Intercultural Ministries
Connection - New England |
Dana Baker, Multicultural Ministries Director, Grace Chapel, Lexington, MA
Summit Promo and Publicity Task Force Liaison
Four years ago when my church, Grace Chapel, was becoming intentional about how to more fully embrace becoming a multicultural church, I attended my first EAN summit in Atlanta. The things I learned from the plenary speakers and seminars and the connections I made among the people attending, have been invaluable to me in the years since. I have attended each summit since - Seattle, St. Louis and Phoenix - and while I am now in a position to begin to be able to share some of my own understanding and expertise at these summits, I still, each year, always take away some very significant nuggets of wisdom that deepen my understanding of this multicultural journey on which God has placed me. I would recommend this summit to anyone whose heart God is tugging at regarding the unity that Jesus prays for in John 17 - whether you are just getting started or well along in the journey.
Thomas Idiculla, President, Agape Partners International
Research Task Force Liaison
I am humbled to be part of the local steering committee and I am very impressed by the cross-ethnic Christian team approach of this summit. I am convinced that the Boston summit will be a confluence of committed Christian leaders from diverse background representing race, ethnicity, language, and gender. The pre-summit research session will lay a foundation of why we do what we do and helps to bring perspective and identify unique challenges of cross-ethnic churches and various ministries. There will be great opportunity for cross cultural research, information sharing, and networking and second generation ministry. This is a must summit for all who are committed for the cause of gospel in the 21st century.
Khaled Ghobrial, Sr. Pastor, Arabic Baptist Evangelical Church
Summit Co-Chair & Seminars Task Force Liaison
I see three great values of the Ethnic Ministries Summit. First, it helps stretch me beyond my cultural comfort zone. Second, it helps me to get beyond a local church mindset to a broader Kingdom mindset. Third, it helps me to see in the Church what Paul describes in Ephesians 3:10--"the manifold wisdom of God" (in Arabic the word for "manifold" carries the idea of the "multicolor"). These are values that will benefit all Christian leaders.
Lisa Smith, Alpha New England
Logistics Task Force Team Member
Gregg Detwiler, Dana Baker, and Pastor Cooper all begin to envision the 2010 Boston Summit, while we attended the Phoenix Summit together back in April...Boston, A City Without Walls...no barriers, just a coming together of the Body of Christ and not just for the sake of holding another event, but to learn from, to grow with and to form Kingdom building relationships that will last long after the Summit...leaving us all better equipped to reach the world at our doorstep...It was an intriguing vision I wanted to be a part of.
Gregg Detwiler, Intercultural Ministries Director, Emmanuel Gospel Center
Summit Co-Chair & Post Summit Task Force Liaison
We are asking God to add His grace to our meager efforts of seeking to express and advance His vision of a city without walls; a city that will more clearly demonstrate to the world the beauty and love and Shalom of God. As diverse leaders, churches, and organizations are coming together in this process we are seeing walls come down, relationships grow up, and the horizons of what is possible expand. We are praying that hundreds of diverse Christian leaders from across Greater Boston, New England, the United States and Canada will come join us on this journey.
