Practicing Inclusion
Diversity. Participation. Inclusion. These are not just socially of-the-moment words, but foundational values related to our openness to the work of the Holy Spirit within the PC(USA). Creating spaces where we can listen to all who are seeking God’s will together can help us discern where God is calling and leading us in mission and ministry, but how do we create and foster those spaces? What are some things that can get in the way? In this webinar, we will talk about the impact of implicit bias, why it’s important to consider and reduce implicit bias as Christians in the PC(USA), and some tools you can use to create spaces that invite and welcome full participation of a diverse group of people in the discernment processes and governance of the church.
This webinar was led by Jihyun Oh who is Teaching Elder member of Greater Atlanta Presbytery, and currently serves as Director of Mid Council Ministries and Associate Stated Clerk in the Office of the General Assembly (at this time of this webinar). Prior to denominational work, she served congregations as interim pastor, associate pastor, and parish associate, and served the patients, families, and staff in the ICUs of a Level I Trauma hospital as a chaplain. Jihyun is an ICF-trained coach and a Qualified Administrator for the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and is passionate about helping people, and the many parts of the church, discover anew who we are becoming... and then put action behind that discovery. Part of her task in her current role is to proactively imagine ways to bridge the gap between the Church that was and the Church that is and is still becoming.
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