RESEARCH PAPER: LOCAL COMMUNITY AND INTERCULTURAL
COMMUNICATION
Wilbur Medley
GLST 650: Intercultural Communications
March 2024
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction………………………………………………………………………….. 3
CQ Assessment Results……………………………………………………………… 4
Strength……………………………………………………………………… 4
Weakness…………………………………………………………………….. 5
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………... 6
Local Community and Intercultural Communication ………………………………. 6
Current Ministry …………………………………………………………….. 6
Global (Intercultural) Ministry ……………………………………………… 7
An Assessment of Our Ministry …………………………………………….. 8
Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………. 9
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Introduction
David Livermore defines cultural intelligence (CQ) as “the capability to function effectively
across national, ethnic, and organizational cultures.” When looking at this definition one can see
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that an assessment of one’s cultural intelligence can be useful in helping a leader lead across
different cultures. Moreover, if the leader takes the information that is obtained from the
