Comments for Cross-Cultural Impact for the 21st Century http://impact.nbseminary.com Mark Naylor's articles on cross-cultural issues, Bible translation etc. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:11:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on 94. God as Artist: Expressions of Goodness by Toki Gui http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/1254/comment-page-1#comment-5891 Toki Gui Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:11:31 +0000 http://impact.nbseminary.com/?p=1254#comment-5891 "In addition, when God expresses himself, when he speaks, when he reveals who he truly is, the result is life." This gave me chills. God is so good. “In addition, when God expresses himself, when he speaks, when he reveals who he truly is, the result is life.” This gave me chills. God is so good.

]]> Comment on 85. Shaping the Gospel message so that it Resonates by Andrew http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/907/comment-page-1#comment-5889 Andrew Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:41:36 +0000 http://impact.nbseminary.com/?p=907#comment-5889 Thanks for that great article. I'm working in Arnhem Land, Australia among the Yolngu people. I'm trying to improve my understanding of how to present the gospel in honour-shame and fear-power cultures, and that was most helpful. God bless you! Thanks for that great article. I’m working in Arnhem Land, Australia among the Yolngu people. I’m trying to improve my understanding of how to present the gospel in honour-shame and fear-power cultures, and that was most helpful. God bless you!

]]> Comment on 85. Shaping the Gospel message so that it Resonates by Charl Eksteen http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/907/comment-page-1#comment-5888 Charl Eksteen Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:11:41 +0000 http://impact.nbseminary.com/?p=907#comment-5888 Hi there, Really enjoyed this read. Was very informative, challenging and opened several implications as I am recently doing a study on the seven deadly sins and how fear,guilt and shame responses to sin deepen our separation from having intimacy with our Father. This article has been helpful. Thank you, Charl Eksteen Hi there,
Really enjoyed this read. Was very informative, challenging and opened several implications as I am recently doing a study on the seven deadly sins and how fear,guilt and shame responses to sin deepen our separation from having intimacy with our Father.
This article has been helpful. Thank you,

Charl Eksteen

]]> Comment on 94. God as Artist: Expressions of Goodness by Naresh B Jumani http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/1254/comment-page-1#comment-5887 Naresh B Jumani Sat, 28 May 2011 23:56:25 +0000 http://impact.nbseminary.com/?p=1254#comment-5887 Dear bro. Mark, Thanks. This is what I want to seek for in my personal life. Naresh Dear bro. Mark,
Thanks. This is what I want to seek for in my personal life. Naresh

]]> Comment on 95. Expand your “Personal Jerusalem” by Naresh B Jumani http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/1278/comment-page-1#comment-5886 Naresh B Jumani Tue, 17 May 2011 11:35:20 +0000 http://impact.nbseminary.com/?p=1278#comment-5886 Dear brother Mark: Thanks. It is very good. I will come again and read more ASAP and apply it, of course. Dear brother Mark: Thanks. It is very good. I will come again and read more ASAP and apply it, of course.

]]> Comment on 95. Expand your “Personal Jerusalem” by MS http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/1278/comment-page-1#comment-5885 MS Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:37:12 +0000 http://impact.nbseminary.com/?p=1278#comment-5885 I live in senior housing with a number of apartments. People like me (Caucasian) are in the minority with Chinese, "Persians" or Iranians, Central & South Americans, etc., etc. being the majority. Most I do not know well enough to know where they were originally in status in their country of origin. I know many Iranians were the higher classes. I think every ethnic group is proud, including Americans. What I note most is the honor/shame factor. Sometimes I think that is true of all peoples, though most of our residents of western origin have no understanding of this in our relationships. We have a residents' association with various activities. Two Asians in leadership positions are in an unhappy relationship being called by some residents of western origin a power struggle. One of the Asian leaders is an excellent leader with great qualities,a real believer and growing, has explained the problem enough to me that I think it is more a question of honor. She filled in after the death of the president & treasurer and illness of another leader. This involved a number of purchases of supplies. When things were sorted out and a treasurer was in place, she finally got all her expense receipts together of several hundred dollars. The Asian treasurer wouldn't write the check because she didn't do this or that--which was not really reasonable. He now has no choice because of action taken but she will not again present her receipts for this significant amount. She would rather lose the money. For her it may include "power" but I think it is mostly a matter of her honor, her integrity--which I have learned is like honor with them. She hasn't grown enough spiritually to die to cultural honor and forgive his offense. Instead, she is resigning her leadership positions, also for other reasons. [They are all volunteer jobs and some require a lot of work. Not many are willing so she will be missed.] Or is it all just pride?? This is just one incident of living in a very multi-cultural, multi-ethnic community. Considering the challenges, I think we do rather well. Not so sure I do with my "witnessing." I live in senior housing with a number of apartments. People like me (Caucasian) are in the minority with Chinese, “Persians” or Iranians, Central & South Americans, etc., etc. being the majority. Most I do not know well enough to know where they were originally in status in their country of origin. I know many Iranians were the higher classes. I think every ethnic group is proud, including Americans. What I note most is the honor/shame factor. Sometimes I think that is true of all peoples, though most of our residents of western origin have no understanding of this in our relationships. We have a residents’ association with various activities. Two Asians in leadership positions are in an unhappy relationship being called by some residents of western origin a power struggle. One of the Asian leaders is an excellent leader with great qualities,a real believer and growing, has explained the problem enough to me that I think it is more a question of honor. She filled in after the death of the president & treasurer and illness of another leader. This involved a number of purchases of supplies. When things were sorted out and a treasurer was in place, she finally got all her expense receipts together of several hundred dollars. The Asian treasurer wouldn’t write the check because she didn’t do this or that–which was not really reasonable. He now has no choice because of action taken but she will not again present her receipts for this significant amount. She would rather lose the money. For her it may include “power” but I think it is mostly a matter of her honor, her integrity–which I have learned is like honor with them. She hasn’t grown enough spiritually to die to cultural honor and forgive his offense. Instead, she is resigning her leadership positions, also for other reasons. [They are all volunteer jobs and some require a lot of work. Not many are willing so she will be missed.]
Or is it all just pride?? This is just one incident of living in a very multi-cultural, multi-ethnic community. Considering the challenges, I think we do rather well. Not so sure I do with my “witnessing.”

]]> Comment on 94. God as Artist: Expressions of Goodness by Cheryl Osborne http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/1254/comment-page-1#comment-5883 Cheryl Osborne Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:45:30 +0000 http://impact.nbseminary.com/?p=1254#comment-5883 How well expressed! I loved your rephrasing of the first verses of John's gospel so much I emailed the link to share with others. Thanks for shedding new light on a familiar passage. How well expressed! I loved your rephrasing of the first verses of John’s gospel so much I emailed the link to share with others. Thanks for shedding new light on a familiar passage.

]]> Comment on 69. The Difference between Missions and Outreach by Jerry Eldred http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/299/comment-page-1#comment-5881 Jerry Eldred Tue, 25 Jan 2011 02:54:07 +0000 http://impact.nbseminary.com/?p=299#comment-5881 I'm a bi-vocational missions mobilization strategist. I helped put together some ministry work in Haiti, Guatemala and south Asia (with the IMB - details left out for the sake of my friends in the field). I am doing this at a church level, and struggling with a few points. I believe I have a good missiology in terms of my burden for the unreached peoples of the world (too lengthy to go into here - maybe a personal email later). A few years ago I called our missions ministry "Global Outreach", not too long before I lost my job and had to move away in Dec 2005. Finally we moved back and I am trying to dive back into the ministry that I love. There have been some minor philosophical changes while I was away (not particularly bad, but making me rethink some things). In a nutshell, "Global Outreach" and "Local Outreach" have been placed within the "Outreach" ministry area. I have been struggling with this, as they are focused on such different things (or at least aspects of ministry). Reading quickly through your article above, It has occurred to me that perhaps even calling missions "Global Outreach" may have been missiologically a little of a misnomer. I believe I have good effective strategies developed (I can share a little more detail in on offline email). But our small church of around 250 people has been instrumentally involved in reaching UPG's in south Asia, and more strategically to come. What I hadn't quite been able to put my finger on, I believe you succinctly hit with your differences between Outreach and Missions. As a contemporary church, we wanted to get away from some of the stereotype terminology, and cast off the term missions. Please feel free to contact me via email; I would love to discuss this further, perhaps give more details if you'd like, and help me with this gnarly little issue. I’m a bi-vocational missions mobilization strategist. I helped put together some ministry work in Haiti, Guatemala and south Asia (with the IMB – details left out for the sake of my friends in the field). I am doing this at a church level, and struggling with a few points. I believe I have a good missiology in terms of my burden for the unreached peoples of the world (too lengthy to go into here – maybe a personal email later). A few years ago I called our missions ministry “Global Outreach”, not too long before I lost my job and had to move away in Dec 2005. Finally we moved back and I am trying to dive back into the ministry that I love. There have been some minor philosophical changes while I was away (not particularly bad, but making me rethink some things). In a nutshell, “Global Outreach” and “Local Outreach” have been placed within the “Outreach” ministry area. I have been struggling with this, as they are focused on such different things (or at least aspects of ministry). Reading quickly through your article above, It has occurred to me that perhaps even calling missions “Global Outreach” may have been missiologically a little of a misnomer. I believe I have good effective strategies developed (I can share a little more detail in on offline email). But our small church of around 250 people has been instrumentally involved in reaching UPG’s in south Asia, and more strategically to come.

What I hadn’t quite been able to put my finger on, I believe you succinctly hit with your differences between Outreach and Missions.

As a contemporary church, we wanted to get away from some of the stereotype terminology, and cast off the term missions. Please feel free to contact me via email; I would love to discuss this further, perhaps give more details if you’d like, and help me with this gnarly little issue.

]]> Comment on 69. The Difference between Missions and Outreach by Mark Naylor http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/299/comment-page-1#comment-5880 Mark Naylor Wed, 19 Jan 2011 01:21:27 +0000 http://impact.nbseminary.com/?p=299#comment-5880 Yes, please feel free to quote the article. Mark Yes, please feel free to quote the article.
Mark

]]> Comment on 94. God as Artist: Expressions of Goodness by Celita Polsgrove http://impact.nbseminary.com/archives/1254/comment-page-1#comment-5879 Celita Polsgrove Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:23:47 +0000 http://impact.nbseminary.com/?p=1254#comment-5879 God bless you! Another nice article that brings up the important detail of God's criation : God as Artist is good and perfect in everything He does. God bless you! Another nice article that brings up the important detail of God’s criation : God as Artist is good and perfect in everything He does.

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