Reading authors from other nations and cultures builds global awareness. In Starting Missional Communities we read Moynagh's Being Church, Doing Life, written from the contemporary context of Western Europe.
We pray for the church in other nations in chapel as well as for specific challenges facing other places - war, disasters, etc.
On 4/8/24 we will be visited on campus by Doug Tilton who serves as the PCUSA's Regional Liaison for Southern Africa. https://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/missionconnections/dr-douglas-tilton/
Relatedly, I've been thinking we ought to make space for some candid conversation with our residential students about the conflict in Israel/Palestine.
From 2015-2018, UD/UDTS helped form, coach and support a ministry to Mandarin speakers in the Dubuque area. https://www.facebook.com/mandarindbq.Hiring faculty with prior international experience. (Duba's time in South America.)
Faculty attending conferences/speaking in international settings.
I've been in dialog and partnership with colleagues in the Netherlands for 5 years, including 3 trips. Was Visiting Fellow for the Centre for Church and Mission in the West, summer 2023. Was keynote for
I was an invited keynote in Vancouver, BC.)
https://churchforvancouver.ca/christian-witness-in-cascadian-soil/
Anything related to the Marshallese community in Dubuque?