EMDC 2025 Affinity Groups & Communities of Practice
During EMDC, Affinity Group Facilitators convene meetings along three main categories: Geographic, Social, Technological. These may vary slightly depending on the location (Europe/Asia), the theme, and the year, but you can get an idea from the list below.
“It was one of the best conferences I have attended during the last 20 years of ministry when it comes to location, environment, facilities and program. The time for workshops and interaction (affinity groups) was so excellent and the whole set up of ministry leaders and fieldworkers gave nice opportunities for connections on all levels.”
Bengt-Ake Bengtson, IBRA Media
Affinity Groups from EMDC 2024
( updated information for 2025 will be added as we fill in)
Most of these Affinity Groups are functioning as Communities of Practice on EMDC.Online
Geographic
- South Asia: India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh,
- Southeast Asia: Countries east of Bangladesh,
- Middle East, N & S Central Asia, David Gray, david_gray@sil.org
- Indo-Malay & Islands, SABDA Team sabda4god@gmail.com
- Africa,
Social
- Next Gen, Joshua Chew, Linda Viljoen, margaretlviljoen@gmail.com
- Ethnoarts, Younhee Kim, artsmission.kr@gmail.com
- Trauma Healing, Clene Nyiramahoro, clene_nyiramahoro@sil.org
- Orality/Storytelling,
- Literacy & Education,
- Scripture Engagement, Jennifer Brassington, jennifer_brassington@sil.org
- Digital Disciple Making Network, AJ & Clyde, aj@missionmediau.org
- Diaspora, Displaced, & Refugees, Sunny Hong, sunny_hong@sil.org
- Social Media/Digital Engagement,
- Linguistics & Language Development,
Technological
- Publishing, Priscilla Higby, priscilla_higby@sil.org
- Innovation,
- Video/Film, Steve Baldwin, steve@createmobile.org
- AI & Chatbots, SABDA Team sabda4god@gmail.com
- Apps, Richard Margetts, richard_margetts@sil.org
- Kalaam Media User Group (websites), Jim Moore, Jim@kalaamsil.org
- Audio/ Radio, Joost B, JoostBastiaans@twr.nl
- Language Technology, Doug Higby, doug_higby@sil.org