When I was a graduate student, I took a missions class called "Contextualization" as an elective. The class was essentially intended to equip missionaries for understanding the cross-cultural context, or setting, in which they were going to do mission work so that they could share the message of Christ in culturally astute ways. We discussed …
Next Steps from MissionsFest
As we drew Eastbrook's 2016 MissionsFest to a close this past weekend, here are the next steps we shared this past weekend in relation to the messages by Ken Katayama ("Christ in Us") and Pastor Paul Bland ("Embodied Presence"). READ a book! Joyful Witness in The Muslim World: Sharing the Gospel in Every Day Encounters by Evelyne Reisacher Surprise …
