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Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Session ThreeSession Three
Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Session ThreeSession Three
Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Session ThreeSession Three
WHAT IS WORLDVIEW?
Worldview is the perception of reality based on
the central assumptions, concepts, and premises
shared by members of a culture or subculture.
Worldview assumptions are beyond doubt,
and yet at the same time beyond proof.
Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Session ThreeSession Three
A USEFUL MODEL
Worldview is the perception of reality based on
the largely implicit, yet culturally patterning
core themes that: give rise to the central
assumptions, allegiances, concepts, premises
and images shared by members of a culture or
subculture and made explicit by the motifs
observable throughout the cultural subsystems
at the surface level of the culture or subculture.
Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Session ThreeSession Three
Cultural Structure Model
MOTIFSMOTIFS
THEMESTHEMES
MEANINGSMEANINGS
FORMSFORMS
• Explicit• Observable – impact senses• Anything that can be seen, heard, felt, etc
• Implicit• Assumptions, Values, Beliefs• Ideas that give meaning
WORLDVIEWWORLDVIEW
STRUCTURESTRUCTURE
DEEPDEEP
SURFACESURFACE
Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Session ThreeSession Three
Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Session ThreeSession Three
PURPOSE OF WORLDVIEW
Evaluate / Validate
Explain
Prioritise
Reinforce
Interpret
Integrate
Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Session ThreeSession Three
WEAKWEAK STRONGSTRONG
SCALE OF ALLEGIANCE
Place the following on the Strong/Weak Scale of Allegiance:
Commitment to: mother, father, wife, children, employer, newspaper boy, local policeman, prime minister, local councillor, church elder, church minister, local church, local cricket club, footie club, God, Christ, great aunt, neighbour.
Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Session ThreeSession Three
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
We want to understand the decision making process of a people because our aim in communicating the gospel is the conversion of a people to Jesus Christ.
Conversion involves a change of allegiance or paradigm shift at the worldview level, but not the change of the whole of an individuals or groups worldview. All this needs to be understood and taken into account in seeking to initiate the conversion process.
Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Session ThreeSession Three
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
We are seeking to get to grips with the people's life-style because when the church comes into existence within a culture they want to see a meaningful Christian life-style developed by the people. One that is faithful to God's word and is meaningful to the people in their culture.
Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Session ThreeSession Three
THE BOTTOM LINE
The honest dialogue of two people from
different cultures reveals an awareness of
their own worldview, and a sensitivity to one
another that is essential on any journey of
reconciliation.
Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Cross-Cultural Ministry: An Introduction – Session ThreeSession Three
PRAYER
God help us to change.
To change ourselves and to change our world.
To know the need for it.
To deal with the pain of it.
To feel the joy of it.
To undertake the journey
without understanding the destination.
The art of gentle revolution.
Amen Michael Leunig