Message Magazine | Summer 2008 | Vol. 56 No. 3Crossing Cultures
Crossing cultures covers topics such as the ecology of church planting, and how to live out faith in the context of different cultures.
Articles in this Issue
Focal Point: The Price of Gaining a Hearing for the Gospel
The ways a local culture imposes unspoken demands on its subjects are many and varied.
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Kids Can Help Start Churches, Too!
How a group of children in central Indiana helped start a church in southern Brazil.
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Adapting to Retirement
Retirement years require prior planning in order to provide for future income needs.
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CLIPS
Press-time reports of need, opportunity, inspiration, and praise.
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Training a Special People Group
Shepherds Ministries is celebrating 50 years and now developing Shepherds College.
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Deep in Liberia, People Have Never Heard
Liberia has been through things that we as Americans cannot even imagine.
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Dig Your Roots Deep—But Where?
God often speaks about roots in His Word. Over sixty times, God addresses this issue.
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A Willing Sacrifice
Our family was called to obey to the Lord, even in the death of our sister Mary.
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Culture Shock Revisited
It didn’t take us long to realize we were experiencing culture shock.
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Consider the Joy
When enduring by God’s grace over the long haul, the joys far outweigh the sorrows.
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Living Out Wisdom Literature in Middle Eastern Culture
Middle Eastern cultures are not the same as Western, Beatitudes-based cultures.
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The Ecology of Church Planting
Successful cross-cultural church planting requires understanding contextualization.
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Editorial: Crossing Cultures
ABWE trains its missionaries to spread the gospel in culturally appropriate ways.
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Crossing Borders in Canada and Beyond
Missionaries seek to change lives through the gospel by learning the culture.
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Invest in Training Missionaries for Cross-Cultural Ministry
Essential Missions Components prepares missionaries for cross-cultural church planting
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