EMDC hosts our Global Diaspora Community of Practice that meets online every other month. If you’re interested in learning more, you can click the class home page, or email Trevor_Deck@sil.org for more information. There’s also a lot of other relevant courses there.

EMDC also hosts a blog where Georgia Coats, one of our teammates, has posted some entries. Check out these relevant posts on diaspora here. 

The global realities of migration have created new contexts for many of our communities and for many of our churches. In addition to helping people integrate through provision of  English as a Second Language (ESL), and helping newcomers navigate the dominant language and culture,  there are a growing number of ideas and resources available to help make church life a welcoming, rich, multi-ethnic, multicultural and intercultural experience. These include ethnoarts, multicultural worship, and effective ministry languages.

This Google Document is good place to start: Multilingual/Multicultural Church Resources

http://ethnoarts.sil.org

SIL has a long history of exploring EthnoArts in a ‘field’ context, working with groups across the world to develop new materials drawing on their own language, musical styles and cultural arts.

Short videos: Lausanne Global Classroom on Diaspora (1-8 min) introducing various diaspora and ministry issues