Course Content

• The meaning and theology of intercultural mission.
• An understanding of an intercultural church.
• Building an intercultural church (all peoples and generations).
• Building and developing an intercultural leadership team.
• The important role the intercultural church plays in community.
• An understanding of the history of immigration and how this has impacted the values of equality and diversity.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, delegates should be able to:

• Understand a theology of intercultural mission and its importance in this world.
• Understand key attributes to building an intercultural church for all peoples and generations.
• Understand the key attributes of building an intercultural leadership team.
• Understand the important history of immigration and how this impacts the values of equality and diversity.

Pre-course Work

Reading of the books:

• Michael Jagessar, Ethnicity, the Inclusive Church Resource
• Owen Hylton, Crossing the Divide
• Miroslav Volf, Exclusion & Embrace

Who Should Apply

• Officers, Pioneer Leaders, TEs and anyone journeying in racially diverse areas. Also people who have recently moved to a racially diverse area, including inner-city and urban.
• DME’s and divisional leaders, especially those who are predominantly in hyper diverse areas.

Cost

£350 (Residential)

Note: Costs for Learning and Development course programme are covered by departmental employee/officer levy payments. However, should an employee/officer book a place on a course but then subsequently fail to attend or complete the course, repayment of cost of the course will be charged to the department/appointment concerned (recoverable from the individual) (Policy CS04 Sect 6.5). Please note a separate process for funding approval exists for accredited programmes.