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Harmonizing Ministries Across Cultures Building Intercultural Competencies for Ministry
THURSDAY April 7, 2016 4545 Anderson Road, Orlando, FL 32812
8:30am to 3:30pm Blessed Trinity Catholic Church
Featuring: Dr. Arturo Chávez, Ph. D.
ALL MINISTRY PROFESSIONALS ARE INVITED!
(clergy and lay ministers)
Objectives:
Deepen an awareness and respect for culture
Understand culture and how it influences life
Develop cross-cultural communication skills
Increase awareness of intercultural dynamics
Identify essential elements that can foster intercultural community
Secretariat for Laity, Family, and Life [email protected]
REGISTER ONLINE: http://mpg-04-07-16.eventbrite.com
Harmonizing Ministries Across Cultures Building Intercultural Competencies for Ministry
J oin us as Dr. Arturo Chávez, President and CEO of the Mexican
American Catholic College, helps us to identify, affirm, and
strengthen intercultural competencies leaders need for effective
ministry and service. Within the framework of the USCCB’s curriculum,
this workshop specifically focuses on the following areas: differences
in cultural values and orientations; stereotypes and prejudices;
perceptions of power; skills for intercultural-communication; and
fostering a spirituality for mission.
EVENT AGENDA
8:30am Registration
Morning Prayer: The Call of the Gospel
Unity in Diversity – Conversion, Communion, Solidarity
Understanding Cultural Identity – The personal Iceberg
“A Room full of Mirrors” – The Call to Conversion
Initial stages of building intercultural competencies – beyond ethnocentrism
Obstacles & mindsets
Culture & Perceptions of Power
High & low power distance perceptions – clash of icebergs
Self-evaluation & adaptations
Small Group Work & brief summaries
12:00pm Lunch (will be provided)
“From Mirrors to Doors” – The Challenges of Communion
Intercultural Communication
High & low context – cultural differences / clash of icebergs
Self-evaluation & adaptations
“A Room full of Doors” – The Commitment to Solidarity
Stages of Intercultural Competence – towards inclusion
Spirituality of Reconciliation & Integration
3:30pm Conclusion
Dr. Arturo Chávez is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Mexican American Catholic
College in San Antonio, Texas. He has worked for over 28 years in a variety of ministries as a
teacher, youth minister, a chaplain to the incarcerated, and a community organizer. He founded
a nonprofit youth organization called JOVEN and was instrumental in establishing other faith-
based partnerships to address the urgent needs poor and disenfranchised families. His
commitment to community-based activism, education, and peace-building continues through his
ministry as a teacher, facilitator, and international speaker. Nationally recognized for his efforts to
combat racism and poverty, Catholic Charities USA recognized him as “…a national champion of
the poor” with the 2010 “Keep the Dream Alive Award” in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
