IM6-2: Exploring Culturally Appropriate Missional Approaches
Applying Biblical Contextualization
This workshop is an exploration of real world examples of contextual cross-cultural ministry to international people groups. Presenter will discuss some of the needs, bridges, and flexibility of cross cultural evangelism from these examples. Discussions will include adaptions of space, relatively minor adaptions such as food, or activites that the congregation may make to reach a people group. Discussion of contextualizations of participants is encouraged.
Workshop Objectives
What you will learn in this workshop
1. Learn to identify cultural bridges to minister to people groups.
2. Review some actual successful ministry examples of application and adaptions.
3. Observe how studying origins and identifying need, bridges, and flexibility of people groups as an asset to cross-cultural connection.
4. Discover issues, strategies, bridges, gifts, and needs of your missional team for ministry in your community.
Workshop Outline
1. Bridges and Adaptations to People Group Searching for Blessing
2. Identifying Need, Bridges, and Flexibility in Student People Group
3. Address Cultural Issues and Make Applications in Refugee People Group
4. Local Culture Adaptions for Ministry to People Group
5. Maintain Cultural Identity with People Group
6. Discussion of Personal Contextualizations