethnic churches across America and beyond.  For more about Mark and the movement, visit his blog at www.markdeymaz.com.

 Mark is a graduate of Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA (B.S., Psychology), Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon (M.A., Exegetical Theology) and Phoenix Seminary in Phoenix, Arizona (D. Min.).

 Married since 1987, Mark and Linda have four children - Zack (18), Emily (15), Will (11) and Kate (9). Linda is the author of two books, including Mommy, Please Don’t Cry (Multnomah Publishers), a 2004 Retailer's Choice Nominee and anointed resource providing hope and comfort for parents who grieve the loss of a child.