Jessie Tang
Jessie is an Ethnomusicologist who has an interest in second-generation immigrants, intercultural worship and missions. She was born and brought up in the UK and loves to speak about how important diversity is in loving others and knowing God more. Jessie is part of the European-wide intercultural worship ministry Songs2Serve, and in the strategic team of Intercultural Churches. She is currently the Intercultural Ministry Director in the Diocese of Leicester. Jessie hosts a podcast called ACross Culture - exploring culture, identity and the Christian faith - because culture really does inform everything in life, including our faith!
Why ‘colourblindness’ doesn’t help the church
8 July 2025When Michael was told this, he heard something like: “I don’t want to hear or acknowledge some of the most beautiful parts of who you are ethnically and culturally, and I don’t want to walk with you in the pain of what you have experienced racially.” It is not uncommon to hear “I don’t see colour.” You may have said this, or had it said to you. “I don’t see colour… it doesn’t matter about difference. All that matters is that we are one in Christ. The most important identity is that you are a…
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Music of heaven
1 March 2022I am part of a group that works to equip churches in intercultural worship, and when we visited churches, I was tired of the members there stating that my English is very good or telling me how they have links to a certain country which neither of my parents are from. But I smiled politely and continued practicing intercultural worship. As I did my own research, asked questions and prayerfully reflected upon the answers that I found, I began to see that worship in this way was not only…
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