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Patronage in 1 Clement

By HonorShame Posted on July 12, 2023 Posted in patronage 1 Comment Tagged with 1 Clement, early Chruch, Jesus as benefactor, patronage

The early Christian letter of 1 Clement was written from the church in Rome to the Corinthians around AD 90. The long epistle admonished the divided Corinthians to reunite under their appointed leaders. Though it did not become part of …

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How to Make Patronage “Biblical”

By HonorShame Posted on December 18, 2019 Posted in leadership, Ministry, Missiology, patronage, Relationships 1 Comment Tagged with minsitry, patronage, relationships

Let’s start with the obvious—patronage has a P.R. problem. For many people, patronage seems like nepotism, corruption, colonialism, and the mafia! The phrase “biblical patronage” sounds like an oxymoron. Although patron-client relationships are often corrupted and broken, I propose that …

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$$ Infographic: 7 Differences in Global Cultures

By HonorShame Posted on December 11, 2019 Posted in Culture, patronage, Resources 6 Comments Tagged with culture, infographic, resources

Patronage frustrates many people, especially Westerners. Why is patronage so frustrating? Fundamental cultural differences between patronage and Western economics create an inevitable cultural clash. Each cultural system is like a rulebook for playing a board game. Each player assumes others will …

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The Gospel According to Patronage: A Summary

By HonorShame Posted on December 4, 2019 Posted in patronage, Resources 6 Comments Tagged with bible, patronage, resources, story, theological

Here is a gospel narrative of salvation-history from a patron-client framework. This short summary summarizes Chapters 7–9 of my book Ministering in Patronage Cultures, where I develop a biblical theology of God, sin, and salvation in light of patronage. Used …

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What is “Patronage”? A Definition

By HonorShame Posted on November 20, 2019 Posted in Culture, patronage 1 Comment Tagged with patronage

What actually is “patronage?” This is a common, and good, question. Patronage is hard to define because it is an abstract concept. “Patronage,” as well as “patron-client relationships,” is an etic term that social scientists use for describing relationships in …

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The Morality of Patronage

By HonorShame Posted on September 25, 2019 Posted in ethics, patronage 3 Comments Tagged with ethics, giving, patronage

For many cultures, the reciprocal generosity of patronage is a moral obligation. Patrons must give favors and clients must give thanks, lest they jeopardize their own reputation and the unifying fabric of society. So when an affluent person fails to …

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“Patronage”: A Visual Explanation

By HonorShame Posted on December 12, 2018 Posted in patronage, Relationships, Resources, Theology 3 Comments Tagged with missions, patronage, resource

The Patronage Symposium (October 2018, Beirut) wanted to develop resources for an ongoing conversation on patronage. Along with audio recordings of all the presentations, we are glad to share this visual explanation of patronage. Although the concept of patronage can …

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Recordings from Patronage Symposium

By HonorShame Posted on October 24, 2018 Posted in patronage, Resources 7 Comments Tagged with patronage, resources, teaching

We are excited to share the audio recordings of the Patronage Symposium (Beirut, October 3-5). They can be accessed and downloaded from here. All the sessions were truly excellent, so this marks a key launching point for a conversation about patronage. …

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“Patronage”: A Quick Definition

By HonorShame Posted on August 15, 2018 Posted in Culture, Missiology, patronage, Resources 6 Comments Tagged with culture, patron, patronage

For the upcoming Patronage Symposium we developed this document “Patronage—A Quick Definitions Sheet.” Since “What exactly is patronage?” was a common question that people asked in the patronage survey, I figured this resource would be worth sharing more broadly. Introduction This …

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