Category Archives: Intercultural Education/Training

Relational Intercultural Training for Practitioners of Business As Mission: Theory and Practice

Enoch Wan and Natalie Kim. Business as Mission (BAM) is a holistic approach to mission that aims to transform the multifaceted spheres of unreached peoples and communities within and through business. While different types of businesses have different measures of achievement and success, there is one essential characteristic that distinguishes business as mission – relationships formed and developed throughContinue reading “Relational Intercultural Training for Practitioners of Business As Mission: Theory and Practice”

A Holistic and Contextualized Mission Training Program: Equipping Lay Leaders for Local Mission in Vietnam

Enoch Wan and Tin Nguyen. In this book, the readers will find a detailed presentation of mission training programs for contemporary Vietnam that is contextually appropriate in term of their cultural background and contemporary living surroundings. The design of the mission training program is based on an educational and anthropological understanding of Vietnamese lay leadersContinue reading “A Holistic and Contextualized Mission Training Program: Equipping Lay Leaders for Local Mission in Vietnam”

Missionary Preparation in The Gospel Of Matthew in Light of 28:16-20: A Narrative and Relational Study 

Enoch Wan and Rob Penner. In this book, the authors propose an alternative to the popular understanding that Matthew 28:18-20 is the “Great Commission” passage. Instead, readers are invited to engage in a narrative study of Matthew, leading to a new appreciation that the two “commandments” (of Matt. 22:37-39 and Matthew 28:18-20) are to beContinue reading “Missionary Preparation in The Gospel Of Matthew in Light of 28:16-20: A Narrative and Relational Study “

Covenant Transformative Learning: Theory and Practice for Mission 

Enoch Wan and Ryan Gimple. This book is a presentation of covenant transformative learning theory and its application to basic tasks of cross-cultural missions. Covenant transformative learning theory is a derivative of Mezirow’s transformative learning theory, but is reformed by the application of Meek’s epistemological framework and practical in the use of “relational realism” paradigm.InContinue reading “Covenant Transformative Learning: Theory and Practice for Mission “

Book Review on Teaching and Learning Across Cultures: A Guide to Theory and Practice by Craig Ott

Joshua Bowman. Educators looking for robust research and foundational arguments will find satisfaction in this book, as will the practitioner looking for practical implications for their teaching ministry. I recommend this book as an important addition to missions’ literature and a helpful aid to cross-cultural teachers, whether in a formal or informal educational setting. https://www.journal-ems.org/index.php/home/article/view/18/14

CultureBound ChurchCourse

ChurchCourse designed to assist those who want to reach different cultures in their own neighborhood. We give you a condensed version of our culture training and cater it to churches and neighbors so you can be on mission at home. Topics include: Patterns of Culture Relational Theology Relational Learning Learning Mindset Cross-Cultural Communication CultureBound’s CultureContinue reading “CultureBound ChurchCourse”

A Phenomenological Study of An Intercultural Outreach Training Program for Multi-ethnic Community Outreach Workers in Cupertino and Sunnyvale, California

Juno Wang. There are no intercultural outreach training programs or literature studies available for multi-ethnic community workers in Cupertino and Sunnyvale, California, and there is also no empirical research in the U.S. in preceding studies. This is an interdisciplinary and integrative study, and it is to bridge the research gap by interviewing seven trainees whoContinue reading “A Phenomenological Study of An Intercultural Outreach Training Program for Multi-ethnic Community Outreach Workers in Cupertino and Sunnyvale, California”

An Interview With a Partially Trained Multi-ethnic Community Outreach Worker

Juno Wang. This interview is taken from my intercultural education research paper written in April 2018.  The interview was conducted in person with an outreach worker who attended a one-year experimental training program in the Silicon Valley.  The purpose of the interview was to determine her training experiences, identify any barriers or challenges she hadContinue reading “An Interview With a Partially Trained Multi-ethnic Community Outreach Worker”