Why Bother? The Most Important Question about Intercultural Competency

In May, I had the opportunity to lead the faculty and staff of Concordia University Irvine into consideration of how they can make their intercultural efforts as a Hispanic Serving Institution effective, satisfying, and sustainable. I created this video to recap the main content, addressing cultural intelligence theory, grounded theory research, border crossing concern, and …

Cultural Bias Gets a Bad Rap–and Why It Shouldn’t

One of my favorite professional responsibilities is teaching about culture, often for people serving in Christian ministry. I'll venture to say that my courses and workshops are creative, transformative, and fun. But lately, in places where I used to stand in carefree confidence, energized by the sunshine of happy students and the breeze of Holy Spirit …