#32 Evangelism Encounter
Previously, in my Christian walk, I had never shared the Gospel with a stranger. I had plenty of experience talking about Jesus with my friends, family, and peers, but the thought of approaching someone I did not know and sharing Jesus with them often left my stomach in knots…
#31 Kansas City Korean Baptist Church
My good friend Samad, who is ethnically half Korean and half Pakistani, invited me to visit Kansas City Korean Baptist Church. While it was preferable to attend a church that worships in English, I did not want to pass upon the opportunity to hear the saints worship in a language that I did not speak…
#20 Theologically Trained Missionaries
Missionary trips can be a very spiritually strenuous undertaking. Because of this, missionaries should arrive at their destination after they have been theologically trained to carry the Gospel to the nations of the world or various communities in their nation…
#16 Cross-Cultural Communication
In order for missionaries to be successful, they must be formidable communicators, and this can be achieved by a three-step process. First, “missionaries must understand their culture… Second, missionaries must seek to understand biblical meanings” (p. 280)…
#15 Contextualization
Should Christians contextualize the Gospel and pretend to be Muslims to become better missionaries for the sake of winning Muslims to Christ? While this theory may seem like a good idea, it is far faultier for Christians to lie about their religion rather than being honest about it…