Of great interest to organizations and churches these days is the challenge of a multi-ethnic community. What does it mean to be a multi-ethnic organization? A multi-ethnic church? A multi-ethnic ministry? I…
Series: Multi Ethnic Learnings
Hope & the Fragility of Ministry
To see the background on this new series click here. There’s a line from the second movie of the Lord of the Rings trilogy that resonates with the reality of ethnic minority…
Nothing May Be Better Than Something
In a multi-ethnic context, “Nothing May Be Better Than Something” In a pragmatic world, this statement is anathema. But in the absence of knowing how to truly serve a different community, demographic,…
The Problem of Paternalism
Prior to serving cross-culturally in ethnic minority ministry, I never thought much about paternalism. Now after a decade of ethnic minority and cross-cultural experience, I think about it and talk about it almost…
Identity & Holistic Coaching
As I continue to share some of the things I learned through my experience serving cross-culturally and in multi-ethnic contexts, many of the posts I share will directly or indirectly point to…
Triumphalism: The Lost Art of Honesty
As I continue posting this series on some of my multi-ethnic learnings, this post focuses on positivity gone wrong. It took only a year or two in this context to understand that…