Cultivating Christlike Intercultural Relational Competency

Cultivating Christlike Intercultural Relational Competency

Note: The following is the outline that I spoke from at my presentation at Moody Bible Institute on September 23, 2009. Maybe people asked for the outline...here it is.

Cultivating Christlike Intercultural Relational Competency:

A Theological Primer

by Robert W. Kellemen, Ph.D., LCPC

The Big Picture: Michael Jordan and the End of the Story

The Big Idea: Since God is moving all of history toward Revelation 7:9-10, we must equip one another to relate and minister interculturally now as a TEAM in light of our eternal future.

The Big Issue: What Are We Talking About?

*Intercultural Relational Competency: The ability to relate like Christ when interacting with people whose patterns of relating, thinking, acting, and feeling are culturally different (diverse) from yours.

The Big Reason: Why Should We Embrace Minority Impact and Intercultural Competency?

*Taking God’s Worldview: Seeing the World as God Sees the World

1. Intercultural Relating Is a God the Father Issue: James 1:27-2:13; Romans 2:4-11

2. Intercultural Relating Is a God the Son Issue: Matthew 28:19-20; John 2:1-4:54

3. Intercultural Relating Is a God the Holy Spirit Issue: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

4. Intercultural Relating Is a Trinitarian Issue: John 17:20-26

5. Intercultural Relating Is a Salvation Issue: Ephesians 2:11-22; Rev. 5:9; John 3:16

6. Intercultural Relating Is a Sanctification Issue: Colossians 3:1-11

7. Intercultural Relating Is a Church Issue: Acts 2:14-47; Acts 10:1-48; Colossians 3:11-17

8. Intercultural Relating Is an Eternal Issue: Revelation 7:9-10

*A Christ-Centered TEAM Approach

*T: Taking Another Person’s Earthly Perspective through Empathy and Culturally-Informed Listening

*E: Engaging in Bridge-Building Spiritual Conversations through Focusing on God’s Eternal Perspective

*A: Abolishing Barriers through Forgiveness and Reconciliation

*M: Making Intercultural Peace through Spiritual Renewal—Shalom

The Big Questions: “What Motivates Us?” “How Are We Motivating Others?”