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BELIEF SYSTEMS
Ancestors
- links
Fatalism
- links
Folklore
- links
Myths
- links
Respect
- links
Rituals
- links
CHURCH
PLANTING
ARADHNA
Kicks Off East Indian Ministry - in CA (Mennonite Brethren)
Developing
a Multi-Ethnic Congregation
Developing
Multicultural Churches
Ethnic
Diversity in the Local Church
House
Churches as a Vital Part of Discipling The Nations
House
Churches & Their Vital Role in the Great Commission
Keys
to Sharing the Gospel With Arabic Speaking People
Missionaries
Use A Variety of Technologies to Reach Arabic-speaking People - Samir
& Lewiza Youssef - Surrey
Overcoming
Idol Worship
Principles
for Growing Multicultural Churches
Religious
Challenges - links
Re-Thinking
Evangelism - articles and resources
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Evangelism
and Social Responsibility: an Evangelical Committment
Making
New Music as Community Development
The
Principles of Christian Community Development
CONTEXTUALIZATION
Also Click HERE
Christian
Communication and Religious Pluralism: Capitalizing on the Differences
Contextualization
& Spiritual Power
***
De-westernizing the Gospel: Recovery of a Biblical Worldview * * *
Ethnic
Specific Ministry : A Different Lens - includes Redeeming Culture
How
Can We Present Jesus in A New Culture Without Bringing Our Own?
IJFM
Edition on Contextualization
Measuring
Contextualization in Church & Mission
Muslim
Contextualization - IJFM
Paul
& the Contextualization of the Gospel
Re-Thinking
Evangelism - articles and resources
Syncretism
- links
The
Gospel for Shame Cultures
The
Human Universals of Culture: Implications for Contextualization
Translating
the Gospel: Why Contextualization is Necessary and Biblical
Transplanted
and Contextualized Churches
Web
Resources on Contextualization
Westernization
vs. Contextualization:
What's your picture of a Christianized people?
by Justin D. Long
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CROSSING CULTURES
Also Click HERE
And
The Two Shall Become One: Merging Two Racial Communities
Barriers
to the Gospel - links
10
Steps Towards Cultural Sensitivity
Bridging
the East-West "Reality" Gap
Christian
History in Cross Cultural Perspective
Communicating
the Gospel in Terms of Felt Needs
Cross
Cultural Communication Through the Arts
Cross
Cultural Conflict - links
Cross
Cultural Ministry in Your Local Community
Culture
Shock - links
Decision-Making
in Various Cultures
English
Language Proficiency Vital for Assimiliation
Ethnocentrism
- links
Hints
on Leading Cross Cultural Bible Studies
How
Shall We Sing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land?
How
to Communicate in a Relational Culture
How
to Reach Out to Your Muslim Friends
Keys
to the Iranian Heart
Listening
to the Heartbeat of an Indian Who Follows Jesus
Orientation
Guide for Cross Cultural Learners: - see the following at this web site:
Introduction:
Building Bridges in a World of Chasms - intro to Cross Cultural Adjustment
What makes us different and where are we going?
Survey
the Territory - Interpreting Cultural Values
Analyzing cultural artifacts, attitudes, beliefs and values
Smoothing
Your Edges - Removing Prejudice
Dealing with differences and handling your cultural baggage
Building
a Foundation
Cross-cultural Ethics and Covenant Relationships
Develop
a Third Culture -Sharing Through Communication
Establishing
a Safety Factor
Re-Thinking
Evangelism - articles and resources
Stabilizing
for Equilibrium - Stabilizing for Living Abroad
Monitoring
with Strain Gauges -Growing Through Conflict
Conclusion
Cultural
Profile
Travel Plans
Saving Face
Stress
Producing Factors in Cultural Adjustment
The
African Experience of God Through the Eyes of an Akan Woman
TIME
- different perspectives
Towards
A Cross Cultural Definition of Sin
Towards
Understanding Gift-Giving in Relationships
What
Missionaries Ought to Know about Culture Stress
Without
Crossing Barriers? One in Christ vs. Discipling Diverse Cultures
Youth
Workers as Cross Cultural Missionaries
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CULTURE
A
Cursed People
Arabic
Culture Guide
A
Short History of the Gospel & Culture Movement
Changed
Expectations: One Missionary's Experience with Culture Shock and Burnout
Choosing
Christ Over Culture
Church
and Culture - links
Conflict
Management - links
Cross
Cultural Adaptation - links
Cultural
Sensitivity - links
Cultural
Survival
Cultural
Traditions - Links
Cultural
Values - Links
Culture
& Evangelism: A Model for Missiological Strategy
Culture
- Links
Culture
Shock - links
Culture
Stress = links
Gospel
& Culture Newsletter
Language
Shock, Culture Shock - How To Cope
Re-Entry
Shock - links
Reverse
Culture Shock
Towards
a Missiology of Western Culture
Unpacking
Gospel & Culture
Women
& Culture Shock
DISCIPLING THE NATIONS
--
Discipling the Nations: Seven Influential Sectors of Society Hold the Key
House
Churches as a Vital Part of Discipling The Nations
House
Churches & Their Vital Role in the Great Commission
+ PREPARATION FOR GOD's PEOPLE
IN THE CONTEXT OF ANNOUNCING, PROCLAIMING & DEMONSTRATING THE KINGDOM
OF GOD - PREPARING TO TAKE THE LAND - excellent articles!! by Rick Joyner
http://www.morningstarministries.org/pages/word_week/2004/word_week_menu_2004.html
http://www.morningstarministries.org/pages/word_week/word_week_menu.html
Immigrant
Bible Institutes are Desperately Needed
Re-Thinking
Evangelism - articles and resources
Re-Thinking
the Ways We Organize & Do Missions - articles & resources
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FAMILY
Assisting
Church Planting Among Multi-Ethnic Communities Through the Strengthening of
Marriages & Families
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HISTORY
History
of Surrey
ILLITERACY
Communication
Bridges to Oral Cultures
Communicating
Christ Through Oral Tradition
Reaching
the Non-Literate Peoples of the World
IMMIGRANTS
Showing
God's Love and Acceptance to Immigrants
INTERPERSONAL
ISSUES
Interpersonal
Issues - helpful LINKS
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JUSTICE
What
Is Biblically-Based Restorative Justice?
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LEADERSHIP
Equipping
the Whole Person: A Plea for Cooperation
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MARRIAGE
Assisting
Church Planting Among Multi-Ethnic Communities Through the Strengthening of
Marriages & Families
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MISC
Articles
on Multi-Ethnicity
Great
Commission - Links
Re-Thinking
Evangelism - articles and resources
Re-Thinking
the Ways We Organize & Do Missions - articles & resources
The
Challenge of the Ethnic Millenium
MISSIONARY
TRAINING
Equipping
the Whole Person: A Plea for Cooperation
Re-Thinking
Evangelism - articles and resources
Re-Thinking
the Ways We Organize & Do Missions - articles & resources
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MULTI-CULTURAL EVANGELISM
Doorway
to Diversity
Effective
Evangelism in Multicultural Communities
Missions
Among Minorities - links
Multiculturalism
Multicultural
Churches Respond to 'New Canada'
MULTI-ETHNIC
CHURCHES: Challenges and Opportunities for the Evangelical Church
- CUTTING EDGE, Vineyard Magazine - VERY HELPFUL!!!
Multi
Ethnic and Urban Influence on Today's Youth Culture
Multi-Ethnic
Ministry Articles - Student Leadership - VAST LISTING OF RESOURCES!!
Overcoming
Multi Ethnic Tension
Reaching
Multicultural Communities with the Gospel
Stories
and Practical Learnings about the Origins of Multicultural Urban Churches
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MUSIC, the ARTS, MEDIA
Also
see Music, Arts, Media RESOURCES
Art
by Kosovar Children
A
Way for Artists to Encourage and Reach Out to Multicultural (and other) Children
and Their Families
Endless
Opportunities for Artists in the Multicultural Marketplace
Enlisting
God's Artists in Relieving the Plight of the Oppressed
Ethnic
Worship & Arts Focus - articles
Great
Commission Worship & Arts Center - articles
Reaching
Out Into the Multicultural Marketplace Through Art
Reclaiming
Musicians & Artists and Music & the Arts for the Kingdom of God
The
Future is P.O.D. - Multicultural voices have an edge in reaching a rapidly
changing America.
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ORAL SOCIETIES
Communication
Bridges to Oral Cultures
Communicating
Christ Through Oral Tradition
PEOPLE GROUPS
About
Islam/Muslims
Applied
Spirituality in Ministry Among Muslims
ARAB
CHRISTIAN: A HISTORY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Fresh
Thinking on Muslim Missions
How
to Reach Out to Your Muslim Friends and HERE
JESUS IN ISLAM:
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Articles on Christianity
and Jesus from the Muslim perspective
Barnabas and Jesus
Isa and
His Second Coming in Islam
Islam:
Prophethood, Jesus and Trinity
Jesus in the Quran
Jesus Predicted
Muhammad (?)
Jesus will Descend at the End
of Time
What Do Muslims Think About Jesus? -
http://www.discoverislam.com/19.html
http://www.unitedmuslimmovement.org/umm2.html
Mary the Blessed Virgin
of Islam
Keys
to Sharing the Gospel With Arabic Speaking People
Keys
to the Iranian Heart
Kurish
Evangelicalism
Reaching
Out to Your First Nations Friends
The
Chinese Way of Doing Things
Women
in Islam
RACISM
Facing
Racism: A Vision of the Beloved Community
Jesus'
Love is Thicker than Blood
Race
& Styles Divide Christian Music Industry
The
Biblical Offence of Racism
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RECONILIATION
All
Nations - Not Just First Nations - Gathering - Canada
Christian
Commitment to Reconciliation and some helpful ideas on Recommendations
for Action
Christians
Reaching Out to Natives
Don't
Give Us Piety - Give Yourself, Says Native Christian - Canada
Eating
Racial Reconciliation Pie
Eight
Biblical Principles of Reconciliation
Forgiveness
& Public Policy - S. Africa
This is the full-text version of the
330 page Ph.D. dissertation entitled: "AFRICAN
AMERICAN UNDERREPRESENTION IN INTERCULTURAL MISSIONS: PERCEPTIONS OF BLACK
MISSIONARIES AND THE THEORY OF SURVIVAL / SECURITY" ©1998-2000
by James W. Sutherland
Identity
and Reconciliation Bible Study and Survey
Identification
Repentance - links
Emmanuel
Entee - YWAM - from a biblical standpoint, teaches on reconciliation/healing
between the races as part of seeing the nations discipled, etc.
Lessons
from Residential Schools (re Canada's First Nations people)
Inactions
By Christians During Holocaust Still Haunts Church
Initiatives
by Native Christians - Canada
Natives
'Dance With Dragons' on Road to Racial Reconciliation - Vancouver, Canada
Notes
on Shaloam, Justice and Reconciliation
Race
& Styles Divide Christian Music Industry
Racial
Reconciliation Beyond Multi-Ethnicity
Racial
Reconciliation Philosophy of Ministry
Rwandan
Pastors Ask for Help with Reconciliation
Reconciliation
in Africa
Reconciliation
in Rwanda
Reconciliation
- links
"Sabbath'
Held for Religious Reconciliation - Vancouver, BC
Seeking
Forgiveness from First Nations People - Canada
Sun
Peaks a Flashpoint Amid Talks of Reconciliation - Shuswap, BC
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REDEMPTIVE ANALOGIES
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REFUGEES
Art
by Kosovar Children
RELIGIOUS PLURALISM
Religious
Pluralism - links
RESEARCH
The
Black Church in Canada
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SPIRITUAL WARFARE
Deliverance
- links
Insights
on Spiritual Warfare - Walter Martin
Spiritual
Warfare - links
Spiritual
Warfare - related links
SUPERNATURAL POWER
Evil
Spirits - links
Supernatural
Power - links
URBAN MINISTRY
A
Home Among the Homeless
Deeper
Waters - re feeding the poor
Ron
Sider's Column
WORLDVIEW
WORLDVIEW
LINKS
A
Biblical Worldview - Narrow is the Gate
An
Introductory Course to Worldviews
Biblical
Narrative as an Agent for Worldview Change
Biblical
Worldview Articles
Components
of the Panao Quechua Worldview
De-westernizing
the Gospel: Recovery of a Biblical Worldview
How
to Develop a Biblical Worldview
IJFM
edition on Worldviews - #1
IJFM
edition on Worldviews - #2
Observations
into the Worldview of the Quechua of Panao
Re-Thinking
Evangelism - articles and resources
Spiritual
Warfare & Worldview - Paul Hiebert
The
War of the Worldviews Has Been Declared
Thoughts
on Worldviews re Education
With
All Your Mind - the War of Ideas
Worldview
& Development index - by Darrow Miller, Food for the Hungry - very
good!!
Worldview
& Development - Breaking the Web of Lies - includes a summary of some
of the world's basic worldviews - very helpful!
Worldview
Clash: A Handbook for Spiritual Warfare
Worldview
Links
Worldview
Links #2
Worldview
Magazine
Worldviews
- WorldViews gathers, organizes, and publicizes
information and educational resource materials
that deal with issues of peace and justice in world affairs.
Our particular concern is with the emerging nations of
Africa, Asia and Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle
East.
WOMEN
Women
in Islam
YOUTH
Multi-Ethnic
& Urban Influence on Today's Youth Culture
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