Oct 19th, 2021Pastoral Conversations October - Intercultural Church Competency
Learning to Value Each Other - Intercultural Church Competency - with Fanosie Legesse
Join the conversation on growing our curiosity and lifting our capacity for appreciating each other. Leaders will share their knowledge on what it means to become an inter-culturally competent Church leader. There will be opportunity to exchange practical and positive experiences of their interaction with people of different cultures. We also want to learn from experiences that have not been positive. Finally, leaders will discuss ways to overcome and hopefully more often eliminate challenges of Christ’s body of believers living the vision of being a diverse and united intercultural group. Ultimately, leaders will be able to answer questions like…
- “What do competent inter-cultural leaders naturally do?”
- “How do we speak about and to each other that reflects our values of appreciating diversity within Christ’s body?”
- “How do we create space for diverse perspectives to enter and be valued by everyone in our leadership?”
October 19, 7-9 p.m.
IN-PERSON EVENT
Steinmann Mennonite Church
1316 Snyder's Rd. W., Baden, ON
Protocols:
- Registration is limited by the capacity of the room. Where possible use the largest space possible with the best ventilation. Participants are encouraged to attend to social distancing.
- Given the current Covid realities, registration for in-person attendees is limited to those who are fully vaccinated. Exception is given to those who cannot be vaccinated due to medical reasons or age restrictions currently in place.
- Sign in sheets are required for events that record:
- Name and Contact information
- Agreement of the attendee to 4 items:
- They affirm that they are fully vaccinated.
- They are aware of the self-screening measures (based on Ontario's guidelines for workers and volunteers: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/screening/worker/) and deem it is safe for them to attend.
- They are aware of their assumption of increased risk in attending this event and that if food or beverages are offered there is even more risk associated. They are free to decline.
- Wearing a mask when moving about or in common areas when casually interacting with fellow participants is the preferred behavior. When seated socially distanced from others masks may be removed.
- Public Health and Local Venue guidelines and protocols take precedent in determining appropriate measures.
- Best Practice is to take a few minutes at the beginning of the event to convey the guiding values of MCEC in the pandemic asking that people use their best judgement and of course the situational ethic question “What is the loving thing to do?” as their guide.
- Please refer to the Health and Safety Plan Updates regarding specifics and parameters for other questions. Public health information is a further resource in determining particular questions.