Making Disciples Across Cultures: Missional Principles for a Diverse World

by Charles A. Davis

Culture affects how we make disciples. We often unconsciously bring our own cultural assumptions into ministry and mission, not realizing that how we think and operate is not necessarily the best or only way to do things. In today's global environment, disciplemaking requires the cultural humility and flexibility to adapt between different cultural approaches. Charles Davis, former director of TEAM, provides a framework for missional disciplemaking across diverse cultural contexts. He shows how we can recalibrate our ministry efforts, like adjusting sound levels on a mixer board, to accommodate different cultural assumptions. With on-the-ground stories from a lifetime of mission experience, Davis navigates such tensions as knowledge and behavior, individualism and collectivism, and truth and works to help Christian workers minister more effectively. Ministry teams, church planters, pastors and missionaries working interculturally at home or overseas can be part of God's movement of making disciples. Discover how the body of Christ grows in the unity and diversity of the global church.

Genres: Discipleship

236 pages, Paperback

First published May 15, 2015

Reviews

[Leah Finn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very intriguing! I found his perspective very interesting from being an American missionary serving in Brazil. I think one of the best things about this book is the principal shared can relate to any cross-cultural experience.

[Jimbo Alldredge · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book 6/6 for the seminar

[Becky Durstenfeld · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book. It is one I wish every Christian would read and especially church leaders. It is easy to read, but has very important life-changing things in it. It is both about discipleship and culture; Charles Davis's message is biblical and so needed especially in the times we are living in. I highly recommend it.