1. Culture Brokers: Ministering Cross-Culturally

2. Culture is the inherited ideas, beliefs, values, knowledge, activities, and ideas of a group of people with shared traditions.

3. Building blocks of culture:

4. 1.Fear

5. Building blocks of culture: 1.Fear 2.Shame

6. Building blocks of culture: 1.Fear 2.Shame 3.Guilt

7. Three primary cultures:

8. 1.Fear-based

9. Three primary cultures: 1.Fear-based 2.Shame-based

10. Three primary cultures: 1.Fear-based 2.Shame-based 3.Guilt-based

11. Guilt-based Cultures

12. Right vs. Wrong

13. Guilt-based Cultures The issue is guilt vs. innocence

14. Fear-based Cultures

15. Humans fear humans

16. Fear-based Cultures Humans fear humans Humans fear supernatural

17. Fear-based Cultures Struggle for power

18. Fear-based Cultures The issue is fear vs. power

19. Shame-based Cultures

20. Honor is the highest virtue

21. Shame-based Cultures The issue is honor vs. shame

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23. Culture brokers

24. “…the act of bridging, linking, or mediating between groups or persons of different cultural backgrounds for the purpose of reducing conflict or producing change” (Jezewski, 1990).

25. Culture brokers “A cultural broker is defined as a go-between, one who advocates on behalf of another individual or group” (Jezewski & Sotnik, 2001).

26. Culture brokers 1. Liason

27. Culture brokers 1.Liason – bridging two worlds

28. Culture brokers 1.Liason 2.Cultural guide

29. Culture brokers 1.Liason 2.Cultural guide – helping people understand the ins and outs of the community

30. Culture brokers 1.Liason 2.Cultural guide 3.Mediator

31. Culture brokers 1.Liason 2.Cultural guide 3.Mediator – easing historical tension between US and other country

32. Culture brokers 1.Liason 2.Cultural guide 3.Mediator - trust

33. Culture brokers 1.Liason 2.Cultural guide 3.Mediator - trust - time

34. Culture brokers 1.Liason 2.Cultural guide 3.Mediator 4.Catalyst

35. Culture brokers 1.Liason 2.Cultural guide 3.Mediator 4.Catalyst – influencing people’s behavior, values, understanding

36. Culture brokers 1.Liason 2.Cultural guide 3.Mediator 4.Catalyst – influencing people’s behavior, values, understanding…and faith?

37. Culture brokers 1.Liason 2.Cultural guide 3.Mediator 4.Catalyst 5.Learners

38. Culture brokers 1.Liason 2.Cultural guide 3.Mediator 4.Catalyst 5.Learners – listening and loving people toward the Kingdom

39. Getting started

40. 1. Pray

41. Getting started 1. Pray – ask God to lead you to someone who is seeking.

42. Getting started 1.Pray 2.Listen

43. Getting started 1.Pray 2.Listen – shows care; gives insight into person’s heart

44. Getting started 1.Pray 2.Listen 3.Observe

45. Getting started 1.Pray 2.Listen 3.Observe – watch how they dress, mannerisms, accessories

46. Getting started 1.Pray 2.Listen 3.Observe 4.Dialogue

47. Getting started 1.Pray 2.Listen 3.Observe 4.Dialogue – take an interest in them

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49. Getting started 1.Pray 2.Listen 3.Observe 4.Dialogue – take an interest in them

50. Questions for Internationals

51. What do you find interesting (strange, comical, different) about life here?

52. Questions for Internationals How are families here different?

53. Questions for Internationals How is work/education different?

54. Questions for Internationals Do you have pictures of your home or family?

55. Questions for Internationals Where is your home town (on the map)? What do people in your country think about people here?

56. Questions for Internationals What do you like/not like to eat? What do you do in your spare time? Do you have hobbies?

57. Questions for Internationals What activities here are you enjoying the most? (Does your new friend have contact with others, or is he or she alone most of the time?)

58. Getting started 1.Pray 2.Listen 3.Observe 4.Dialogue – when sharing your faith, make sure they understand your terms!

59. Stages of Friendship 1. Meet internationals

60. Stages of Friendship 1.Meet internationals 2.Build rapport and trust

61. Stages of Friendship 1.Meet internationals 2.Build rapport and trust 3.Transition to spiritual

62. Transition to spiritual What is your religious background? What is your religious background?

63. Transition to spiritual What is your religious background? What is your religious background? Did you have Christian friends in your country? Did you have Christian friends in your country?

64. Transition to spiritual What is your religious background? What is your religious background? Did you have Christian friends in your country? Did you have Christian friends in your country? Have you ever attended church? Have you ever attended church?

65. Transition to spiritual Have you met Christians here in America? Have you met Christians here in America?

66. Transition to spiritual Have you met Christians here in America? Have you met Christians here in America? Have you ever read the Bible? Have you ever read the Bible?

67. Stages of Friendship 1.Meet internationals 2.Build rapport and trust 3.Transition to spiritual 4.Introduce the Gospel

68. Stages of Friendship 1.Meet internationals 2.Build rapport and trust 3.Transition to spiritual 4.Introduce the Gospel 5.Be a friend and keep sharing!

69. Stages of Friendship 1.Meet internationals 2.Build rapport and trust 3.Transition to spiritual 4.Introduce the Gospel 5.Be a friend and keep sharing! 6.Follow up

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