Nazarene Cultural Expressions http://www.culturalexpressionsmagazine.org/ Recent Videos Video <![CDATA[M11 Power of One Service – Gabriel Salguero]]>  Gabriel Salguero, senior pastor of Lambs Church of the Nazarene, was the featured speaker during the Tuesday afternoon Power of One worship service at M11 (February 21-23).]]> Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:59:04 GMT <![CDATA[Amazing Grace - Wintley Phipps]]>  Probably the most powerful version of Amazing Grace ever recorded. Wintley Phipps at Carnegie Hall. I trust there is credence to Wintley's story behind the song. There is nothing that can take away from the sheer power of the song's message or from the heart of this messenger.]]> Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:11:01 GMT <![CDATA[Althea Taylor on the difference between compassion and justice]]>  Althea Taylor, NCM Coordinator for the USA/Canada, shares the differences between compassion and justice. 2 minutes, 6 seconds.]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:51:06 GMT <![CDATA[Althea Taylor on compassion and the mission of the church]]>  Althea Taylor, NCM Coordinator for the USA/Canada, shares how compassion is not only interrelated to God, but the mission of the church.1 minute, 11 seconds.]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:45:47 GMT <![CDATA[Althea Taylor on community need and starting a compassionate ministry]]>  Althea Taylor, NCM Coordinator for the USA/Canada, shares how to start a compassionate ministry and the importance of being sensitive to the needs of the local community. 6 minutes, 21 seconds.]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:44:24 GMT <![CDATA[The Workshops]]>  Workshops are geared to emphasize the need for a passionate missional outreach for the church today. No longer can we afford to target "members only." If the church is to become relevant it must transition to an "outward-focused" movement.]]> Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:07:25 GMT <![CDATA[Power of One Service]]>  The increasingly multicultural fabric of our denomination demands that we become intentional about appreciating the varied contributions in worship that emanate from this diversity. This video clip seeks to promote a very important service within the M-11 conference.]]> Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:57:51 GMT <![CDATA[Roger Bowman remembers Clarence Bowman, his brother and early pioneer in Black Ministries]]>  Roger Bowman, former Los Angeles District Superintendent, reflects on his brother and early Nazarene Black leader Clarence H. Bowman at the July 2010 National Black Nazarene Conference. Clarence H. Bowman passed away just a few months later on December 1, 2010, and was a noted teacher, pastor, church planter, and bridge builder. Roger Bowman is also the author of the 1975 book, “Color us Christian: The story of the Church of the Nazarene among America's blacks.” 4 minutes, 29 seconds.]]> Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:08:59 GMT <![CDATA[2010 “Master’s Plan” Discipleship Conference]]>  Seven hundred people gathered at the Miami Bethany Church of the Nazarene in late September/early October 2010 for a discipleship conference that featured General Superintendent Jerry Porter. 2 minute, 44 seconds. The conference was co-sponsored by SDMI...]]> Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:39:14 GMT <![CDATA[Closing the Back Door with CQ]]>  When the Bible is read culturally, it moves us away from seeing it simply as a book of rules to be followed, and toward a book that speaks of God’s interaction with a people in a particular context. Liberate the Bible to be a book about God saving his...]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:37:31 GMT <![CDATA[CQ Action]]>  The real challenge here is knowing when it’s appropriate to flex our behavior from how we would act in our own cultural context, and when it isn’t. The goal is to be yourself, while at the same time figuring out what behaviors need to change in order...]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:36:48 GMT <![CDATA[CQ Strategy]]>  What do I need to plan in order to do this cross-cultural assignment successfully? Leaders with high CQ strategy develop ways to use cultural understanding to develop a plan for new cross-cultural situations. These leaders are better able to monitor,...]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:36:08 GMT <![CDATA[CQ Knowledge]]>  CQ Knowledge refers to one’s level of understanding about culture and culture’s role in shaping the way to do business and interact with others across cultural contexts. Your cognitive CQ or knowledge is based upon the degree to which you understand the...]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:35:22 GMT <![CDATA[CQ Drive]]>  Leaders with high CQ drive are motivated to learn and adapt to new and diverse cultural settings. Their confidence in their adaptive abilities is likely to influence the very way they perform in cross-cultural situations. They show interest, confidence,...]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:34:39 GMT <![CDATA[CQ and High vs Low Uncertainty Avoidance]]>  People from high uncertainty avoidance cultures have little tolerance for the unknown, focus on ways to reduce uncertainty and ambiguity, and create structures to help ensure some measure of predictability. For example, in countries like Britain, Jamaica,...]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:33:43 GMT <![CDATA[CQ and High vs Low Power Distance]]>  Power distance refers to “how far apart” leaders and followers feel from each other. Countries scoring high in power distance, such as Mexico, India, and Ghana offer a great deal of formal respect to leaders. Titles and status are revered, leaders and followers are unlikely to socialize together, and subordinates are not expected to question their superiors. The US, on the other hand, is a low power distance culture.]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:32:25 GMT <![CDATA[CQ and High vs Low Context]]>  For individuals from low context cultures, beware of ridiculing a place or people who just “don’t bother” to label their roads or provide explicit instructions. For individuals from high context cultures, be sensitive when hosting low context individuals...]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:31:45 GMT <![CDATA[CQ and Individualism vs Collectivism]]>  Those coming from an individualistic culture are likely to be motivated through individual incentives; whereas, those from collectivistic culture will be more motivated by seeing their work team succeed.]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:30:58 GMT <![CDATA[CQ and Clock vs Event Time]]>  Urgency, taking charge, and making the most out of every opportunity might be a vital part of the American psyche, but most of the people we encounter in cross-cultural interactions may require of us that we enhance our cultural intelligence skills.]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:30:18 GMT <![CDATA[Cross-Cultural Mission and CQ]]>  In days gone by, cross-cultural mission meant going across the ocean. Today, cross-cultural mission means staying where we are and becoming effective emissaries and agents of God’s presence. It means growing where God has planted us.]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:29:37 GMT <![CDATA[Making the case for CQ]]>  Cultural intelligence helps individuals to develop an overall repertoire and perspective that results in more effective communication and understanding.]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:28:23 GMT <![CDATA[Interview with Oliver Phillips about CQ]]>  Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is the capability to function effectively in a variety of cultural contexts -- including national, ethnic, organizational, generational, and many other cultures. It's a whole new way of approaching the age-old topics of cultural sensitivity and awareness and it's something anyone can develop. Seminars are designed to help participants understand CQ as well as understand the results of their own CQ assessments. The purpose of the seminar is to: • Identify the critical scope and processes involved in cross-cultural ministry initiatives. • Gain increased awareness about ethnic and organizational cultures of ministry context. • Discern the core assumptions of one's own cultural perspective. • Strengthen one's ability to discern the fundamental assumptions of other cultures. • Promote the personal humility, sensitivity and mutual respect that mature, Christ-like relationships across cultures require. • Develop a plan for utilizing CQ in one's own ministry. "Individuals with high CQ have the knowledge and motivation to encounter unfamiliar cultural situations, think deeply about what's happening (or not happening), and make appropriate adjustments to how they understand, relate, and behave there. Making these kinds of adjustments involves a complex set of capabilities and processes that come from intentional effort on the part of the individual, all of which contribute to the person's CQ." --- www.culturalq.com]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:08:19 GMT <![CDATA[2010 Nazarene Black Conference Video]]>  This video explains the need of the Black conference as a vehicle for inspiration, renewal, and commitment to the work of the church. The 2010 conference was held in St. Louis, MO.]]> Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:09:58 GMT <![CDATA[Cultural Intelligence - Bridging the Cultural Divide]]>  This video describes what the Cultural Intelligence seminar and its contents. It discusses a survival kit for bridging the cross cultural situations and the multicultural challenges and solutions.]]> Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:41:42 GMT <![CDATA[Sam Vassel and God's Mission in Our World]]>  Singing the Lord's song in a different chord. Challenging video vignettes for Mission Services]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:23:55 GMT <![CDATA[Kevin Ulmet and God's Mission in Our World]]>  Singing the Lord's song in a different chord. Challenging video vignettes for Mission Services]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:21:08 GMT <![CDATA[Gabriel Salguero and God's Mission in Our World]]>  Singing the Lord's song in a different chord. Challenging video vignettes for Mission Services]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:14:46 GMT <![CDATA[Max Rodas and God's Mission in Our World]]>  Singing the Lord's song in a different chord. Challenging video vignettes for Mission Services]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:11:34 GMT <![CDATA[Jerry Porter and God's Mission in Our World]]>  Singing the Lord's song in a different chord. Challenging video vignettes for Mission Services]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:07:16 GMT <![CDATA[Tom Nees and God's Mission in Our World]]>  Singing the Lord's song in a different chord. Challenging video vignettes for Mission Services]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:03:14 GMT <![CDATA[Bob Linthicum and God's Mission in Our World]]>  Singing the Lord's song in a different chord. Challenging video vignettes for Mission Services]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:57:35 GMT <![CDATA[James Heyward and God's Mission in Our World]]>  Singing the Lord's song in a different chord. Challenging video vignettes for Mission Services]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:52:09 GMT <![CDATA[Althea Taylor and God's Mission in Our World]]>  Singing the Lord's song in a different chord. Challenging video vignettes for Mission Services]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:46:13 GMT <![CDATA[Rachel's House]]>  Produced by Mission Strategy, USA/Canada Mission. This video tells the story of a compassionate ministry center reaching out to incarcerated women in Ohio.]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:48:37 GMT <![CDATA[The Urban Imperative - Transformational Ministry with the City]]>  

This video describes the Church of the Nazarene’s historical ministry to those living in the city, and the importance for Nazarenes today to reach people in urban areas with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:27:19 GMT <![CDATA[I Sold My Soul - The Hialeah Story with Nora Santiesteban]]>  People and the cities are in desperate need. To be the church truly is to meet the needs of those around us.]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:21:46 GMT <![CDATA[Defining a Missional Church]]>  

A 4-minute video that makes the case for missional ministry in the Church of the Nazarene and what it means for the United States to be a mission field.

]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:21:09 GMT <![CDATA[The City - A Special Place in God's Heart]]>  Being missional means the church cannot neglect and abandon the cities, but must be involved in the needs of those in the urban core.]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:19:35 GMT <![CDATA[Reclaiming Our Heritage - Back to the City with David Best]]>  Unknown]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:18:49 GMT <![CDATA[Reconciliation Service with Jerry Porter]]>  Reminds viewers that no one cultural group is God’s favorite, but all are of value to God and have something to contribute to our shared understanding of God.]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:18:06 GMT <![CDATA[Yes! I am a Nazarene - New Mission Field]]>  Reminds viewers how the all the nations of the world have found a home in the United States, thus producing a vital mission field.]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:17:29 GMT <![CDATA[Building a Multicultural Church - Tom Nees]]>  

4-minute video that makes the case for multicultural ministry in the Church of the Nazarene. It includes highlights from the 1998 Quadrennial and what it means for the United States to be a mission field.

]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:16:10 GMT <![CDATA[The Orlando Story of William Andrews]]>  To be the church is to get involved in changing lives of those in need.]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:03:37 GMT <![CDATA[Hope for Women in Prison]]>  To be the church is to be sensitive to the needy in their community.]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:01:24 GMT <![CDATA[The Hands of a Carpenter Who Changed the World]]>  To be the church is to be in service to social needs.]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:00:42 GMT