by Bob Whitesel D.Min., Ph.D., 10/23/15.
Building bridges over which the Good News can travel to other cultures is a strategic intention that requires sensitivity and understanding of other different- and inter-cultural milieus. To train leaders in intercultural understandings and bridge building across cultural gaps, I use this exercise with my students. In this exercise, you will be looking at the efforts, effects, and principles of inter-cultural ministry.
Begin by posting one (1) paragraph on each of the following questions.
1) Share a story from the missionary field that demonstrates how a missionary had to acclimate him or herself to another culture. Then tell us what lesson this has for helping multi-cultural churches live in harmony.
2) And secondly, tell about a church that is sharing its facilities with a congregation of another culture. For instance, you may describe how a Caucasian church is sharing its facility with a Latino church, or an African-American church shares its facilities with a Laotian congregation. You may be familiar with such examples or you may have to do some sleuthing. If the later is the case, go online and find an example of a church sharing its facilities with Christians from another culture. Or you could call your denominational office. Then you may wish to call the church you locate and ask them a few questions over the phone. Whatever you choose the result of your inquiry should be to answer this question: What are some of the strengths and weaknesses of a multi-cultural approach?
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