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Ria_Martin@diu.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Dissertation topic: From the Philippines to the Global North: A Participatory Action Research on Intercultural Campus Ministry

Abstract: My dissertation explores the practices of diaspora missions through intercultural campus ministry, focusing on first-generation Filipino missionaries serving in the global north. Filipino diasporas are one of the largest scattered people groups. In my studies, themes concerning intercultural obstacles emerged as restraining forces when engaging in missions. Such differences include contexts (high and low context), time orientation, trust formation, and degree of interdependence. Lewin’s force field analysis theory proposes two ways to break the quasi-equilibrium state, decrease the restraining forces and increase the driving forces. My research expounded on ways to decrease the restraining forces by intercultural competency training and increase the driving forces by showing Scriptural references through relational pedagogy

Keywords: intercultural campus ministry, diaspora missiology, relational realism paradigm, intercultural competency.

 

EDUCATION 

DOCTOR OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES, WESTERN SEMINARY, PORTLAND, OR
June 2018 – April 2022
World Ministry Awardee (awarded to a graduating senior student who exhibits all three; Ministry involvement, Academic Excellence and Maturity in Character)

INTERCULTURAL AND URBAN STUDIES, ASIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, PHILS
Graduate Diploma Studies 2005- 2006

CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP, EVERY NATION LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, PHILS
Master of Arts 2005- 2006

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY, PHILS
Master of Education 2000- 2009 (completed master’s coursework, non-thesis program)

PSYCHOLOGY, CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY, PHILS
Bachelor of Science 1991-1996

 

BOOK PROJECTS

  • Two ongoing book projects
    • Filipinos “By and Beyond:’ A Diaspora Missions Engagement in the Global North Through Intercultural Campus Ministry with Dr. Enoch Wan
    • There is No Other with Dr. Terry Steele and Dr. Natalie Kim of Culture Bound

 

PRESENTATIONS

  • Evangelical Missiological Society, 2021

“Kapwa; A Flipino Diaspora Response to Marginalization in Missions.”

  • Evangelical Missiological Society, 2022

“Exploring the Genealogy of Jesus Christ: Embracing the Past for Healing and Reconciliation.”

 

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Hofstede USA Tooling Certification (6Dimensions of Culture)– January
  • Professional Certified Coach by Wainwright Global
  • Habitudes Trainer for Leadership Development

 

VOLUNTEERISM

  • World Relief – Refugee Youth Mentor

 

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

APRIL 2022 TO PRESENT
OWNER, RLM COACHING AND CONSULTING

Interculturality for human flourishing. I established my company last 2022 to coach diasporas, who are in teams or individuals to foster diversity in their workspaces for human flourishing. Here are some of my past projects:

  • Intercultural Competency Training for eighteen faculty members of Every Nation Seminary- Nashville, TN
  • Intercultural Competency Training for Filipinos in Europe through Every Nation London- e-learning,
  • Intercultural Competency Training for The HUD Group, e-learning, global
  • One on one coaching with diasporas from Myanmar, Ghana, and Kenya to thrive in US Context.
  • Intercultural Competency for Team Communication for Every Nation Church Seattle, Seattle,

AUGUST 2023- DECEMBER 2023
ADJUNCT FACULTY, DALLAS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

I will teach Intercultural Teamwork for Dallas remotely beginning Fall of 2023 for graduate and undergraduate students under the Human Migration Department.

MARCH 1, 2022, TO PRESENT
SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW (part-time, 5 hours a week) GLOBAL CATALYST FOR INTERCULTURAL CAMPUS MOVEMENT KWIVERR – GLOBAL CAMPUS

Kwiverr was born out of desperation to see multitudes of movements of empowered internationals/diasporas impacting the world through flourishing missional communities among unreached people groups. I serve as a part-time (5 hours/week) Senior Research Fellow and Global Catalyst for Intercultural Campus Ministry. My roles are:

  • As a researcher – author of research-based articles in line with the vision for Kwiverr; create modules for African Christian International Students
  • As a catalyst for Intercultural Campus Ministry- teach and train internationals (students, churches and missionary agencies (see list of teachings towards the end). 

JUNE 2005-2020
EVERY NATION GLOBAL FAMILY OF CHURCHES

I worked with a non-profit organization for fifteen years, from 2005- 2020.

FEBRUARY 2012-2020
INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS DIRECTOR, EVERY NATION CAMPUS, SEATTLE, USA

  • Pioneered diverse/intercultural campus organization in Seattle, from its birthing stage to twelve campus staff
  • Managed the staff’s professional, relational, and spiritual development
  • Conducted quarterly and yearly strategic
  • Provided daily guidance for community and outreach engagements involving collaboration with students, administrators, churches, and other campus ministries in the area. Our engagements resulted in thousands of spiritual conversations on campuses, with students of various religious backgrounds to campuses in Seattle, and other campuses on short-term trips within the West Coast region, impacting twenty-one
  • As an international campus director, I represented our campus organization in regional meetings and conferences, the first international campus director and the first female immigrant status hired within the Every Nation Campus
  • Led ten campus trips with diverse staff, interns, students, and members from the congregation
  • Led an intercultural campus ministry, representing both local and international students. Sixteen nations were represented in our local campus ministry in
  • Taught biblical foundation classes in my local church and Every Nation Campus annual

JANUARY 2008 – JANUARY 2011
PROJECT DIRECTOR, EVERY NATION CAMPUS, PHILIPPINES

  • I was the project head and writer of LIFE curriculum and One to One Campus edition (spiritual foundation booklet). Both were published in 2009 in the Philippines and used by campus missionaries
  • Led a high-caliber team from planning to executing and training the said LIFE stands for Leadership, Integrity, Faith, and Excellence, including four teaching materials and twelve small group lessons.
  • I was a co-class adviser and resident teacher for the School of Campus Ministry with the Executive Director. It is a training school for future campus ministers in the Philippines and Asia. About forty local students and ten visiting international students were enrolled per
  • I helped run the school’s daily operations and provided spiritual formation spaces for our female campus missionary
  • I am involved with inter-departmental and national coordination representing the national
  • I assisted the National Director in classroom management, scheduling of classes, coordination with other professors, and filling in as a teacher when the need arose aside from my teaching
  • I provided mentorship for the students in their calling, ministry, and
  • I also served as a campus missionary (evangelism and discipleship) to college students, on top of my responsibilities as a national coordinator

JANUARY 2005 – JANUARY 2008
OUTREACH AND NATIONAL COORDINATOR, TALENTS INC, PHILS

  • Talents inC is an outreach arm of Every Nation to reach and serve professional and aspiring artists
  • Developed and executed the “Creative Empowerment Workshops.” These workshops are free art classes (dance, songwriting, theatre, art) we offer to the communities, taught by professional artists to promote positivity
  • Reported directly to the National Director and managed five volunteered staff to about 200 (volunteers) on yearly
  • Assisted the National Director in daily operations and provided counsel to volunteers and
  • Assisted the National Director in the department’s initiative while coordinating with other departments
  • I served alongside the national coordinator for its outreach engagements nationwide.
  • Discipled artists and provided training for them to reach their fellow
  • I also served as a campus missionary (evangelism and discipleship) to college students, on top of my responsibilities as a national

JANUARY 2001 – JANUARY 2005
PRESCHOOL TEACHER, VICTORY SCHOOL AND MGC NEW LIFE ACADEMY, PHILS

  • I was the Lead preschool teacher in a classroom of 10-12 four/five-year-old children with one co-teacher
  • I have created dynamic and engaging activities to foster learning and holistic development.
  • Developed and executed developmentally appropriate lessons according to school standards and guidelines
  • Monitored Child development assessment through classroom observation, systematic records, and meeting with the parents quarterly

 

SKILLS

  • Intercultural Studies doctorate with a decade of leading a diverse team
  • Pioneering accomplishments throughout my career (curriculum/project development, event planning, team/volunteer assembly/recruitment, execution/implementation, evaluation, and training) with a solid drive to succeed while bringing joy into the process
  • Interculturally competent and compassionate
  • Has the vision to bring intercultural competency to churches, communities, and workspaces to usher in reconciliation and peace
  • Able to speak for, steward, represent and serve an organization’s mission
  • Strong writing and intercultural communication skills (presented an academic paper twice last year)
  • Strong speaking and teaching skills with international speaking and teaching experiences.
  • I am a certified Habitudes speaker for leadership development to various audiences, from high school, college, and post-higher education training schools. I have taught on many occasions within Every Nation Ministries organization on biblical foundations, spiritual retreats, equipping sessions, Christian leadership, and preached internationally (Philippines, Hongkong, Myanmar, and parts of the United States). My teaching experiences cover audiences from preschool, high school, and college-age to adults

 

List of Courses Taught

  1. Intercultural Competency Training for Every Nation Seminary Faculty Retreat- Nashville, TN, May
    1. Providing Feedback
    2. Teaching from Low Context cultures to High Context Cultures
    3. Trust Formation between Affective and Task-Based Trust Cultures
  2. Cross-Cultural Webinar: Helping Filipinos Thrive in a Global North Context – Filipinos around Europe, May 2022.
  3. Multi-cultural Competency for Every Nation Church Seattle Leaders
  4. Cross-cultural Communication: Springboard for Success Today- for The HUD group (The HuD Group (The Human Development Group) is a dynamic, international, Christian not-for-profit network and movement focused on the development of holistic Emerging and Established Leaders.) Ghanaian participants. July
  5. Intercultural Campus Ministry and it’s Missiological Implications – Every Nation Missions Department North America, May
  6. Majority World to Global North Series – by Kwiverr (a consortium with about 20 other missionary agencies) International participants, April- May-June
    1. Intercultural Challenges in Evangelism and Discipleship for People of Faith on the Move: Context and Degree of Interdependence- April, 2022
    2. Intercultural Challenges in Evangelism and Discipleship for People of Faith on the Move: Trust Formation and Time Orientation- May 2022
    3. Essentials of Intercultural Campus Church Ministry to Movements – June 2022.
  7. Intercultural Competency Training for Kwiverr global team- April 2023
  8. Intercultural Competency for Team Communication – May 2023
  9. Intercultural Challenges our Church Faces Today – May 2023
  10. Intercultural Challenges in Evangelism and Discipleship – May 2023

 

List of Preaching Notes

  1. “Unconditional Love and Acceptance” – for Every Nation Church Seattle (ENCS), May 2019.
  2. “Building Healthy Relationships” – ENCSeattle, May
  3. “Christian Liberty at Work” – ENCSeattle, November
  4. “Becoming a Beautiful Servant of Christ” – ENCSeattle, March
  5. “Jesus Prays and Preaches”- ENCSeattle, November
  6. “Jesus the Fulfillment of the Law and the Cleaner of all Impuririties” – ENCSeattle, July
  7. “What is Good about Good Friday?” – for Every Nation Campus,

 

List of Teachings

  1. Leadership courses – materials provided by Every Nation Campus School of Ministry, 2008-2010
  2. Biblical Foundations Classes – Every Nation Leadership Institute (biblical literacy for lay leaders and students) 2007-
  3. Joshua as a leaders – Harvest Institute, Los Angeles
  4. Truth vs. Spiritual Error – Life of Freedom Class, Every Nation Church Seattle, WA 2016.
  5. Unfiltered Series: Big Questions, Honest Answers by Every Nation Campus, University of WA and Microsoft
  6. Holy Spirit infilling – Every Nation Campus Conference Workshop, February
  7. The future of International Student Ministry and Intercultural Campus Ministry – Guest Lecturer at Perspectives World Christian Movement, Puyallup, WA, October 2021.

 

List of Academic Papers Presented

  1. Kapwa: A Filipino Diaspora Response to Marginalization in Missions- Evangelical Missiological Society (EMS) Regional and National Conferences,
  2. Exploring the Genealogy of Jesus Christ: Embracing the Past to Healing and Reconciliation – EMS Regional and National Conferences,

 

List of Final Papers Submitted at Western Seminary for Doctoral Studies

  1. Exposition of Psalm 50 – Exposition of Psalms by Ray Lubeck, July 2018
  2. Intercultural Communication Principles Between a Filipino Faculty with an American Audience – Intercultural Communication for Education (IC for E) by Mark Hedinger, February
  3. Training Filipino Professors for Every Nation Seminary for Intercultural Communication Competency – IC for E by Mark Hedinger, May
  4. Relational Approach to IC for E – IC for E by Mark Hedinger, May
  5. Relational Realism and Intercultural Communication – IC for E by Mark Hedinger, June
  6. Every Nation Campus Seattle using Relational Realism Paradigm – Intercultural Education by Mark Hedinger, Reid Kisling, and Enoch Wan, February
  7. A Filpino Campus Missionary Reaching Chinese International Students at Shoreline Community College – Diaspora Missions by Enoch Wan,
  8. Relational Mentorship – Intercultural Leadership by Enoch Wan,
  9. Then and Now of Campus Ministry: Historical Involvement of Campus Ministry and it’s Future Implications in Missions – History and Foundations of Missions by E.D, Burns, July
  10. Scriptural Ecclesiology in Mark, Luke, and Acts – Theology of Missions by Enoch Wan, May
  11. Theology, Competence, and Strategy for First-generation Filipino Church Planters in the United States – Contextualization by Enoch Wan, May
  12. Life History of the Chinns – Cultural Anthropology by Enoch Wan, November

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