development – UReach Toronto

CitiIQ

CitiIQ CitiIQ is an approach (in development) for assessing the condition of a city using data. This very broad perspective is useful to consider regarding how the churches of the city make contributions (some of which may be represented in this framework and some of which are beyond the framework). Click here to read more

20 October

University Settlement

University Settlement University Settlement is a multi-service agency that was founded in 1910 and has the distinction of being the first community-based social service centre in the City of Toronto. University Settlement has three other locations in addition to its main site at 23 Grange Road. Employment and Training is located at Spadina and Bloor

11 July

Foundations in Missional Ministry & Church Leadership Diploma

At the Tyndale Intercultural Ministries (TIM) Centre — Description: Tyndale Intercultural Ministries (TIM) Centre’s Foundations in Missional Ministry & Church Leadership Diploma, was introduced in October 2010. One of the exciting developments in contemporary church planting in the Canadian context is the growth of immigrant churches in urban cities like Toronto. As God continues to bring

3 July

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

2 July

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

2 July

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

2 July

Important Issues For The Church In Canada To Become Missional

By Glenn Smith — Description: Glenn Smith of Christian Direction discusses the need to think contextually when conducting urban ministry in Canada. — Keywords: Church Planting, Christian Ministry, Missions, Training, missional, missiology, church development, development, education, worship, church, evangelism — Link to Article

27 June

The Role of Churches in Immigrant Settlement and Integration

The Role of Churches in Immigrant Settlement and Integration is a national research project conducted across Canada by the Centre for Community Based Research (CCBR) in five cities (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Moncton and Halifax) and funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

19 March