The sharing of information, stories, real-life ministry situations in the small group cohort, together with the interviews and video lessons are invaluable resources to leaders who want to engage with their cross-cultural neighbors and communities.
The conversations and videos are a huge help for avoiding unnecessary obstacles in ministry, and providing new avenues of thought and mission collaboration.
I will use this in my role with our association/district and will recommend others to participate in the Merging Streams Coalition!
- Dr. Peter Meier, Executive Director for Missions and Outreach, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Florida/Georgia District
You'll have access to a multi-faceted learning experience combining live practitioner interviews, webinars, online videos, and united prayer.
You'll receive this information on a digestible schedule, moving you beyond cognitive understanding to successful implementation.
You'll be provided with 3-5 hours of fresh content each month, with recordings of all live sessions posted online to fit your busy schedule.
Is your favorite part of a conference
the keynote speakers, the workshops,
or the people you meet in the lobby?
Coalition members receive access to:
Live webinars
(with our Executive Director)
Current series: Cultural Differences that Drive Pastors Crazy
The Merging Streams Forum
(the keynote speakers)
Monthly live interviews with
diverse, cutting-edge practitioners
Our signature online course
(video-based workshops)
Building Healthy
Cross-Cultural Partnerships
Individual and cohort-based coaching
(interaction with an experienced coach)
alongside a small group
of peer practitioners
The Merging Streams Network
(the people you meet in the lobby)
Networking opportunities with an interactive community of multicultural peer practitioners
Community prayer
(a monthly online gathering)
asking God to multiply healthy cross-cultural partnerships nationally
I’m in a place where I want to be listened to. But I also realize I need to be learning. So the combination of individual coaching, group discussions, and video lessons has been a great fit for me.
- Russell Mann, Cross-Cultural Student Minister, Central Baptist Church, Decatur, Alabama
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Annual membership fee $199
Membership is available at this low price
because of the generous donors of Immigrant Ministry Connections
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Join our current live webinar series
Cultural Differences that Drive Pastors Crazy
Have you ever been completely baffled after a conversation with a partner from another culture? Have you had misunderstandings about these common issues?
- Time Why is my partner always so late/compulsive?
- Spiritual Realities Why does my partners see demonic forces behind everything/nothing?
- Conversation Why won’t my partner speak up/listen?
- Conflict Why is my partner so indirect/blunt?
- Structures Why is my partnering church’s decision-making process so fuzzy/corporate?
- Focus Why is my partner so focused on relationships/tasks?
- Authority Why does my partner always/rarely want to treat others as peers?
- Connectedness Why does my partner care so much/little what others think of them?
Join the conversation! Each monthly live webinar includes:
- Fresh biblically-based content
- Case studies
- Discussion and application questions
- Q&A time with all participants
- Recordings of each session will be posted online for those unable to attend live
Coalition Members Receive Access to our signature course
Building Healthy Cross-Cultural Church Partnerships
Course contents
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Finding God at Work through Immigration
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White Supremacy, White Guilt or White Equality?
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Creating Motivation for Cross-Cultural Church Partnerships
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Four Steps to Launch a Healthy Cross-Cultural Church Partnership
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Three Steps to Maintain a Healthy Cross-Cultural Church Partnership
Live Practitioner Interview Lineup
Spring 2024
April 2024
Ed Kang
Director, Acts 2 Network
Planting Multicultural Churches through International Student Ministry
May 2024
Jim Olson
Pastor, Bethel Christian Fellowship, St. Paul, MN (retired)
The Journey from Monocultural to Multicultural to Multi-Congregational Church
June 2024
Adam Ramirez
Pastor of smalltown Latino churches across the Upper Midwest
Planting Immigrant Churches across Small-Town America
Previous Interviews available in the Video Vault
Emanuel Roque
Hispanic Multicultural Catalyst,
Florida Baptist Convention
Current Trends
in Latino Disciple Making
Ebenezer Endiryas
Podcaster, Shaping the CulturePastor, Perazim Church,Bloomington, MN
Realities of Pastoring
the Second Generation
Sam Chacko
Project Manager, Stadia Church Planting
Pastor, Loft City Church, Richardson, TX
Rewards and Struggles of Pastoring
a Multiethnic Church
The live practitioner interviews alone are worth the price of the Coalition!
- Clare Jewell, Executive Director for Association of Baptists for World Evangelism, EveryEthne
Your Cross-Cultural Partnership Coach,
John Wesley Yoder