The Intercultural Leadership Consultation: Oct. 20th

The Intercultural Leadership Consultation: New England's Book of Acts will convene at Grace Chapel in Lexington, Massachusetts on October 20, 2007, bringing together hundreds of Christian leaders from across New England to discover and celebrate what God is doing in and from the region. The specific purposes of the Intercultural Leadership Consultation are:

1) To better understand & articulate what God is doing in New England via the perspective of ethnically diverse leadership and intercultural dialogue; 2) To foster Intercultural Kingdom Relationships; 3) To foster Intercultural Learning …all with the aim of strengthening and advancing the Kingdom of God in our region and world.

The day will include two major events--the Leadership Consultation (8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.) and a larger Intercultural Worship Celebration at 7:00 P.M

We are anticipating participation from a wide array of people/affinity groups including: Arab, African, African-American, Brazilian, Cambodian, Chinese, Euro- American, Filipino, Haitian, Hispanic, Indian, Indonesian, International Students, Japanese, Jewish, Korean, Multicultural, Russian, South Asian, Vietnamese, West Indian (English-speaking) and others!

Leadership Panels will be assembled to present and create a rich intercultural dialogue around the following major topics: Leadership Development, Evangelism and Church Planting, Ministry to Youth and Second Generation, Social Ministry, Diaspora Missions from New England to the World, Prayer Movements

Registration cost (including two meals and a copy of New England's Book of Acts) is only $35 before September 15 and $45 after September 15. A limited number of scholarships are available for those in need of financial assistance.

The ILC aims to serve as a "supporting ligament" to connect the Body of Christ across cultural, denominational and social-class lines in order to express and advance the Kingdom of God in New England and throughout the earth. It is meant to create a space where various parts of the Body of Christ can "exchange gifts and share burdens" with other parts of the Body in very practical areas such as leadership development, evangelism and church planting, social concerns, ministry to youth and second generation, Diaspora missions from New England to the world, and mobilizing prayer for revival and awakening. For example, what unique gifts does the Arab, African American, Brazilian, Caucasian, Haitian, Hispanic, Korean, and others streams have to offer the other parts of the Body of Christ in New England? Also, what burdens are the various parts of the Body carrying that the other parts need to be aware of? Are there ways that we can "carry one another's burdens and so fulfill the Law of Christ"? The vision of the ILC is to make manifest in a visible and functional way the mystical unity of the Body of Christ in a manner that both celebrates our diversity AND our unity in Christ. "There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God." The ILC wants to give a platform for hearing from the "streams" of God's Kingdom!

For more information and registration details go to www.egc.org and click the Intercultural Leadership Consultation link.

Submitted by,

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Rev. Dr. Gregg Detwiler
Emmanuel Gospel Center
Intercultural Ministries Director
2 San Juan St.
PO Box 180245
Boston, MA 02118-0994
617-262-4567, ext. 191
GDetwiler@egc.org
www.egc.org