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Endurance, even in defeat, is evidence of personal strength in failure.
They enjoy learning from others, even when it puts their own weakness on display.
the way of adding to our repertoire, adapting to the culture of the people we serve:
The keys for successful personal relationships in ministry are obedience to the commands of Scripture and accepting that others have a viewpoint that is as worthy of consideration as our own.
most people choose to belong only to groups whose members have standards and values similar to their own.
Our cultural prison is a comfortable place to be.
They must enter a culture as if they were children again—helpless, dependent, and ignorant of everything from customs of eating and talking to patterns of work, play, and worship.
And they must do this in the spirit of Christ.
(2015) has challenged us to rethink our task. Mission today is mission “with” rather than mission “to,” or mission “among,” other people groups.
Becoming enculturated in another culture does not demand or imply a loss of moral integrity.
On the contrary, most missionaries who become genuinely immersed in another culture experience a heightened sense of moral and ethical responsibility.
