Cross-Cultural Engagement
Understanding Indigenous People
Within the life of the church, we all live amongst a wide diversity of people groups. This includes the Indigenous peoples of Canada and the Native American people of the US.
Continue ReadingMissional Ministry: The Word and Gospel Works in Action
Dr. Gardner Taylor was a servant of God whose service in ministry stood large. As a preacher of the Gospel, he has been recognized for his faithful and passionate service.
Continue ReadingJohn 17 Conversations
On January 19, Wayne Stapleton and a group of more than thirty-five pastors and leaders from the NorCal Association gathered at First Baptist Church in Lodi, California, to discuss the pursuit of Christian unity in a multicultural world.
Continue ReadingExpanding Our Vision for Interpreting God’s Word
Serving the Lord for twenty years in a culture that is not my own, I see him in a way I never would have had it not been for my Brazilian brothers and sisters. When my context changed, my perspective changed as well.
Continue ReadingTrue Hospitality: Love for the Stranger
God’s love leads his people to serve in surprising ways. And in doing so, we not only express his love to those in need but are transformed as well.
Continue ReadingTo Love One’s Neighbor Is to Learn about One’s Neighbor
The blanket exercise is a powerful way of teaching about the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the US and Canada.
Continue ReadingOvercoming Barriers to Sharing the Gospel
Faithfulness to the Great Commission is not without challenge. Reaching people with the Gospel calls for overcoming different kinds of barriers, some cultural and historical, others even geographical.
Continue ReadingThe Challenge and Hope of the Hispanic Community
It was eighteen years ago when my family and I came to the US because an Anglo-American church was exploring the idea of becoming multicultural.
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