Tag: teaching
Recordings from Patronage Symposium
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.…
4 Practical Ways To Use The Culture Test
Since being released in late 2014, people have found creative and strategic uses for The Culture Test. The following four stories shows areas where an awareness of guilt-shame-fear dynamics can be beneficial. 1. Theological Apologetics Martin was a Kenyan Christian…
Posted in Communication, Culture, Ministry, Resources Tagged with: apologetics, learning, strategy, teaching, the culture test, training
6 Great Sermons on Shame & Honor
People often ask me about good sermons on the topic of shame, but there are not very many. Recently I’ve listened to an amazing 6-part sermon series “He Covers Our Shame” by Dr. Beau Hughes at The Village Church of…
Teaching in Honor-Shame Cultures: 5 Must Knows
In 2001 I taught American literature at a university in Central Asia. It was my first year living overseas, and the experience of teaching cross-culturally caused many instances of culture shock. I enjoyed the friendships with students, but I resented…
Posted in Culture, Honor, Relationships, Shame Tagged with: cross-cultural, culture shock, journal, teaching
6 Teaching/Learning Exercises
Before our family moved to Muslim Central Asia, I rigorously studied Islam hoping to enhance ministry fruitfulness. Then after a year or so in Central Asia we made a startling discovery—the people were hardly Muslims! Instead of Islam, the pivotal values of…
How Jesus Changed the Honor Code
Was Jesus teaching an “honor code”? One dimension of Jesus’ earthly ministry was helping people realign their notions of “honorability” and “shamefulness” with God’s values of honor and shame. Jesus’ teachings reveals how people access true and eternal honor from God…
