How the Church Can Engage Their Communities | The Sent Life Podcast

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Center for Great Commission Studies, NC, April 26, 2023

Description

This podcast episode can help congregations learn how to identify and connect with immigrant neighbors in their communities. A production of the Center for Great Commission Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, The Sent Life podcast focuses on how Christians live as missionaries by sharing the gospel in modern contexts. In this episode, Keelan Cook shares how congregations can create a practice of discovering local immigrant communities and using what they learn about their home countries and languages to create opportunities for engagement and mission.

Features

20-minute episode
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Soundcloud

Recommended Audience

Clergy and lay leaders

Cost

Free

Practical Applications

Listen to the podcast with your congregational leadership to gain inspiration and insight into how your congregation might build connections with immigrant communities.
Learn how congregations have used a simple form to collect and analyze data about their neighbors to develop cross-cultural missions.

Updated: January 08, 2025

About the Contributor

Miriam V. Quezada Mendez

Bilingual Associate for Resource Consulting

Miriam V. Quezada Mendez serves in the Center’s Northwest office in Crown Point as the Bilingual Associate for Resource Consulting, working to advance the Center’s mission to strengthen Indiana congregations by providing resources to the communities that make up the diverse tapestry of the Northwest region.

Born in Jalisco, Mexico, Miriam immigrated to the United States as a child and grew up on the East Side of Chicago. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Illinois College, graduating with a double major in Communications & Rhetorical Studies and International Studies with a concentration in gender and immigration equity.

Before joining the Center, Miriam served as the Director of Communications at the Parliament of the World’s Religions. In her tenure with the Parliament, Miriam worked closely with faith, community, and nonprofit leaders on outreach, engagement, and interfaith community-building efforts. She is an enthusiastic advocate for youth, Indigenous, and women’s voices in faith and civic spaces.

Miriam is a member of the St. Paul Catholic Church in Valparaiso, where she and her family attend weekly Spanish service.

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