As the founder of DIASPRA®, I help Christian institutions equip leaders
for the diverse realities of today’s world by building deep community and wide
ministry.
Using my signature training program, Stranger to Neighbor Ministry™, I work with
Christian seminaries, colleges, and institutions to teach Christian leaders the tools
they need to build diverse community and inclusive ministry.
As our world continues to become more diverse and people become less likely to be religiously-affiliated, it is essential for ministries to create welcoming spaces that reach all people. Stranger to Neighbor Ministry™ guides
Christian leaders on how to push past the momentary discomfort of change to create diverse, inclusive ministries that make room for deep community.
In this two-day training, we:
the blocks in reaching across boundaries in their ministries, and strategize
ways to reach beyond their current congregants and participants.
We work with Christian seminaries, colleges, and non-profits to equip Christian leaders to build diverse community and inclusive ministry.
Whether you’re the leader of a seminary or school of theology, l, college, or Christian non-profit, Stranger to Neighbor Ministry™ gives you the
tools you need to equip the next generation of ministers to fulfill their call to
reach across cultural, generational and other social boundaries and learn how
to create a diverse, inclusive community.
Dr. Daynette Snead Perez is the Founder and CEO of DIASPRA, a relationship development ministry equipping Christian leaders for intercultural outreach and growth. She is the creator of Stranger to Neighbor Ministry ™ (the
core program of DIASPRA) and author of CHURCH: What To Do When Everyone Is Like You. An ordained Baptist minister, Dr. Snead Perez has spent her career in
ministry and served as Missionary Pastor of a refugee congregation in Eastern North Carolina.
Leading with practical solutions, Dr. Snead Perez is passionate about guiding
Christians to build and share relational capital with people from different cultures
as God’s actors for reconciliation and love.
“This book takes the reader on a journey toward the unity which Jesus modeled and for which he prayed in John 17.”
D. Steven Porter, Th.D., Coordinator of Global Missions – Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
“My Best Read of the Year!”
Rev. Jeremy Belle, General Secreteray – North American Baptist Family
“…a much-needed guide for dismantling our homogeneity and creating a more biblical approach to community.”
Dr. Larry Hovis, Executive Coordinator – Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina