Building Intercultural Competence for Ministers

1. Building Intercultural Competence for Ministers Modules for Training Workshop Committee On Cultural Diversity in the Church United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

2. Statement on new evangelization from Lineamenta of XIII Synod of Bishops A new evangelization is synonymous with mission, requiring the capacity to set out anew, go beyond boundaries and broaden horizons. The new evangelization is the opposite of self-sufficiency, a withdrawal into oneself, a status quo mentality and an idea that pastoral programs are simply to proceed as they did in the past. Today, a “business as usual” attitude can no longer be the case. Some local Churches, already engaged in renewal, confirm the fact that now is the time for the Church to call upon every Christian community to evaluate their pastoral practice on the basis of the missionary character of their programs and activities. -Lineamenta for the XIII Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October 2012

3. Module 1 • Frame issues of diversity theologically in terms of the Church’s identity and mission to evangelize

4. The Church’s Mission is to Evangelize • To proclaim the Gospel message • To dialogue with cultures

5. Four Pillars of Evangelization • ˚ Personal encounter with Christ Conversion • ˚ Inculturation – conversion (transformation) of cultures • ˚ Liberation (Transformation of the social, economic and political order) e.g. Catholic social doctrine • ˚ Ecumenism and inter-religious dialogue

6. The Church’s Very Nature is Missionary By virtue of Baptism all Christians are missionary disciples of Christ – “the church is in its entirety evangelizing”

7. Terms commonly used in reference to evangelization • ˚ GUADIUM ET SPES #’S 56ff. VATICAN II • ˚ EVANGELII NUNTIANDI (POPE PAUL VI) • ˚ CATECHESI TRADENDAE (POPE JOHN PAUL II) • ˚ REDEMPTORIS MISSIO (POPE JOHN PAUL II) • “New Evangelization” • The new Areopagoi • The Court of the Gentiles

8. The New Evangelization in the United States • ˚ The U.S. context is increasingly multicultural and pluralistic • ˚ Yet the U.S. is a culturally Protestant country • - How is this exemplified? (e.g. attitude toward poor) • ˚ A secular culture Secularity and Secularism • ˚ Yet quite religious • - “Religion is okay as long as it is kept to oneself, private”

9. U.S. Bishops’ ‘GoandMakeDisciples’ • ˚ Deepen faith in order to share it • with others • ˚ Invite all U.S. society to hear the • Gospel message • ˚ Foster Gospel values in society

10. Other Examples • ˚ Regional synods of bishops leading to Jubilee Year 2000 • ˚ General Directory on Catechesis • ˚ National Directory on Catechesis • ˚ Ecclesia in America • ˚ The Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization

11. The New Evangelization in the United States • ˚ The U.S. context is increasingly multicultural and “pluralistic” • ˚ Yet the U.S. is a culturally Protestant country • How is this exemplified? (e.g. attitude toward poor) • ˚ A secular culture Secularity and Secularism • ˚ Yet quite religious • - “Religion is okay as long as it is kept to oneself, private”

12. The New Evangelization in the United States • ˚ Church growth through immigration and birth rates dramatic demographic shift. • ˚ Hispanics are most numerous and youthful Catholic group. • ˚ Disenchanted Catholics, a huge number • ˚ Special challenges: Individualism, Materialism • ˚ Catholic vision of the human person puts individual in relationships (e.g. in the family, community, culture, ecclesial)

13. Challenges to the New Evangelization in a society and church of many cultures • The teachings of the U.S. Bishops: • The Hispanic Presence in the New Evangelization • ˚ Native American Catholics at the Millennium • ˚ Asian and Pacific Presence: Harmony and Faith • ˚ What We Have Seen and Heard • ˚ Welcoming the Stranger Among Us: Unity in Diversity

14. UNDERPINNINGS OF A THEOLOGY FOR INTERCULTURAL MINISTRY

15. UNDERPINNINGS OF A THEOLOGY FOR INTERCULTURAL MINISTRY • ˚ Christian Anthropology - (A Christian Understanding of the Human Person) • ˚ Ecclesiology: The Church as Communion • ˚ Catholicity: Universality, Unity in Diversity • ˚ The Church as missionary

16. Exercises for Module 1

17. Exercise 1 • Read one of the scriptures and discuss what strikes you about it and how it relates to evangelization today. • Genesis 11: 1-9 • The Book of Ruth • Matthew 15: 21-28 • John 4: 5-42 • Acts 10: 1-35 • Acts 15: 1-33 • Galatians 2: 11-16

18. Exercise 2 • In small groups, discuss the following: • If someone asked you to express the central message of the Gospel in a nutshell how would you answer? What sources in the Gospels would you cite? • 2. How would you express in a nutshell the • values of the prevailing U.S. culture?

19. Exercise 3 • Choose oneof the following questions to discuss in your small group: • How does the prevailing United States culture square with the Gospel? • How does Hispanic/Latino culture square with the Gospel? • Pick another culture not yet mentioned, e.g., African American, Vietnamese, Korean, and ask how it squares with the Gospel. • How can the Gospel be communicated to the culture of youth and young adults in the United States.

20. Module 2 • Seek an understanding of culture and how it works

21. What is Intercultural Competence?

22. Intercultural Competence ˚ Intercultural Competence is the capacity to communicate, relate and work across cultural boundaries. ˚ Intercultural sensitivity.

23. Three Key Components of Intercultural Competence • Intercultural competence involves developing capacity in three areas: • ˚ Attitudes • ˚ Knowledge • ˚ Skills

25. Attitude • ˚ Respect (valuing other cultures) • ˚ Openness (withholding judgment) • ˚ Curiosity & Discovery (tolerating • ambiguity)

26. Knowledge ˚ Knowledge & Comprehension ˚ Cultural self-awareness ˚ Deep Cultural Knowledge ˚ Sociolinguistic Awareness

27. Skills ˚ To listen, observe & evaluate ˚ To analyze, interpret & relate

28. The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, “U. S. Religious Landscape Survey”, conducted in 2007 released in 2008. The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life ,Pew Research Center a subsidiary of Pew Charitable Trusts, September 22, 2010.http://religions.pewforum.org/reports

29. Two Pathways to Intercultural Competence • ˚ The prevailing culture can get along to a great degree • with very little knowledge of other cultures. • ˚ Other cultures (which are not of the • prevailing culture) have already learned a • lot about intercultural communication in • order to survive.

30. Pathways to Intercultural Competence Everybody loves green! Paint the wall green? We’ll get them to like red.

31. ParametersofCultures ˚ Fundamental ideologies vary drastically between different cultures. ˚ Understanding cultural ideologies is important because it shapes our everyday perception of others and the world around us. ˚ Recognizing differences in cultural ideology can be difficult because our own ideologies are very intuitive.

32. Contrasting Ideologies between different cultures Collectivism Individualism

33. Contrasting Ideologies between different cultures Equality Hierarchy

34. Contrasting Ideologies between different cultures High Tolerance Low Tolerance

35. Contrasting Ideologies between different cultures Feminine Cultures Masculine Cultures

36. Contrasting Ideologies between different cultures Short Term Long Term

37. http://www.usccb.org/ http://www.usccb.org/scdc/ http://www.facebook.com/usccb http://www.youtube.com/usccb http://twitter.com/CatholiCultures

38. Intercultural Competence Communication Styles and Skills Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church (CDC) United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) www. usccb.org

39. Dimensions/Elements of Culture Three elements/dimensions: Material Behavior Ideas

40. Iceberg Concept of Culture Materials/Objects Behaviors/Actions Values Thought Patterns Assumptions Concepts Attitudes Beliefs Perceptions

41. Modern Culture Modern Culture means the unity of languages, custom, and territory of a particular people.

42. Post Modern Culture Post Modern Culture is a blended way of living – traces of one’s first culture as well as borrowing from second or other cultures, and even adapting or creating new ways of living…creating a “third culture” Learning a different beat Eating with Chopsticks Empowering youth Preparing tea the Japanese way Active youth participation Learning to dance the hula

43. Classical Culture means the highest artistic products of a people its poetry, literature, music, art, architecture, etc.

44. What is culture? Culture is the particular way in which a human group interprets life and relates with nature, God, the world, and other peoples. Culture is not accidental, but an integral part of human life. Culture is lived and expressed through traditions, languages, relationships, food, music, and religious expressions. It embraces the totality of life of the group and the life of each individual who belongs to it; therefore, all human beings relate and respond to God and express this faith from and within their culture. -Principles for Inculturation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Department of Education, USCCB

45. Module 3 • Develop intercultural communication skills in pastoral settings

46. Working With Groups in Intercultural/Interracial Settings

47. Competencies in Intercultural Group Communications Communication Styles Based on Face Management Leadership Dealing with Conflict Meeting and Decision Making

48. Working with Groups in Intercultural/Interracial Settings • Communication Styles Based on Face Management • Meeting and Decision-Making • Leadership • Dealing With Conflict

49. Face is the public image of a group- how it wants to be perceived by others

50. Individualistic Culture