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Communicating cross-culturally

By: John W. Colman, director of communications, Eastern Pennsylvania UMC

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Are your church members talking about matters of race, culture and social justice? Are they able to do it from a non-ethnocentric perspective — that is, not seeing their own race and culture, their own limited understanding of social justice as standard or superior? And are they able to appreciate the contrasts and commonalities that exist among different races, cultures and social experiences? Consider using these communication tools to get the conversation started. 

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