Mobilize the church with a global relevance and cultural intelligence- feat. German Ricca

Born of Córdoba, Argentina, came to the Lord through the Catholic church at 14 years old, and yet breaking through cultural and denominational backgrounds to serve the ‘Kingdom’ of God. German was reminded of the parable of the feast in Luke 14 – where people of all societal levels were invited to the feast. It is an inclusive kingdom. There are no excuses- we are called to “collaborate, communicate and cooperate” such is the vision behind GMN.

Pastor German Ricca's mission-mobilizing path commenced when he was moved by a visiting Moroccan missionary who used his musical skills to serve the Lord. He speaks of his journey from working with the poor and homeless in urban Argentinian missions (Cry for the city) to being director of mobilizing missions. He emphasized the ‘kingdom’ mindset when coming to missions in that we are only Jesus’ stewards. We should not boast or be set on our own organizational ways.

However, church/organizational cultures remain the biggest barriers of mission-mobilizing. We hear of how German addresses the hidden agendas present behind many so-called ‘collaborations’. He urges the viewers to return to the roots of the gospel through discipleship, through being a local church with a global relevance, and through cultural intelligence.

About the special guest:
German Ricca was born and raised in Cordoba City, Argentina. He is married to his sweetheart Karina and they have two children, Firoella and Giuliano! His encounter with Jesus at the age of 15 dramatically changed his life. Sensing a call from God for pastoral and mission ministry in 1996, German has served as a pastor for 20 years. In 2010 German launched a mission organization called Christ for the City which is focused on urban missions in the northern regions of Argentina. For more than 15 years German has been travelling internationally preaching, teaching and mobilizing the Church for missions. He is the Mobilization Director for COMIBAM International, member of the Global Leadership Team for Mentorlink, and member of the Mobilization Task Force member for VISIONS 5:9. He was appointed to the Executive Leadership Team of GMN in 2021. German is currently enrolled in a Master’s program in Global Organizational Leadership at Bakke Graduate University.

Reference
Official website for COMIBAM https://www.comibam.org/es/
Facebook page for COMIBAM https://www.facebook.com/COMIBAM/
COMIBAM representa hoy una gran parte del movimiento misionero iberoamericano.