This article by Jackson Wu provides four keys to communicating the Gospel to people from honour/shame cultures. Traditional presentations mainly use legal language, focus on individuals, stress the futility of works, and appeal to people’s fear of pain, whether physical or psychological. I didn’t do that. Instead, I highlighted a basic but often overlooked fact: …

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Today Australian Presbyterian World Mission National Committee conducted its annual meeting. A lot of our time is spent in administrative process and policy decisions so that those who are working in cross cultural ministry can be focussed on their work. Along the way we got to hear from folk preparing to work in South-East Asia, …

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Rob Duncanson has posted some information about a teaching week that will be taking place in East Timor in early June. David Burke returns and is joined by: Peter Burke – missionary in Nigeria and financial organiser; Alex Ralston – APWM treasurer and economist; and David Bell – observer. Themes will be Mark’s Gospel and …

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