One Church, Many Tribes : Following
Jesus the Way God Made You by
Richard Twiss
Provides Hope For The First Nations Tribes
In this captivating chronicle of the Native American story, Rosebud Lakota
Sioux Richard Twiss sifts through myth and legend to reveal Gods strategy
for the worlds First Peoples. With wit, wisdom and passion, Twiss shows
Gods desire to use the cultures of First Nations peoples-in all their
mystery, color and beauty-to break through to those involved in new age
mysticism, eastern religions-even Islam. Once Church, Many Tribes is a
rallying cry for the Church to work as one so that the lost may walk in life
and beauty, along the path of the Waymaker.
Personal Review: One Church, Many Tribes : Following Jesus
the Way God Made You by Richard Twiss
When my family moved to Kentucky in 2000, I never expected it would
take eighteen months to find a church that wanted us. We didn't fit in

anyone's denominational or cultural "box", and very few fellow Christians
were interested in stretching their boundaries to include us.
Imagine waiting five centuries to be welcomed into the Body of Christ.
That's the sobering, challenging message of One Church, Many Tribes.
In bringing the message of Jesus to the indigenous peoples of this
continent, far too often the expectation has been that a conversion to
Christianity includes a conversion to whiteness, and that God has no use
for Native American languages, history, arts, etc. This couldn't be more
wrong. As Twiss puts it, "When we come to Christ as First Nations people,
Jesus does not ask us to abandon our sin-stained culture in order to
embrace someone else's sin-stained culture."
However, this is not a "make white people feel bad" book. Twiss admits
that, had God chosen the peoples of this hemisphere to take the Gospel to
Europe, there would have been similar abuses. He wants to see
reconciliation: for whites to repent of their superiority, and for Native
Americans to repent of their bitterness, so that we can put away these past
sins and work together as equals.
The Body of Christ is undeniably richer for the presence of African and
African-American cultures, despite the bitterness of slavery and the evil
aspects of colonialism. It's time to welcome Native Americans to the table
(and other "first nations" peoples as well), and encourage them to let God
speak through their cultures.
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