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with the Triune God, (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) and teach by parting knowledge while helping people to apply the knowledge of God’s Word to their lives. As I understand ministry in a multicultural context, I understand that every nation, culture, and tribe must come together as one under the Kingdom rule of Jesus Christ to celebrate, encourage, accommodate, and engage one another on earth with the understanding that it is God’ eternal desire and purpose for believers of Jesus Christ. This means that “Christ was and is God’ Messianic center of missions for the church. That means that the aim of missions is to “bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of His name among all the nations,” (Piper, 2010).
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So, as it pertains to Jesus’s commission for missions, my foundation for ministry in a multicultural context is found in going forth in God’s Kingdom purpose to experience unity in Christ Jesus with all who believe in Him.
This is not to say that we are all in uniformity or sameness, but that every person from every nation that believes and follows Jesus Christ is unified in God and His Kingdom rule. So, as the church/body of Jesus Christ although we are comprised from every race, ethnicity, gender, and walk of life we have and share the common purpose of proclaiming the gospel and pursuing God’s Kingdom agenda.
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One key worldview issue that is embedded in culture is in how “worldviews profoundly shape the way people see the world and live their lives.” This is to say that “below a person’s surface of speech and behavior are beliefs and values that generate what is said and done.” Therefore, “the assumptions that people make about the nature of things, the categories in which they think, and the logic that organizes these categories into a coherent understanding of reality 6
John Piper. 2010. Let the Nations be Glad! the Supremacy of God in Missions. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids MI: Baker Academic.
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