WCIU and Send International are coming together for an online training focused on Entering Vulnerable Communities. This is a follow up to our training in May entitled, “Identifying Vulnerable Communities.”
WCIU and Send International are coming together for an online training focused on Identifying Vulnerable Communities.
Join our community along with our guests US Senate Chaplain Dr. Barry Black, Dr. David Oginde, & Dr. Pangernungba Kechu on March 26th for a free webinar exploring what it means to be the incarnational presence of Christ in our world.
This session is geared toward prospective students and is free to attend. Please register here to receive the Zoom link for the session.
Feb 29, 2024 (Thursday)
8 – 9 am Pacific Time (Los Angeles)
UTC 4 – 5 pm
Abuja 5 – 6 pm
Nairobi 7 – 8 pm
Delhi 9:30 – 10:30 pm
Email recruiter@wciu.edu
If you’re not able to attend the information session but want to learn more, contact recruiter@wciu.edu
Join the WCIU community for a formal Presidential Inauguration Ceremony in honor of our new President, Paul Cornelius, Ph.D. The WCIU Board, Administration, Faculty and Staff invite you to participate in this historic moment in the life of our University.
This session is free to attend. Please register here to receive the Zoom link for the session.
July 20, 2023 (Thursday)
9 – 10 am Pacific Time (Los Angeles)
UTC 4 – 5 pm
Douala 5 – 6 pm
Nairobi 7 – 8 pm
Delhi 9:30 – 10:30 pm
Email recruiter@wciu.edu
If you’re not able to attend the information session but want to learn more, contact recruiter@wciu.edu
Despair, anger, grief, loneliness-- whatever you are feeling about the climate crisis or about your progress in mobilizing others for action--is natural, appropriate, and part of being created in the image of a God who loves you and all of creation.
Lowell and Robynn invite you into a conversation about these painful realities. They believe that it is possible to process difficult emotions and find space (and grace) to move forward with greater freedom and hope.
Robynn Bliss is a certified Spiritual Director trained in the Contemplative Evocative approach. Lowell Bliss is a climate activist, the director of the Eden Vigil Institute for Adaptive Leadership and the Environment, and the co-director of the Christian Climate Observers Program. Robynn and Lowell were missionaries in India and Pakistan for 14 years and now reside in the Great Lakes eco-system of southern Ontario. Their books include Expectations and Burnout, Environmental Missions, and People, Trees, and Poverty.
Fee: Suggested price is $39 USD, but you are welcome to pay what you can!
If you have questions, please reach out to Lowell Bliss at lowell@edenvigil.org
Robynn Bliss is a certified Spiritual Director who specializes in the Contemplative-Evocative approach. Lowell Bliss is a climate activist, the director of the Eden Vigil Institute for Adaptive Leadership and the Environment, and the co-director of the Christian Climate Observers Program. Robynn and Lowell were missionaries in India and Pakistan for 14 years and now reside in the Great Lakes eco-system of southern Ontario. Their books include Expectations and Burnout, Environmental Missions, and People, Trees, and Poverty.
The Ralph D. Winter Memorial Lectureship (March 23-25, 2023) is a hybrid event and may be attended virtually or in-person. This lectureship will introduce discussion of inreligionization by Dr. Kang-San Tan. Dr. Tan was born in a Buddhist family and is well known for his work in the dynamics of Buddhist-Christian interaction, out of which he calls for a move beyond contextualization to the inreligionization of the gospel. Dr. Harold Netland of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School will also present on the theme of interreligious encounter, a topic on which he has written and edited numerous works. Dr. Darren Duerksen will also present some of his research on inter-religious witness, ecclesiology, and issues regarding Christian witness from his latest book, Christ-Followers in Other Religions. Two other speakers will discuss gospel engagements in Hindu and Muslim contexts with reference to their personal and professional lives.
Registrants will have access to the lectureship recordings within two weeks of the lectureship's end. Registrants will also be able to interact with speakers and other attendees via Slack during and after the lectureship.
Despair, anger, grief, loneliness-- whatever you are feeling about the climate crisis or about your progress in mobilizing others for action--is natural, appropriate, and part of being created in the image of a God who loves you and all of creation.
Lowell and Robynn invite you into a conversation about these painful realities. They believe that it is possible to process difficult emotions and find space (and grace) to move forward with greater freedom and hope.
Robynn Bliss is a certified Spiritual Director trained in the Contemplative Evocative approach. Lowell Bliss is a climate activist, the director of the Eden Vigil Institute for Adaptive Leadership and the Environment, and the co-director of the Christian Climate Observers Program. Robynn and Lowell were missionaries in India and Pakistan for 14 years and now reside in the Great Lakes eco-system of southern Ontario. Their books include Expectations and Burnout, Environmental Missions, and People, Trees, and Poverty.
Fee: $39 (or “pay what you can”)
If you select the “pay what you can” ticket please write “Eden Vigil Webinar” in the comment box.
If you have questions, please reach out to Lowell Bliss at lowell@edenvigil.org
Robynn Bliss is a certified Spiritual Director who specializes in the Contemplative-Evocative approach. Lowell Bliss is a climate activist, the director of the Eden Vigil Institute for Adaptive Leadership and the Environment, and the co-director of the Christian Climate Observers Program. Robynn and Lowell were missionaries in India and Pakistan for 14 years and now reside in the Great Lakes eco-system of southern Ontario. Their books include Expectations and Burnout, Environmental Missions, and People, Trees, and Poverty.
Robynn Bliss is a certified Spiritual Director who specializes in the Contemplative-Evocative approach. Lowell Bliss is a climate activist, the director of the Eden Vigil Institute for Adaptive Leadership and the Environment, and the co-director of the Christian Climate Observers Program. Robynn and Lowell were missionaries in India and Pakistan for 14 years and now reside in the Great Lakes eco-system of southern Ontario. Their books include Expectations and Burnout, Environmental Missions, and People, Trees, and Poverty.
Join our online community on March 31st at 1pm PST for a webinar on “Holding Joy and Suffering Well,” with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s Director of Global Engagement & Justice, Scott Bessenecker.
We are again joining Frontier Ventures for the annual Ralph D. Winter Memorial Lectureship in collaboration The Center for Missiological Research at Fuller Theological Seminary, and the International Society for Frontier Missiology.
The Ralph D. Winter Lectureship has been an unofficial tradition for many years in our community and we are honored to partner with Frontier Ventures to continue in the legacy of Dr. Ralph D. Winter both this year and in the years to come!
Fostering educational capital is one step in the liberation of the urban poor. What are the pedagogy and practices that catalyze and advance educational center development in marginalized urban communities? How does educational capital liberate the urban poor?
Join us to hear from experts in urban poor educational processes. Reflect on their stories of pedagogical approaches and practices in educational center development in marginalized urban communities in the US and global slums.
Tuesday 11/16, 7 pm Pacific (Wednesday 11/17, 4pm NZ)
Thursday 11/18, 7 am Pacific (Friday,11/19, 4 am NZ)
Dr. Viv Grigg: Catalyst and prophetic voice, Viv Grigg has been a servant among the poor since the 1970s, catalyzing urban poor movements in many cities.
Chonabelle Domingo
Dr. Monica Mitchell. Monica has spent years leading educational change in marginalized contexts of New York. Chairperson of the WCIU board.
Resourcing Urban Transformation is webinar series offered by William Carey International University to our global network. We are honored to hear from a diverse group of experienced change makers who will expand our thinking and introduce us to innovative community development strategies.
Steven Garber is the Senior Fellow for Vocation and the Common Good for the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, and the Senior Advisor and Professor at-Large for the Economics of Mutuality, a project of the Mars Corporation; the author of several books, his most recent is The Seamless Life: A Tapestry of Love and Learning, Worship and Work. A native of the great valleys of the West, with his wife Meg has lived in Virginia for over 30 years, where they have a long life among friends and flowers.
Resourcing Urban Transformation is webinar series offered by William Carey International University to our global network. We are honored to hear from a diverse group of experienced change makers who will expand our thinking and introduce us to innovative community development strategies.
Dr. Ravi I. Jayakaran has long term leadership experience in International poverty reduction and strategic programming.
Dr. Jayakaran joined Medical Ambassadors International in June 2017 as the President/CEO.He is also the Catalyst for Integral Mission for the Lausanne Movement.
Ravi has worked in senior management positions in the corporate sector, International NGOs- including World Vision International, the Asian Development Bank and the UNDP. He has lived and worked long term in India, Cambodia, China and the US and provided technical support in more than 23 countries.
Dr Ravi and his wife Vimla came to know the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal savior while they were in University. Besides their engagement with Integral mission, they are actively involved with their local Church, Small group and Christian Counselling.Ravi and Vimla recently celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary. They have 2 sons -Amit and Rohit-who are married and have their own families and live in California and Dubai respectively.Ravi and Vimla live in Ripon,CA.
Resourcing Urban Transformation is webinar series offered by William Carey International University to our global network. We are honored to hear from a diverse group of experienced change makers who will expand our thinking and introduce us to innovative community development strategies.
Dr. Ravi I. Jayakaran has long term leadership experience in International poverty reduction and strategic programming.
Dr. Jayakaran joined Medical Ambassadors International in June 2017 as the President/CEO.He is also the Catalyst for Integral Mission for the Lausanne Movement.
Ravi has worked in senior management positions in the corporate sector, International NGOs- including World Vision International, the Asian Development Bank and the UNDP. He has lived and worked long term in India, Cambodia, China and the US and provided technical support in more than 23 countries.
Dr Ravi and his wife Vimla came to know the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal savior while they were in University. Besides their engagement with Integral mission, they are actively involved with their local Church, Small group and Christian Counselling.Ravi and Vimla recently celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary. They have 2 sons -Amit and Rohit-who are married and have their own families and live in California and Dubai respectively.Ravi and Vimla live in Ripon,CA.
Resourcing Urban Transformation is webinar series offered by William Carey International University to our global network. We are honored to hear from a diverse group of experienced change makers who will expand our thinking and introduce us to innovative community development strategies.
Michael Dauphinee is an executive consultant and coach. Through his Clifton strengths-based coaching strategies, he enables organizations and individuals to navigate the unknowns of their work and life in order to discover how they can impact the world in extraordinary ways. Some of his main topics include entrepreneurship for social change, employee engagement and identity driven leadership.
Mike has focused recent energies in Afghanistan and developing farming innovations and soccer training camps in Nigeria.
Mike moves between applying his strengths-based strategies in Fortune 500 companies, with millennials seeking direction after college and even with efforts to combat violent extremism in conflict zones.
Andrew Richards, Outreach Pastor, Saddleback Church (PEACE Initiatives Manager),
currently serves as an Outreach Pastor at Saddleback Church’s Lake Forest Campus. He has served as a pastor on staff with several US-based churches seeking measurable change in community issues. Additionally, Andrew has worked alongside multiple local and international relief and development organizations, including a well-known non-profit with global impact in conflict-sensitive countries. He is passionate about cultivating meaningful relationships across divisions to build transformational impact in our neighborhoods and world. Andrew's current focus is to create teams and strategies to assist Afghan refugee families resettle in California.
Resourcing Urban Transformation is webinar series offered by William Carey International University to our global network. We are honored to hear from a diverse group of experienced change makers who will expand our thinking and introduce us to innovative community development strategies. We are excited for you to join us for this session with Brian Fikkert on Microfinance and Microenterprise Development.
Brian Fikkert is the Founder and President of the Chalmers Center for Economic Development at Covenant College, where he also serves as a Professor of Economics and Community Development. Brian’s career has focused on poverty alleviation at both the macro and micro levels. Through his work with the Chalmers Center, he has particular expertise in helping churches to minister to poor people more effectively both in the U.S. and the Majority World. Brian received a Ph.D. in Economics with “distinction” from Yale University and a B.A. in Mathematics from Dordt College. Brian has published articles in both leading academic and popular journals and has co-authored numerous books including: Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty isn’t the American Dream (Moody 2019); From Dependence to Dignity: How to Alleviate Poverty through Church-Centered Microfinance (Zondervan 2015); When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor…and Yourself (Moody 2009).
Resourcing Urban Transformation is webinar series offered by William Carey International University to our global network. We are honored to hear from a diverse group of experienced change makers who will expand our thinking and introduce us to innovative community development strategies. We are delighted to have Ralph Plumb with us for this session focusing on redemptive entrepreneurship.
An accomplished senior executive with significant professional experience in health and human services, resource generation and social enterprise development. Served as President/CEO of various companies and organizations with focus on capital formation and organizational effectiveness. Highly creative in developing and linking stakeholders from the public, private and social sectors of a community to attain mutually defined goals. Extensive global networks and international initiatives with work or travel in some 100 countries. Taught at the master’s degree level for USC Marshall School of Business and Azusa Pacific University. A resourceful leader with a unique ability to align and inspire people to achieve possibility-oriented outcomes.
◆Served as President / CEO of select number of small companies and charitable organizations including: Global Med Partners LLC, Medicorps Int’l, International Aid Inc., Union Rescue Mission (of Los Angeles), LSS Foundation of Southern California and College of the Desert Foundation. Also served 10 years with World Vision International.
◆Former Principal and Senior Partner of the Carlsbad Pacific Group LLC, now an independent consultant(web link below) providing strategic counsel to boards and senior executives in financial, human and intellectual capital development, with particular focus on social entrepreneurship.
◆Raised approximately $2.3 billion in public and private cash contributions and corporate gifts-in-kind through various methods over the course of his career.
DXMInstitute Certified Consultant
Genysys GroupCertified Consultant
Pure Creative Arts(New York Board Member
Lorma Community Development Foundation
Accord Network- Past President
US Naval Reserve Officer, Retired
Eagle Scout
Resourcing Urban Transformation is webinar series offered by William Carey International University to our global network. We are honored to hear from a diverse group of experienced change makers who will expand our thinking and introduce us to innovative community development strategies.
Reverend Kina Robertshaw is ordained in the Church of England. She is married with four children. An Angolan refugee who grew up in Zambia, Kina, previously owned businesses in Zambia and South Africa. Before reading theology at Ridley Hall Theological College, Cambridge, Kina worked in the fashion industry and was involved in several entrepreneurial ventures. Kina holds a Master’s degree in Theology, Ministry & Mission – which included research on Christian Entrepreneurship. Her research led her to undertake interviews with 50 Christian entrepreneurs in the UK. The research was the topic of a published book she co-authored with Richard Higginson – A Voice to be Heard: Christian Entrepreneurs Living out their Faith.
She is an Associate Vicar in Bromyard Benefice, an international speaker, host of Conversations with Christian Entrepreneurs, and a passionate advocate for racial and social justice. She is also a founding member of the charity Bookbuddies Africa, which supports developing a reading culture in Zambia.
Chuck Proudfit began following Christ in 1997. He was seeking practical ways to live out Christian faith at work, and quickly discovered just how hard it is. The marketplace didn’t like to talk about “religion and politics”, and the local church was largely disengaged from the tough spiritual realities of modern work life.
Applying his research background from Harvard University, Chuck spent several years studying how Christians live out faith at work, and how scripture speaks to our experiences. He uncovered a consistent set of spiritual struggles faced by all working Christians, and a compelling set of spiritual solutions drawn straight from God’s word.
These insights formed the framework for At Work on Purpose, launched in 2003. Its community now includes over 10,000 working Christians across Greater Cincinnati, and it has become one of the nation’s leading prototypes for citywide workplace ministry. Chuck is also the Founder and President of SKILLSOURCE, a consultancy employing over 30 contractors and delivering sustainable client growth through applied Biblical principles.
Chuck developed his general management expertise at three industry-leading firms: The Procter & Gamble Company, The Ernest & Julio Gallo Winery, and LensCrafters Corporation. At Harvard University, he pioneered the school’s organizational development curriculum. An avid educator, Chuck has served as an adjunct faculty member at the Great Oaks Institute and Cincinnati Christian University.
Chuck has received the Angel Award for community service from the Smith Family Foundation. He has led SKILLSOURCEâ to a TriState Success Award for exceptional business growth, a Torch Award ethics commendation from the Better Business Bureau, a Perfect 10 Certified Corporate Culture designation, and a C-Suite recognition from LEAD.
Chuck is an executive board member of Self Sustaining Enterprises, generating profits for philanthropy through entrepreneurial ventures; for Nuway Foundation, combatting poverty in Nigeria; and with GoodCities, revitalizing communities. He is an Elder at Grace Chapel and a Co-Founder of NET (Neighborhoods Embracing Transformation).
Chuck is the co-author of BIZNISTRY: Transforming Lives through Enterprise, and the author of Citywide Workplace Ministry in a Box. Chuck holds a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do under U.S. Olympic Coach Hong Kong Kim. He and his wife Jeryl have two children, Aidan and Maya, both adopted from South Korea
How do you have conversations with those who do not agree with you? How do we become effective communicators regardless of the political, religious or social economic climate? Dr. Kevin Higgins pulls on his experience in cross cultural contexts navigating conflict in which unseen and unspoken barriers are often at play. Join us on August 11th!
Join WCIU with bestselling business author Ken Blanchard on June 22nd at 2pm for a free online webinar on becoming a servant leader. Ken believes that the world is in desperate need of a new leadership model and he believes that model is servant leadership. In our time together, Ken will cover four components of servant leadership and how to cultivate them in your life and work. The webinar is free, but you need to register!
Join this webinar and explore spirituality in the next decade with a community of likeminded friends.
Dr. Viv Grigg has delighted in the past 45 years of urban ministry among the poor. As cities have morphed from urban centers of 100,000 people to the megalopolises of 2021, what's happening, what's changed, what's working, and where are we moving in this urban millennium?
Hear from Viv Grigg and others as they speak on topics including: Economic Spirituality, Urban Reconciliation as Spirituality, Apostolic Spirituality, The Spirituality of the Slums, Spirituality and Resilience in Urban Ministry.
Co-sponsored by Urban Leadership Foundation and the Institute for Urban Movements at William Carey International University
Two Opportunities to Zoom In!
Tuesday, April 13th at 7 am Pacific
Thursday, April 15th at 5 pm Pacific
We are happy to collaborate with Frontier Ventures and others for this year’s Ralph D. Winter Lectureship.
Dr. Danny Yu, President of Educational Services Exchange with China, will present learnings from ESEC's work in the field of education in China over the past four decades. In light of ESEC experience, we'll assess current and future opportunities and challenges in the field.
Due to the sensitive nature of this event, it is invite only. We hope to make some of the findings pubic on an upcoming blog post with permission of the presenter. For those at WCIU and FV who are interested, they can email yalin.xin@wciu.edu.
Join us for a special Summer Webinar Series with Dr. Viv Grigg as we dive into the world of Urban Poor Movements
