Building Authentic Community

Jesus welcomed and loved people from different cultures and always treated them with high value. How can we create a community where students feel a sense of belonging and feel cared for? Hospitality opens the door, compassionate caring and authentic conversation foster relationships, while engaging students in serving gives them purpose outside of themselves…all paths to growing in Jesus and becoming more like him. Come hear practical ideas for how to welcome students and continue to engage with them all year long.

This webinar is taught by Edith Johnson. For fifty years, Edith has served in global missions, both overseas and in the US. Her work has included ministering to world travelers in Amsterdam, providing hospitality and discipleship to international students, and advising the Cornell International Christian Fellowship for 25 years. She has lived with people from more than 50 countries and has worked with refugees from Burma, Afghanistan, and Ukraine. Edith first taught this webinar at ACMI’s conference in June 2025.