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CultureCross consists of 12 lessons. Each lesson provides 20-25 minutes of teaching by a Canadian Christian leader with personal experience and expertise on that topic. Small group discussion materials are provided to create 90-minute learning experiences.
Group discussions provide practical personal application of the ideas and an exploration of Bible passages. Many participants find that group discussion is one of the most valuable parts of this course, so we encourage ministry teams and church small groups to journey through this material together. You’ll find that the questions are less concerned with correct answers and are instead designed to help you apply ideas to your own personal contexts. Be prepared to think and be vulnerable with one another!
Check back for lesson clips and discussion guides – coming soon!
Explore the concepts of collectivistic and individualistic cultures and see how a Christian can respond to them. Taught by Pastor Nelson Chang from The Peoples Church Toronto.
Explore the three primary worldview categories in order to understand their connection to the fall of humanity. Taught by Rob Magwood, director of SEND Canada and host of the Global Missions Podcast.
Learn how cultural worldviews affect every area of a person’s life – including what they understand about the spiritual world. Taught by Jonny and Mikyla Pragashpathy, a young couple involved in the MoveIn movement, pastoral ministry to international students and community support for newcomers to Canada.
Discover how the Bible addresses the desires expressed by all cultural worldviews. Taught by Dorothy Pang, Assistant Director of the Tyndale Intercultural Ministry Centre.
Explore both how to identify a person’s culture and how to identify with them in order to compassionately connect their needs to the Gospel of Jesus. Taught by Dr. Christopher Carr, Executive Director of Global Gates Network Canada.
Learn about the need for giving and receiving honour in many cultures, and God’s desire to give honour to his children through a relationship with him. Taught by Rev. CY Yan, an advisor to multi-ethnic churches, a trainer of cross-cultural workers and the director of Connections East Asia with OMF Canada.
Explore attitudes toward making space and time for others in our lives, and learn what true biblical hospitality looks like. Taught by Ali Amani, the Community Life Coordinator for International Students at Tyndale University.
Explore the nature of fear and power and what fear and faith have to do with our cultural worldviews. Taught by Peter Baker, a former missionary with Ethnos Canada, where he lived among a remote tribe for 22 years.
Explore common fears many Christians have when it comes to sharing their faith, and discover an encouraging and hopeful path forward! Taught by Kara Arbon, a leader in ethnic and indigenous ministry initiatives with ShareWord Global.
Explore communication methods for creating cross-cultural spiritual conversations that lead to an invitation to receive and believe in Jesus. Taught by Rick and Patti Love, former cross-cultural workers and current leaders of a national ministry equipping churches to develop pathways to Jesus for immigrants.
Explore how cultural differences impact discipleship and the stages where we believe, behave and belong in our journey to faith in Jesus. Taught by McDaniel Phillips, a career missionary with a focus on culturally- contextualized discipleship materials who now trains and equips a network of worldwide ministry partners through Discipleship Essentials and TWR Canada.
Explore how we can strive towards God’s promise of a unified church while still allowing for cultural expression in work and worship in the church. Taught by Dr. Kenny Wallace, who holds a Ph.D. in ethnodoxology and serves as pastor of liturgy at an intentionally intercultural church.
