Nov 27, 2018
Welcome back to the Columbia Metro Connection, a podcast where
you can go to get valuable, relevant, and quality resources for you
and your congregation.
Hosts for this week’s episode are George Bullard, the Director
of Missions, Strategic Leadership Coach and Lead Missiologist at
Columbia Metro Baptist Association and Chris Reinolds, Lead Pastor
a Killian Baptist Church.
Joining us this week is Ryan Dupree, international minister at
First Baptist Columbia and multiethnic consultant with the South
Carolina Baptist Convention. Through Ryan’s ministry, local
churches in and around Columbia, are learning how they can better
connect with the international community whom God has placed around
them.
Highlights
“The Church” still has some ways to go to understand that we
really are a global society.
The plight of the refugee is beginning to open the eyes of the
local church that there is a great need for gospel saturation in
our communities.
The political climate has polluted the perception of the
healthy aspects of immigration.
70% of the local businesses, in the Columbia Metro area, are
owned by foreigners.
Internationals like to talk to people and share their story
and culture. By simply asking questions about them, it can open the
door for a deeper conversation.
Regardless of background, we all experience the same growing
pains as human beings (family, marital, and child-rearing
issues).
Contact:
Email: ryandupree@fbccolac.com