Intercultural Network, LLC will provide a comprehensive training plan for your setting. Religious organizations have similar but different needs than corporations, which is why we typically begin with an assessment, the Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®).
This assessment will help us identify your group’s strengths in intercultural communication and engagement as well as growth opportunities. While religious leaders and staff already possess strategies to understand, support and engage with the people they serve, most were not taught specific skills to bridge cultural differences. Your plan may include workshops in some of the topics below, implemented over time to allow for maximum learning.
The IDI® is a statistically sound, cross-culturally valid assessment that measures an individual or group’s specific level of cultural competence. As part of the assessment process, individuals are asked to complete a 50-item, online assessment. Although the assessment is completed individually, the results can be disseminated both as a group or individual report.
By definition, implicit or unconscious bias is challenging to recognize and even when we do, most individuals are left without any idea what to do about it other than saying “sorry”. This workshop provides the understanding, knowledge and skill to understand, recognize and respond to various biases.
Learn how to invite others to discuss difficult topics such as race, class, the experiences of people with marginalized identities and different ability statuses. This training provides tools with individuals, small and large groups in the organization, the congregation and the broader community. (4-6 hours)
Provides advanced intercultural communication and counseling skills for religious leaders (ordained and lay persons) to help them engage and work effectively with diverse populations and each other. (4-6 hours)
This workshop addresses the difficulty in recognizing practices and policies that congregants, visitors and staff may find oppressive due to their embedded and systemic nature. (3-4 hours)