There will be two 90-minute workshop sessions covering a range of issues related to church ministry and leadership. Some of the workshops will be offered in both the morning and afternoon session.
Preaching and Teaching in Multicultural Settings
Dr. Cheryl Sanders & Dr. Curtiss DeYoung.
An opportunity to explore biblical texts, presentation styles, and illustrations that lead to effective preaching and teaching in multicultural contexts.
Multicultural Church Models
Dr. Michael Emerson.
Panel discussion with 4 local congregations that represent typical models of multicultural churches – suburban neighborhoods in transition, merger of two churches, multi-cultural co-pastoring team, multi-cultural church plant, non-white congregation becoming multi cultural.
Building an Inter-cultural Congregation
Rev. Jim Olson
Moving from mono to multi-cultural, a case study of Bethel Christian Fellowship in St. Paul.
Learned Principles for Multicultural Ministry
Rev. Rick Ensrud and Rev. David Myles
What we have learned; how people perceive the loss of power and control; and strategies that did not work - a case study of Brooklyn Park Evangelical Free Church.
Youth Ministry in Multicultural Settings
Eric Iverson, YouthWorks
Paradigms of multicultural youth ministry, impact and effects, urban/suburban perspectives.
The African American Church Experience
Rev. Efrem Smith
Understanding various Black church perspectives and their influences in urban and multicultural contexts.
The Historical Legacy of Race in America
Rev. Jin S. Kim
How the race in America has impacted the church and the present day.
Multicultural Marriage and Family Counseling
Pastor Edna Geddes
Pastoral counseling directives for working with multi-cultural congregations and families.
Worship That Unites
Exploring using a biblical basis for worship that unites multicultural congregations.
First, We Must Listen: Connecting Relationship to Reconciliation
Nicole Bullock, Executive Director Northwest Leadership Project
An invitation to cross-cultural dialogue and racial reconciliation.
