The Art of Welcoming the Stranger

— Description: A description of how welcoming Canadian churches are to recent immigrants (March 21, 2011). — Keywords: Canada, training — External Links: https://canadianchristianity.com/the-art-of-welcoming-the-stranger-50

Gary Nelson & David Fitch in Conversation

Missional: Does the Word Still Have Value? — Description: Nelson/Fitch — Missional: Does the word still have value? from Bill Kinnon on Vimeo — Keywords: church development, leadership, missional, Tyndale — External Links: http://www.tyndale.ca/video/presidents-office/missional-does-the-word-still-have-value

Arrival City: How the Largest Migration in History Is Reshaping Our World

By Doug Sanders — Description: From Publishers Weekly: In a globe-trotting narrative alive with on-the-ground reportage, journalist Saunders offers a cautionary but essentially optimistic perspective on global urbanization. He concentrates on the slums and satellite communities that act as portals from villages to cities and, in turn, revitalize village economies. Policy makers misunderstand at their

Multiculturalism

— Description: From Amazon.ca: A new edition of the highly acclaimed book Multiculturalism and “The Politics of Recognition,” this paperback brings together an even wider range of leading philosophers and social scientists to probe the political controversy surrounding multiculturalism. Charles Taylor’s initial inquiry, which considers whether the institutions of liberal democratic government make room–or should

Intercultural Development Inventory

— Description: From the website: The Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®) is a statistically reliable, cross-culturally valid measure of intercultural competence adapted from the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity — Keywords: Cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, cultural intelligence, development, intercultural training, cross-cultural, intercultural, Training, cultural competence, assessment — External Links: https://idiinventory.com

Cultural intelligence: improving your CQ to engage our multicultural world

— Description: From Amazon.com Twenty-first-century society is diverse, and Christians must be able to understand other cultures and communicate effectively between and among them. Following up on the bestselling Hurt: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers, this new addition to the Youth, Family, and Culture series explores the much-needed skill of Cultural Intelligence (CQ), the

Intercultural Readiness Check

— Description: Assessment tool for intercultural competencies. https://www.ibinet.nl/irconline — Keywords: cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, cultural intelligence, development, intercultural training, cross-cultural, intercultural, Training, cultural competence, assessment

Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity

— Description: From Statistics Canada: Information on ethnic groups, visible minorities, the Canadian-born population, immigrants and non-permanent residents, and generation status in Canada (first generation, second generation, third generation or longer) https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/subjects/immigration_and_ethnocultural_diversity — Keywords: global, commission, gateway cities, displaced, diaspora, missiology, missional, demographics, diversity, intercultural, cross-cultural, ethnic profiles, country profiles, language, new Canadians, immigrant, refugee,

Neighbourhood Mapping Template

Globe and Mail Multiculturalism Series

— Description: The Globe and Mail published a series of articles in the first week of October, 2010 discussing the benefits and the pitfalls of Canada’s multicultural experiment. You can access the various articles by clicking on the links below. What we fear about Multiculturalism (Published Friday, Oct. 01, 2010) Diversity: Yes, in my backyard