The world at our doorstep

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The world at our doorstep
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Newcomer trivia

• How many newcomers arrive in Canada annually?
  50,000, 100,000, 150,000, 200,000, 250,000,
  300,000
• From which region do most of these newcomers
  arrive? Asia
• Which is the fastest growing religion in Canada?
  Christianity, Islam, Sikhism or Judaism?
• How many refugees does Canada accept per year? lt
  5000, 5,000 -10,000, 10,000 20,000, 20,000
  30,000, gt30,000?

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Whats your world?

• What does it look like?
• What does it taste like?
• What does it feel like?
• What does it sound like?

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In 2001, 1 in 8 persons living in Canada belonged
to a visible minority
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In 2017 one in four will be foreign born
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By 2017 one in every five Canadians will be a
visible minority person
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• The largest group of immigrants will be South
  Asian, next to the Chinese and more than half of
  Canadas South Asians will live in Toronto

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Religions with the fastest growth by 2017 will
beIslam 145 ?Hinduism 92 ? Sikhism
72 ?
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Guess whos coming 2 Canada?

• What language do they speak?
• What food do they prefer?
• What religions do they follow?

• What clothes do they wear?
• What customs do they observe?
• What do they look like?

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The 40 200 window
Highest numbers of newcomers to Canada from this
window of the world
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Ethnicity
Culture
Religion
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7/8ths of an iceberg lies below the water
The visible local church
Values
drivers
Structures
Assumptions
Attitudes
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Challenges from outside the church

• Socio-economic income levels,
• Race/culture
• Language
• Fear of established church
• Understanding the new cultural ways of doing
  things church dynamics
• Acceptance
• Geographic distance
• Location
• Demographics ages of people coming in
• Religions other than Christianity
• Media damage

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Challenges within the church

• Traditions
• Hearts not broken for the lost
• Budget structures need to shift money to
  outreach
• Leadership challenges easier to invite the
  familiar
• Time/business not prioritizing
• Reluctance to change ? fear
• Worship style
• Structure (older church)
• Unspoken laws
• Service format
• Insulation from outside world
• Prejudices
• Judgmental for people who arent like us not
  fitting with regular patterns
• Clique mentality
• Not sure how to approach newcomers
• Influence of church power brokers and
  gatekeepers

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The Creation principle all persons are created
equalThe Great Commandment love your neighbour
as yourselfThe Sovereignty principle God is
sovereign and works His will in creative ways
such as moving people about The Great
Commission principle make disciples of all
nationsThe Hospitality principle to be kind
and compassionate, treat the stranger as a
friend, The Grace principle all have sinned
and are equally culpable. we have no superior
status over anyone else The justice principle
we are called to advocate and seek justice for
all humankind

• Seven framing principles for diversity

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Desire
Knowledge
Becoming intentionally diverse
Intentionality
Reinforcement
Awareness
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StrategiesSteps to becoming a multi-ethnic
church (pg 41 book) - embrace dependence (from
program to organic)- take intentional steps (one
step at a time)- empower diverse leadership
(centre of power to shift)- develop
cross-cultural relationships - develop
cross-cultural competence ( developing the how
to)- promote a spirit of inclusion - mobilize
for impact