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DEI and Glocal Church (Harold Gutierrez interview)

April 01, 2025 by Kevin Rogers in Burnaby BC, Canada, Christianity, Immigration, Kevin Rogers, PAOC, Religion & Spirituality, Urban Ministry, Harold Gutierrez

Diversity, equity and inclusion are all Christian virtues, but they can be disguised as PCIE - Pressured Conformity, Inequity and Exclusion. That can happen easily inside or outside of the Church, but the Church cannot afford to conflate virtue with political pragmatism. The prophetic Church does the quiet work of diversity, equity and inclusion without press releases.

On today’s episode I have a conversation with Harold Gutierrez, who is from Langley BC where he works as the Intercultural and Indigenous Ministries director for the British Columbia and Yukon District of the PAOC. He has pastored in Florida, North Carolina and BC and currently working on a PhD. Today we want to talk about cross cultural communication, discipleship, pluralism and the ways that we can grow in working together across the cultural divides.


Link:

British Columbia and Yukon District of PAOC

https://www.bcyd.ca/intercultural-indigenous

April 01, 2025 /Kevin Rogers
Harold Gutierrez, Kevin Rogers, PAOC, Burnaby BC, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Cultural Engagement, Multiculturalism
Burnaby BC, Canada, Christianity, Immigration, Kevin Rogers, PAOC, Religion & Spirituality, Urban Ministry, Harold Gutierrez
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Receptivity To The Gospel In Canada (Brian Egert)

October 01, 2024 by Kevin Rogers in Brian Egert, Canada, Christianity, Immigration, Kevin Rogers, Mission Canada, New Song Church, PAOC, Religion & Spirituality, Urban Ministry, Windsor Ontario

How receptive are Canadians to the Christian message?

Brian Egert is the director of Mission Canada, an agency that has over 50 workers across Canada to reach beyond the church walls. This episode features a plenary session at the Our City Windsor conference in March 2024.


Links:

Mission Canada

https://paoc.org/canada


October 01, 2024 /Kevin Rogers
PAOC, Brian Egert, Mission Canada, Canadian Cities, Multiculturalism, Missional Strategy
Brian Egert, Canada, Christianity, Immigration, Kevin Rogers, Mission Canada, New Song Church, PAOC, Religion & Spirituality, Urban Ministry, Windsor Ontario
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Cultural Competency For Ministry (Brian Yu)

September 01, 2022 by Kevin Rogers in BCOQ, Brian Yu, Canada, Christianity, Kevin Rogers, Religion & Spirituality, Urban Ministry

Brian Yu has been with the Tyndale Intercultural Ministries Centre for more than five years, where he serves as a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI®). He coaches and facilitates intercultural learning for individuals, teams, and organizations.

Brian has been serving as a pastor for over 14 years and is currently one of the lead pastors of The Change Community Church in Scarborough.

He's also the Executive Director of Flow Ministries, a faith-based charitable organization serving a subsidized community housing neighbourhood in York Region.

Links:

Tyndale Intercultural Ministries Centre

https://www.tyndale.ca/tim

The Change Community Church

http://www.wearechanged.com/

Flow Ministries

https://flowwithoutbounds.com/

September 01, 2022 /Kevin Rogers
Brian Yu, Tyndale University, Cultural Language Church, Multiculturalism, Toronto
BCOQ, Brian Yu, Canada, Christianity, Kevin Rogers, Religion & Spirituality, Urban Ministry
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