PURSUING CROSS CULTURAL MINISTRY

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PURSUING CROSS CULTURAL MINISTRY

• I. Biblical Mandates The Biblical
  Progression of Ethnic Inclusion
• II. Dynamics of Cross Cultural Ministry
• III. Strategies for Ministry

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I. BIBLICAL MANDATES BIBLICAL PROGRESSION OF
ETHNIC INCLUSION

• A. Realities of Being Human, Human Division, and
  Diversity.
• B. The Plan of God for Ethnic History in the
  Story of Grace

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A. Realities of Being Human, From Unity to
Division to Diversity

• 1. Human dignity and value. The Image of God in
  mankind. Human and Divine unity.
  Genesis 126, Acts 17 26

• 2. Sinful unity at the Tower of Babel. Genesis
  11 1-9

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From Division back to Unity

• 3. Gods Judgement brings division. Genesis
  11 1-9 The Tower of Babel.
• 4. Gods use of one man to become one nation, to
  bless all nations.
• Genesis 121-3. Abraham becomes Israel
  and Jesus comes to bless us all.

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B. THE PLAN OF GOD FOR ETHNIC HISTORY IN THE
STORY OF GRACE

• Its not an accident that we have the nations,
  although sometimes it looks like a disaster.

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The Plan of God Uses the Nations

• 3. Reconciliation through the Cross, Ephesians 2
  14-18
• 4. Holy Spirit Unity, Galatians 326-29

• 1. Ethnocentrism as seen in the Prophet Jonah.
• 2. Gods principles of Oneness,
  John 17

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Ethnicity/The Nations

• 5. Affirmation of ethnic identity,
  Galatians 23, 314
• 6. Cultures confronted, liberated,
  Titus 112
• 7. The Gospel speaks into a persons language
  and culture, Acts
  21-11.

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The Price, the Process, and the Prize

• 8. The intense commitment of the Church to reach
  different cultures.
• I Corinthians 9 19-23
• 9. The Vision, the Goal, the Consummation of the
  mission to the Nations.
• From Matthew 2816 to Revelation 7 9-10

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II. DYNAMICS OF CROSS CULTURAL MINISTRY

• Some things have happened,
• some things seem to keep happening,
• some things need to change.

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Dynamics of Cross Cultural Ministry

• A. Facing the Issues of Racism
• B. Does Race and Ethnicity Matter?
• C. Barriers to Crossing Cultures
  
• D. Developing a Mission Motive
• E. Developing a Love Motive
• F. Developing an Ideological Commitment
  with a Theological Foundation

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A. RACISM

• 1. History
• 2. Results
• 3. The Present

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B. Does Race and Ethnicity Matter?

• I dont see color!
• What does God see?
• What do you see now?

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C. Barriers to Crossing Cultures

• 1. Superiority, ethnocentrism - hatred
• 2. Reactions to injustice - hatred, self-hatred
• 3. Fear and protection
• 4. Ignorance

• 5. Lack of Skills
• Paying attention
• Communication
• Problem solving
• 6. Values Conflict
• 7. Socio-economic and class conflicts.

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Values in Conflict

• Rural - Southern vrs. Urban
  -Northern
• Non-confrontational Confrontational
• Indirect -consensus Direct -by law.
• Middle Class vrs. Poor
• Delayed gratification Instant
  gratification
• Planning -saving Survival Orientation

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Values in Contrast

• Western View of Time on time, schedules, living
  by the clock.
• Family Values-immediate.
• Literary-if its in writing its important.
• Fast Food
• Music in the mind

• Non-Western View of time, relationship oriented.
• Family Values-extended.
• Verbal interaction,
• Meal as celebration
• Music in the body

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Building the Bridges

• D. Developing a Mission Motive
• E. Developing a Love Motive

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F. Ideological Commitment with a Theological
Foundation

• Intentionality

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INTENTIONALITY

• Knowing what is wrong
• Knowing what needs to be done
• Knowing the right thing to do
• Knowing how to do it the right way
• Determination to do it.
• Just DOING IT
• Knowing how it is doing-evaluation.

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III. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

• Steps Toward Diversity For the Preservation of
  Unity

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Steps Toward Diversity

• A. Personal and Interpersonal Strategies
• B. Church Strategies
• C. Continuous interaction and learning.

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A. Personal and Interpersonal Strategies

• Prayer
• Demystification
• Identify Skills

• Social interaction, make friends on purpose.
• Learn about culture, others, and your own

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STRATEGIES

• Pursue Experiences
• Watch for bridges
• Make commitments
• Develop patterns of inclusion
• Be an advocate of change/in humility
• Prayer -shock and apathy proofing.

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B. CHURCH STRATEGIES

• 1. Worship -always for God, Word Based.
• Truth, integrity, styles, emotion,
  momentum, involves, communicates,
  strives for excellence. Remember Culture
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• Make A Plan...

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How Will We Reach Them?

• 2. Outreach -welcoming everyone, but pursuing a
  target. Evangelism
  
  methods, Match to culture
  programming,
  
  life-style,
  intentional.

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How Will They Become Us?

• 3. Leadership Development-
  Everyone matures.
  Targeting,
  customizing,
  providing a process,
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  producing.

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C. Continuous Interaction and Learning

• Celebrate the Nations.
• Resist fatigue through engaging curiosity. Be
  self aware of the offense of your own culture.

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Use Resources -Help is Near!

• PCA-MNA, AACM, New City Churches
• CCDA
• Local Ethnic churches
• Books, Videos, Tapes
• Your Own People
• The Word of God
• The Holy Spirit