Tag Archives: Relational Intercultural 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”

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”

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”

Towards a Theology of Relational Mission training – an Application of the Relational Paradigm

Enoch Wan and Tin V. Nguyen. In the famous “Batman begins” Hollywood film, when asked about his name, Bruce Wayne, the actor who played the Batman character, answered, “It’s not who I am underneath [the mask], but what I do that defines me.”  This statement succinctly defines the American culture – a function-oriented culture inContinue reading “Towards a Theology of Relational Mission training – an Application of the Relational Paradigm”

Missionary Training for the Twenty First Century: Biblical Foundations

Enoch Wan and Mark Hedinger. Christ’s instructions have not changed; the church still has the responsibility and privilege of sharing the gospel with all nations, making disciples who will be obedient to everything that Christ commanded.  The instructions are clear; we must cross the boundaries of cultures to make such disciples.  The message of theContinue reading “Missionary Training for the Twenty First Century: Biblical Foundations”

Relational Missionary Training: Theology, Theory & Practice

Co-authored-by: Drs. Enoch Wan and Mark Hedinger. Reality is based on relationships between created beings and Creator Beings. Mission work is about human beings who are in relationship with God introducing yet other human beings to Him. God’s purpose is relational. Our calling in mission is relational and training for mission also needs to beContinue reading “Relational Missionary Training: Theology, Theory & Practice”