Intercultural Worship

Date        22 - 25 April 2025
Location  On campus

The aim of this course is to deepen participants understanding of both the theory and practice of intercultural worship. The course will draw specifically on the discipline of ‘Ethnodoxology’ and will enable participants to analyse, critique and apply creative and relevant models for arts and worship practice. Participants will be given practical opportunities to explore worship, arts and liturgy from a variety of cultural backgrounds and examine how local art forms can be used to shape liturgy and worship for intercultural settings.

What you’ll gain

• A comprehensive understanding of different perspectives on worship, liturgy and the  arts, and a critical awareness of the impact of Ethnodoxology in multicultural contexts

• The opportunity to identify creative strategies and processes required by Ethnodoxologists to facilitate cultural groups in intercultural worship

• The ability to both create and evaluate culturally conscious liturgies appropriate for multicultural settings

• Practical guidance for leading worship in an intercultural context using a range of innovative and creative resources

Why Do This Course?

• Equip yourself with the latest skills and resources for creating culturally conscious worship for a range of diverse settings

• Develop creative insights to sharpen your understanding and effectiveness in leading worship in multicultural settings

• Connect with a community of passionate worshippers who want to see the nations praise and worship God in creative and culturally appropriate ways

Course Tutors

Dr Jill Ford (DWS, MA, PGCE, BA Hons) and Ian Collinge (MA, BA Hons) co-teach this course. Jill is the Arts Programme Leader at All Nations training students in the arts and global worship with a focus on liturgical diversity. Ian is the founder of WEC’S international ministry ‘Arts Release’ which trains people in music and culture with a particular focus on intercultural worship.

Those accessing Advanced Short Courses will be provided with relevant reading materials and other information to enable their full participation in the course.

ASC participants are not required to complete an assignment and will receive a certificate of participation on completion of the course.

Library

All Nations has one of the finest mission libraries in the country with over 50,000 volumes, over 12,000 eBooks and a wide range of journals and audio visual material.

For remote access students, readings are supplied by college online and any additional reading you would like from our library catalogue may be accessed by emailing our librarian.

What Students Say

“I learned how to design and plan a project to bring people together from different cultures in my church community for participatory workshops to help them learn how to create their own laments.”