Many of our churches in the south west are seeing people come to worship with them from a variety of ethnicities and cultures.
This is a real blessing(!) but also challenges us to think about how our churches can be truly multi-ethnic and multi-cultural spaces which embrace and celebrate what everyone has to bring.
The SWBA are delighted to be working with BMS World Mission to host three webinars helping churches and leaders reflect on this theme. BMS bring a huge amount of experience and wisdom from their work around the world, and these sessions promise to be practical, inspiring and fruitful.
The dates and titles of the three webinars are below. Click on each for more details and to sign up. We look forward to seeing you there!
The Distinctive Gift Local Churches Offer to Refugees and Other Forcibly-Displaced People
Thurs 30th April | 7.30pm | Sarah Mhamdi
Helping us think about the distinctive role churches have to play in welcoming the stranger. We'll learn about BMS' work with refugees and discover practical ways your church could prepare to welcome them.
For more info and to sign up, please click here.
Embracing & Integrating People From Different Cultures
Thurs 7th May | 7.30pm | Kang-San Tan
Many of our churches in the south west are seeing increasing ethnic diversity in their congregations. This raises the question of how we can ensure that our churches are places of welcome and inclusion for all, especially when churches are called to be bridging places and centres of reconciliation, where the major diversities separating human beings are overcome. In this practical webinar we will reflect on some of these challenges and explore theological and practical models for developing truly multi-ethnic churches.
For more info and to sign up, please click here.
Multi-Cultural Leadership in the Multi-Cultural Church
Thurs 14th May | 7.30pm | Sam Chaise
Reflecting on how we can make sure our leadership structures reflect and embrace the cultural diversity God has gifted to our local churches.
For more info and to sign up, please click here.
