Cultural Intelligence (Episode One) Interview with Dr. Oliver Phillips

Oliver R. Phillips, an ordained minister, presently serves as the lead connector at Connexion Pointe in Orlando, Florida. Additionally, he is the executive director of the Connexion Empowerment Center Inc. (CECI); a faith-based non-profit organization in Central Florida. He is committed to the enhancement of Cultural Intelligence as a mitigating factor in intercultural relationships. As a practitioner certified by the Center of Cultural Intelligence, Phillips is experienced in presenting CQ Enhancement Seminars to church leaders, corporate businesses, and educational institutions. Cultural Intelligence is the capability to function effectively in a variety of cultural contexts – including national, ethnic, organizational, generational, and many other cultures. CQ is fast becoming more than simply an option. Individuals with high CQ have the knowledge and motivation to encounter unfamiliar cultural situations, think deeply about what’s happening (or not happening), and make appropriate adjustments to how they understand, relate, and behave there. Making these kinds of adjustments involves a complex set of capabilities and processes that come from the intentional effort on the part of the individual, all of which contribute to the person’s CQ. CQ equips the individual with a complex set of capabilities and processes that enables anyone from outside a culture to more than simply become tolerant of other people. This is episode one of two with Dr. Oliver Phillips. NUTS & BOLTS, INC.: A Toolkit to Equip Congregations for Para-Parochial Ministryhttps://culturephillips.com/product/nuts-bolts-inc-a-toolkit-to-equip-congregations-for-para-parochial-ministry/E Pluribus Unum: Challenges and Opportunities in Multicultural Ministryhttps://culturephillips.com/product/e-pluribus-unum-challenges-and-opportunities-in-multicultural-ministry/THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: Empowering Congregations to Embrace Our Multicultural Worldhttps://culturephillips.com/product/the-elephant-in-the-room/Culture Trumps Religion, Every Time: The Ethno-Cultural Challenge for the Churchhttps://culturephillips.com/product/culture-trumps-religion-every-time-the-ethno-cultural-challenge-for-the-church/The Power of One: Sermons that Transform a Minority into the Majorityhttps://culturephillips.com/product/the-power-of-one-a-sermonic-sojourn-into-a-pluralist-world/ To connect with Host Chris Buscher or Co-Host Dallas Monticue visit:Chris' Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/pastor_chris_buscher/?hl=enDallas' Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/dallasmonticue/?hl=en