Workshops

Linda Leonard, Pastor Kishor Gurung. Insight into Bhutanese culture and their lives in Minnesota; learn and ask questions from Bhutanese presenters and discover opportunities for involvement with this ethnic community.  

Pastor Earnest Jeyaraja. Pastor Earnest will share lessons and insights their congregation has learned that are helping them to have a flourishing ministry to Hispanic, Tamil (southeast Asian Indian) and other immigrant families.

Janee Wells and Rev. John Hutton. Foreign students and scholars not only have been singled out to receive coveted admission to western universities, but they are open to hear new ideas and poised to be leaders at their next destination.

Rev. Shawn Moore. A participatory environment where Rev. Moore walks participants through a cultural exercise that examines cultural norms, why culture norms are important, and how excluding someone else’s cultural norms can be quite easy despite one having a high level of cultural competency.

Marco A. “Tony” Ramos. How to gain the knowledge and experience necessary to become a government-approved immigration legal counselor.  This seminar includes information about IMMIGRANT PATHWAY Institute, the 40-hour immigration law training offered in Minneapolis on November 18-22.

Rev. Alex Mandes. The shape of comprehensive immigration reform is becoming more clear and advocates remain hopeful that legislation will soon be passed by Congress. Alex Mandes has been closely involved with the evangelical movement to pass CIR and will discuss what we currently anticipate immigration reform

Dr. David Fenrick & Choua LeMay

Colleen Beebe. Este taller es interactivo que proporcionará a los participantes una visión general de las leyes de inmigración, como se aplican, y los términos de inmigración comunes. El taller también abordará algunos de los mitos más comunes sobre la inmigración y los inmigrantes.

Colleen Beebe. Confused about Immigration Law? This dynamic workshop will address the common myths about immigration and immigrants.

Rev. Jin S. Kim. The experience of “people on the move” amidst imperial realities

Rev. David Mwihia. An exploration of the missional gifts of immigrant communities, bringing into focus their critical and creative contributions to the church’s mission in North America and expanding our understanding of global Christianity as a whole.

Rev. Herman Colon, Pastor VidaJ Quevedo, Pastor Sergio Amezcua. Learn about and from, Hispanic churches in Minnesota

Rev. Jim Olson. An inside look at one church’s ability to serve and unite a multicultural congregation under one roof

Rev. Roland Wells. Examples and discussion of ministry partnership models between host culture and immigrant congregations.

Rev. John Newton. Discover a church’s ministry growth with Karen refugees

Ben Johnson. Information and practical steps for opening a government-approved immigration law clinic as an outreach ministry in your church.