Biblical and Theological Groundings for Intercultural Development in Missional Leadership

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Biblical and Theological Groundings for Intercultural Development in Missional Leadership

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This course equips Canadian Christian leaders to develop intercultural competencies through a biblical and theological lens, grounding missional leadership in the practice of discerning God’s work across cultural difference. Through six modules, participants will explore key frameworks such as missio Dei, learn practices for “holding space” for others, and develop tools for learning across difference through reflection and dialogue. Participants will examine how Scripture is read from the margins, engaging minoritized Canadian perspectives that challenge dominant interpretive habits. They will also reflect theologically on Canadian multiculturalism and engage Indigenous theological voices that call for repentance, decolonial awareness, and reconciliation. Case studies on urban poverty and Muslim-Christian relations will connect theology with public life, emphasizing faithful witness through shared practices, justice-seeking, and Spirit-led discernment.

  • Instructor: Alexander Lee
  • Format: Asynchronous
  • Cost: $500

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Learning Outcomes

  • Participants will have familiarized themselves with the theological concept of Missio Dei.  
  • Participants will have explored their own community and reflected on where they sense ‘God’s fingerprints’ imprinted outside the church. 
  • Participants will have critically engaged readings of Scripture that emerge from non-dominant cultural perspectives (specifically, Caribbean Canadian, Indigenous Canadians, and unhoused Canadians). 
  • Participants will have practiced reflecting on their own cultural lenses for reading Scripture. 
  • Participants will have considered orthopraxy as a point of common ground across religious borders. 

Topics

  • Missional Leadership and the Practice of Holding Space for Difference
  • Reading Scripture from the Margins
  • Complicating ‘Canadian Culture’: Ice Hockey Revisited (or ‘What has the Rink got to do with the Missional Leadership?’)
  • Decolonizing Theology: Indigenous Readings of Christian Faith from Canada and Elsewhere
  • Participating with the Spirit in the Canadian Public (Case Study: Urban Poverty)
  • Faithful Witness Amidst Religious Plurality (Case Study: Muslims in Canada)