Be the instrument God is using to cultivate an Intercultural way of life in His children throughout the world.

Our task in the mission Christ gave His followers—“make disciples of all nations”—is fourfold:

1. EQUIP God’s children with biblical cross-cultural communication and relationships skills that enable them to relate effectively to the different people of the nations.
2. MENTOR His people in the intercultural way of life that matures their knowledge of God and strengthens their walk with Christ.
3. FACILITATE His followers in their journey of moving from the desire to love the people of the nations to the ability to express that love respectfully and meaningfully.
4. ASSIST in forming and developing biblical communities where people live out an intercultural life that is compelling to those who do not follow Christ, and is in harmony with God’s Word.

Our world today is a global world. People from every culture are immigrating from everywhere to everywhere throughout the world. In our work and play we are increasingly encountering people from diverse backgrounds. They are the people of whom Christ spoke when he said, “… go, make disciples of all nations….” (Matthew 28:19) They are no longer “just” overseas, but they are now our neighbors. Many are the “least reached” people in the world. To effectively share God’s love with them, we need to develop and grow in “cultural intelligence” (CQ). CQ is capability to effectively relate to people from a variety of cultural backgrounds. God has given all His followers the desire to love the people of the nations; He has given F.I.R.E the task of facilitating His followers’ journey of moving from the desire to love people from the varied cultural contexts to the desire to express that love respectfully and meaningfully.

Intercultural is not about celebrating cultural diversity, but diverse cultures celebrating the Risen Lord Jesus Christ together. It is seeing Jesus through the eyes of other cultures, not getting other cultures to see “my” Jesus. It is proclaiming Jesus to all cultures and ethnic groups that He loves them and is the answer to their way of life. IT IS ABOUT JESUS BEING THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH and the center of cultural diversity. It is where all cultures have equal status, respect, and acceptance in community due to their common faith in Jesus Christ.