Cultural Diversity

Wise Church: Learning from the World-Wide Church

Whether in Toledo, Toronto, Taipei, Tehran, or Tegucigalpa, worship of the Triune God has many commonalities, and followers of Jesus have much to learn from one another.

February 27, 2014 | 100 min listen
Singing Songs from the Global South in a North American Church Context

In this workshop we will sing songs of faith from around the world, share experiences of learning to sing these songs by reflecting together on how to meet the challenges of introducing foreign languages, alternate instrumentation and movement in a predominantly Euro-North American context.

February 21, 2014 | 62 min listen


The Street Is My Pulpit: Hip Hop, Youth Culture, and the Gospel in Kenya

This workshop explored some of the ways youth express and understand their Christian faith and how it relates to the contemporary social, economic, and political realities facing their generation in Kenya today.

February 18, 2014 | 61 min video
Learning from and Praying for the Worldwide Church

How can a congregation in one part of the world best pray for our neighbors around the world? Listen and learn, with resources from and for different parts of the Church, including stories from natives of different countries and cultures.

February 17, 2014 | 59 min video
Worship in Korean Christian Communities

The tapestry of Korean worship practices emerged in the context of other religious traditions, war and post-war growth, and a Korean consciousness of struggle and suffering.

February 17, 2014 | 71 min listen

Music Style in a Diverse Church

This workshop will explore how we can move beyond the usual church labels by engaging with broader musical traditions to create worship that is both rich in content and diverse in appeal.

February 17, 2014 | 61 min listen
Marcos Witt habla de los cambios líricos y musicales en la adoración de hispanos

Las canciones de Marcos Witt produjeron una renovación total en la Adoración de la Iglesia Latinoamericana.

November 21, 2013 | 37 min read