Priest uses gangster dialect to reach out to people in drug culture.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/world/americas/08mexico.html?_r=1&ref=world
Please read this article and comment.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Friday, December 7, 2007
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Final - Study Guide
Biblical Foundations for Missions
Fall 2007, L. Goss
| People: | Places: |
| Mary | Nazareth |
| Elizabeth | Jerusalem |
| Zachariah | Samaria |
| John the Baptist | Judea |
| Jesus | Corinth |
| Peter | Cypress |
| Stephen | Rome |
| Philip | Ethiopia |
| John | Dead Sea |
| Timothy | Sea of Galilee |
| Philemon | Ephesus |
| Themes: | Passages: |
| Baptism and Repentance | Luke 3 |
| Fasting , Prayer and testing | Luke 4:1-13 |
| Parables | Luke 4:31-44 |
| The Commissioning | Mark 16, Luke 24, John 21, Matthew 28 |
| Sending the 12 | Luke 9 |
| Sending the 72 | Luke 10 |
| Awaiting the Gift | Acts 1 |
| Pentecost | Acts 2 |
| Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch | Acts 8 |
| Unity of Believers | I Corinthians 1, Ephesians 2 |
| Freedom and responsibility | 1 Corinthians 9 |
| Humility | Philippians 2 |
| Beware of False Teachers | Titus 1 |
| By Faith | Hebrews 11 |
| The Coming Kingdom | Revelation 7 |
| Baptism and Repentance | Luke 3 |
| Fasting , Prayer and testing | Luke 4:1-13 |
| Parables | Luke 4:31-44 |
Essay Topics:
Thinking about missions is there something we are not doing that is in the Bible, or doing that is not in the Bible?
How does the Old Testament relate to the New Testament in terms of Missions?
What practical aspects of missions can we see in the Bible? Spiritual?
What does God want us to do as believers and missionaries today?
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Next Term: Cross-Cultural Adaptation
Here is the list of books I will be teaching from next term.
Serving with Eyes Wide Open: Doing Short-Term Missions with Cultural Intelligence
by David A. Livermore
Anthropological Insights for Missionaries
by Paul G. Hiebert
From
by Ruth A. Tucker
Monday, November 19, 2007
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Luke 9 and 10 - Reading Questions
Sending out of the 12
How did Jesus send the Disciples out?
What did they take with them?
Where did they stay?
What did they do?
Do we send out missionaries today in this fashion? Why or why not?
Do missionaries have this kind of ministry today?
The Transfiguration
Which disciples were at the transfiguration?
Whom did they see?
Why do you think these two were revealed with Jesus?
What were the disciples’ reaction?
What do we learn about Jesus from this incident?
The Healing of a Boy With an Evil Spirit
Why could Jesus heal the boy, but the disciples couldn’t?
Greatest
Why did Jesus use a child as an example?
What was Jesus’ reaction to the man who was not with the disciples?
How can we incorporate these teachings into today’s understanding of ministry?
Cost of Discipleship
What was Jesus’ reaction to the men who wanted to say goodbye and bury their dead?
How can we learn from this sense of urgency?
Sending out of the 72
How does Jesus send out the 72?
What did the 72 do?
What is keeping us from doing the same as them?
Mary and Martha
What is the lesson that Jesus tried to teach Martha and Mary?
What do we need to learn from it?
How did Jesus send the Disciples out?
What did they take with them?
Where did they stay?
What did they do?
Do we send out missionaries today in this fashion? Why or why not?
Do missionaries have this kind of ministry today?
The Transfiguration
Which disciples were at the transfiguration?
Whom did they see?
Why do you think these two were revealed with Jesus?
What were the disciples’ reaction?
What do we learn about Jesus from this incident?
The Healing of a Boy With an Evil Spirit
Why could Jesus heal the boy, but the disciples couldn’t?
Greatest
Why did Jesus use a child as an example?
What was Jesus’ reaction to the man who was not with the disciples?
How can we incorporate these teachings into today’s understanding of ministry?
Cost of Discipleship
What was Jesus’ reaction to the men who wanted to say goodbye and bury their dead?
How can we learn from this sense of urgency?
Sending out of the 72
How does Jesus send out the 72?
What did the 72 do?
What is keeping us from doing the same as them?
Mary and Martha
What is the lesson that Jesus tried to teach Martha and Mary?
What do we need to learn from it?
Monday, November 5, 2007
Sharing the Gospel
In the Bible, there are several different ways to tell people about God. David wrote and sang songs. Jesus used parable to teach people about his kingdom. These were short stories about things that the people were familiar with in order to illustrate his message. Here are four modern examples of using different ways to share the good news.
| Example 1 | Example 2 | Example 3 | Example 4 | |
| Audience | Children and parents | Teens in Bars | Native American Children | Adults |
| Location | Mexico | Thailand | South Dakota | YouTube |
| Message | Jesus Died for your sins | Jesus cares about you | Jesus Loves, Speaks to, and heals Children | Jesus Saved Me, and he can save you too |
| Method | A ten minute drama | English Lesson | 3 short dramas | song |
| Language | Spanish | English and Thai | English | English |
| Description | Narrator spoke Spanish and actors mostly mimed an interpretation of the Gospel message. | Read and studied a portion of scripture in Thai, then English, used the parallel structure to teach grammar as well as drive home the point of the story. | We taught the children and they performed short plays. Each play featured stories from the Bible involving children. | A singer put his testimony to music. He compares his life and sins to the life and death of Christ. |
| Scripture | Genesis 2, 3, 4 Mark 15, 16 | Luke 15:3-7 | Samuel 3, Mark 5:21-43, Matt 19:13 | John 17 |
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