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Book Response: Foolishness to the Greeks, by Lesslie Newbigin

April 19, 2016 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

The book’s theme remains one of my primary life concerns, “What would be involved in a missionary encounter between the gospel and this whole way of perceiving, thinking, and living that we call ‘modern Western culture’”? (1)

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Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christian Thought and Practice, Ministry to Emerging Generations Tagged With: Book Review, Bringing Home the Gospel, culture, Foolishness to the Greeks, gospel, Lesslie Newbigin, ministry to emerging generations, ministry to emerging generations series, missions, Western missionaries

Book Response: Transforming Worldviews, by Paul Hiebert

January 25, 2016 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

Although I have read a lot of material on worldview, I do not remember the “garbled” missionary message and responses–behavior, beliefs, and worldview in the context of a community–receiving proper attention.

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Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christian Thought and Practice, Ministry to Emerging Generations Tagged With: Book Review, culture, glocal, ministry to emerging generations, ministry to emerging generations series, missions, Paul Hiebert, Transforming Worldviews, urbana, Western missionaries, worldview

5 Practical Ways to Avoid Cultural Domination and Neo-Colonialism in Western Missions

December 29, 2015 by Angelo Blancaflor No Comments

This seminar addresses how Western missionaries can use their financial, educational, and cultural capital to empower, rather than dominate local environments.

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