In the USA
Bridging Cultures, Serving Neighbors
A multi-ethnic church and community partnership in Southern California, equipping Chinese, Korean and other churches to care for immigrant families, pass faith to the next generation and serve their neighbors.
Our vision
Our vision
Grounded in cross-cultural education, we train church leaders for immigrant ministry and cross-cultural leadership. We help multi-ethnic churches in America care for their communities across cultures and pass faith from one generation to the next. And we bring cross-cultural workplace education to immigrant communities, equipping Christians at work and strengthening the church’s service to its neighbors.
But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Programs
Three programs
Cross-cultural training for church leaders
Training church leaders for immigrant ministry and cross-cultural leadership, and building a network of partner churches.
- Cross-cultural courses for pastors and church workers from Chinese, Korean and other churches: cultural anthropology, cross-cultural communication, resolving cultural conflict, cultural adaptation, pastoring immigrant churches and partnership across ethnic churches.
- Cross-cultural short-term mission trips for pastors and church workers.
- A cross-cultural leadership summit each year.
Community care and faith across generations
Uniting Chinese, Korean and other churches to support immigrant families, cultural adjustment, community care and the faith of the second generation.
- Family workshops on family life and cultural adjustment, with bilingual faith materials and support for talking across generations.
- Youth workshops on cultural gaps between generations, parent and child relationships and passing on faith, and help for new immigrants to understand American schools.
- Youth camps and short-term missions in the United States, to Chinese, Korean and Native American communities.
Workplace education and community service
Equipping Christians in the workplace to live out their faith and serve their neighbors at work and in the community.
- A course for Christians in the workplace: the meaning of work, a biblical view of work, ethics, leadership, culture, discipleship and working across cultures.
- A retreat each year for Christians in the workplace to share the challenges they face.
- A community service project each year.
A new initiative
Bridging Cultures, Serving Neighbors is a new initiative of Union Vision Mission. Dates, places and how to take part will be posted here. To ask about it now, email info.uvmus@gmail.com.
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.