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Big Shame or Big Honor?Big Shame or Big Honor?

Exploring the Dynamics of Honor Exploring the Dynamics of Honor

and Shame in Cross-Cultural and Shame in Cross-Cultural

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Free 30-page article combines

•honor + shame lens

•five basic culture scales

•explained through examples from Scripture

•practical suggestions for cross-cultural partnerships

Free 30-page article combines

•honor + shame lens

•five basic culture scales

•explained through examples from Scripture

•practical suggestions for cross-cultural partnerships

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Every culture has these features in varying proportions

Every culture has these features in varying proportions

Five basic culture scales

Knowing about honor and shame helps you understand the five basic culture scales

Westerners usually read God’s Word through the cultural lens of guilt/innocence. But…

Westerners usually read God’s Word through the cultural lens of guilt/innocence. But…

Reading God’s Word through the pivotal cultural value of honor and shame …


… helps Christian leaders from the West and

Majority World understand each other better—to build more

fruitful cross-cultural partnerships.




Examine key dynamics of honor and shame from a social-science perspective—with examples from Scripture.

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Explore honor and shame as the pivotal cultural value •of the Bible … and •of most of the Majority World / unreached peoples.

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Examine applications to cross-cultural ministries and partnerships through understanding the dynamics of honor and shame.

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11Examine key dynamics of honor and shame from a social-science perspective—with examples from Scripture.

1. Key dynamics of honor and shame from a social science perspective. 11• Love of honor

• Two sources of honor: ascribed and achievedImage of limited good (win-lose)

• Love of honor


• Challenge and riposte

• Patronage

• Kinship


• Patronage

• Kinship

Definition of honor

Honor: “the worth or value of persons both in their eyes and in the eyes of their village, neighborhood, or society.”

“The critical item is the public nature of respect and reputation.”

(Neyrey, p15)

“Athenians excel all others not so much in singing or in stature or in strength, as in love of honour” –Xenophon

“For the glory that the Romans burned to possess, be it known, is the favourable judgment of men who think well of other men.” –Augustine

“The ancients name love of honor and praise as their premier value.”

–Neyrey, p.17

“Athenians excel all others not so much in singing or in stature or in strength, as in love of honour” –Xenophon

“For the glory that the Romans burned to possess, be it known, is the favourable judgment of men who think well of other men.” –Augustine

“The ancients name love of honor and praise as their premier value.”

–Neyrey, p.17

Love of honorLove of honor

“Now the greatest external good we should

assume to be the thing which we offer as a

tribute to the gods and which is most

coveted by men of high station, and is the

prize awarded for the noblest deeds; and

such a thing is honour,

for honour is clearly the greatest of

external goods … it is honour above all

else that great men claim and deserve.”

–Aristotle (Neyrey, p5)

AristotleAristotle

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something.And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine are to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.”(Matthew 20:20–21 ESV)

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something.And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine are to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.”(Matthew 20:20–21 ESV)

Love of honorLove of honor EXAMPLEEXAMPLE

1. Ascribed

2. Achieved

1. Ascribed

2. Achieved

Two sources of honorTwo sources of honor

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The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. (Matthew 1:1 ESV)

and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”(Matthew 3:17 ESV)

“encomium”— or eulogy

“encomium”— or eulogy

EXAMPLEEXAMPLE

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ieve d


Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:9-12 ESV)

EXAMPLEEXAMPLE

The belief that everything in social, economic, natural universe…everything desired in life: land, wealth, respect and status, power and influence…exists in finite quantity and is in short supplyIf you gain, I lose: “zero-sum game”

–Neyrey, p18

The belief that everything in social, economic, natural universe…everything desired in life: land, wealth, respect and status, power and influence…exists in finite quantity and is in short supplyIf you gain, I lose: “zero-sum game”

–Neyrey, p18

Image of limited goodImage of limited good

win-lose vs.

win-win

This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him,

because not only was he breaking the Sabbath,

but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

(John 5:18 ESV)

This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him,

because not only was he breaking the Sabbath,

but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

(John 5:18 ESV)

Image of limited goodImage of limited good EXAMPLEEXAMPLE

“as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that

with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or

by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”–Philippians

1:20-21 ESV

“as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that

with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or

by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”–Philippians

1:20-21 ESV

EXAMPLEEXAMPLEImage of limited goodImage of limited good

Four steps to this social code of “push and shove” (Neyrey, p20)

1. claim of worth or value

2. challenge to that claim

3. riposte or defense of the claim

4. public verdict of success awarded to either claimant or challenger

Four steps to this social code of “push and shove” (Neyrey, p20)

1. claim of worth or value

2. challenge to that claim

3. riposte or defense of the claim

4. public verdict of success awarded to either claimant or challenger

Challenge and riposteChallenge and riposte

Jesus heals

the man with

the withered

hand

–Matt. 12:8–16

Jesus heals

the man with

the withered

hand

–Matt. 12:8–16

Note the public

nature of this

encounter

Note the public

nature of this

encounter

EXAMPLEEXAMPLE

8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.

9 He went on from there and entered their synagogue.

10 And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him,

Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?—so that they might accuse him.

11 He said to them, Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into

a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?

12 Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is

lawful to do good on the Sabbath.

13 Then he said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And the man

stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other.

14 But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him.

15 Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed

them all 16 and ordered them not to make him known …

23 And all the people were amazed, and said,

Can this be the Son of David?

8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.

9 He went on from there and entered their synagogue.

10 And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him,

Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?—so that they might accuse him.

11 He said to them, Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into

a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?

12 Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is

lawful to do good on the Sabbath.

13 Then he said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And the man

stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other.

14 But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him.

15 Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed

them all 16 and ordered them not to make him known …

23 And all the people were amazed, and said,

Can this be the Son of David?

1. Claim of worth or value1. Claim of worth or value

2. Challenge to that claim2. Challenge to that claim

4. Public verdict of success4. Public verdict of success

3. Defense (or riposte) of the claim3. Defense (or riposte) of the claim

North American view of patronage is negative:

•“It’s not what you know it’s who you know”

•“We sense someone has an unfair advantage over us”

•“Violates our conviction that everyone should have equal access to employment opportunities (being evaluated on the basis of pertinent skills rather than personal connection).”

•“Under the table” … nepotism … keep it quiet (it’s bad)

North American view of patronage is negative:

•“It’s not what you know it’s who you know”

•“We sense someone has an unfair advantage over us”

•“Violates our conviction that everyone should have equal access to employment opportunities (being evaluated on the basis of pertinent skills rather than personal connection).”

•“Under the table” … nepotism … keep it quiet (it’s bad)

PatronagePatronage

See David deSilva: Honor, Patronage, Kinship, Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture, p96 See David deSilva: Honor, Patronage, Kinship, Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture, p96

“The world … of the New Testament, however, was one in which personal patronage was an essential means of acquiring access to goods, protection, or opportunities for employment and advancement. Not only was it essential—it was expected and publicized! The giving and receiving of favors was, according to a first-century participant, the ‘practice that constitutes the chief bond of human society’ (Seneca, Ben. 1.4.2).”

“The world … of the New Testament, however, was one in which personal patronage was an essential means of acquiring access to goods, protection, or opportunities for employment and advancement. Not only was it essential—it was expected and publicized! The giving and receiving of favors was, according to a first-century participant, the ‘practice that constitutes the chief bond of human society’ (Seneca, Ben. 1.4.2).”

PatronagePatronage

deSilva: Honor, Patronage, Kinship, Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture, p97 deSilva: Honor, Patronage, Kinship, Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture, p97

“Jesus and his first disciples moved among and within patronage and friendship networks, for patronage was as much at home on Palestinian soil as in Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, Africa, and Rome.”

“Jesus and his first disciples moved among and within patronage and friendship networks, for patronage was as much at home on Palestinian soil as in Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, Africa, and Rome.”

PatronagePatronage

See David deSilva: Honor, Patronage, Kinship, Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture, p121 See David deSilva: Honor, Patronage, Kinship, Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture, p121

And he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise

lordship over them, and those in authority over them

are called benefactors.” (Luke 22:25–26 ESV).

And he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise

lordship over them, and those in authority over them

are called benefactors.” (Luke 22:25–26 ESV).

PatronagePatronage EXAMPLEEXAMPLE

“Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death … When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him … “He is worthy to have you do this for him, for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.”(Luke 7:2-5 ESV)

“Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death … When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him … “He is worthy to have you do this for him, for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.”(Luke 7:2-5 ESV)


For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son,

that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal

life. (John 3:16 ESV)

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son,

that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal

life. (John 3:16 ESV)


“God’s grace (charis) would not have been of a different kind than the grace with which they were already familiar; it would have been understood as different only in quality and degree.”

“God’s grace (charis) would not have been of a different kind than the grace with which they were already familiar; it would have been understood as different only in quality and degree.”

PatronagePatronage

David deSilva: Honor, Patronage, Kinship, Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture, p122 David deSilva: Honor, Patronage, Kinship, Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture, p122

Distinct, specific honor code about how to give and receive.•Benefactor: wise, not self-serving, that their gifts were given to honorable people; examples of excellent stewardship•Client: show proper gratitude and honor to the benefactor or patron.

Distinct, specific honor code about how to give and receive.•Benefactor: wise, not self-serving, that their gifts were given to honorable people; examples of excellent stewardship•Client: show proper gratitude and honor to the benefactor or patron.

PatronagePatronage

Distinct, specific honor code


PatronagePatronage

BenefactorBenefactor ClientClient

GRACEGRACE• Benefactors gave out of grace• The gift itself is grace• Client’s response of gratitude• “Dance of reciprocity”—grace

honorably given … grace as the gift … grace in gratitude and honor bestowed back to the patron.



PatronagePatronage

BenefactorBenefactor ClientClient

GRACEGRACE“This single word

encapsulated the entire ethos of the relationship…”


Distinct, specific honor code“The patron or giver never gives with an eye to what can be gained from the gift. The giver does not give to an elderly person so as to be remembered in a will, or to an elected official with a view to getting some leverage in politics. Such people are investors, not benefactors or friends.”

Distinct, specific honor code“The patron or giver never gives with an eye to what can be gained from the gift. The giver does not give to an elderly person so as to be remembered in a will, or to an elected official with a view to getting some leverage in politics. Such people are investors, not benefactors or friends.”

PatronagePatronage


KinshipKinship

“In the ancient world, people are not just taken on their ‘merits.’ Instead, their merits begin with the merits (or debits) of their lineage, the reputation of their ancestral house. Greeks and Romans receive a basic identity from their larger family: for Romans this takes the form of including the clan name in the name of each individual.”

“In the ancient world, people are not just taken on their ‘merits.’ Instead, their merits begin with the merits (or debits) of their lineage, the reputation of their ancestral house. Greeks and Romans receive a basic identity from their larger family: for Romans this takes the form of including the clan name in the name of each individual.”

KinshipKinship


KinshipKinship

Everyone’s personal honor begins with their kinship.

Everyone’s personal honor begins with their kinship.

(Ascribed honor)(Ascribed honor)

“The believers, as children of God, become what sociologists call a fictive kinship group,” that is a collection of people who are not genealogically related but who nevertheless consider one another as family, attempting to relate at that higher level of intimacy, belonging and mutual commitment.”

“The believers, as children of God, become what sociologists call a fictive kinship group,” that is a collection of people who are not genealogically related but who nevertheless consider one another as family, attempting to relate at that higher level of intimacy, belonging and mutual commitment.”

KinshipKinship


KinshipKinship EXAMPLEEXAMPLE

Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.

(Genesis 12:1 ESV)


And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or

mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake,

will receive a hundredfoldand will inherit eternal life.(Matthew

19:29 ESV)


So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone,

and especially to those who are of the household of faith.(Galatians

6:10 ESV)


But if anyone has the world’s goods

and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him,

how does God’s love abide in him?(1 John 3:17 ESV)

“It would not be an understatement

to say that ‘honor’ as reputation and

‘good name’ was endemic to the

ancient world; hence, we hear

classicists and anthropologists

calling it a ‘pivotal value’ of the

Mediterranean world, both ancient

and modern.” (Neyrey, p5)

Summary

Identify one of these dynamics and how it might relate to your ministry.

Small group reflectionSmall group reflection

1. Key dynamics of honor and shame from a social science perspective.• Love of honor


• Love of honor



• Patronage

• Kinship


• Patronage

• Kinship

Honor and shame is the pivotal cultural value of the Bible

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“Whether we turn to Paul’s letters and

examine his self-presentation, his conflict

with rival teachers and preachers, his

praise of certain behavior or blame of other,

or his articulation of the status and role of

Jesus—all of this needs to be assessed

in light of the pivotal value of his world,

namely, honor and shame.” (Neyrey, p34)

And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.

(Genesis 2:25 ESV)

Examples

I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will

curse, and in you all the families of the earth

shall be blessed. (Genesis 12:3 ESV)

Examples

Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!(Psalm 57:8 ESV)

Examples

How can you believe, when you receive glory from one

another and do not seek the glory

that comes from the only God?

(John 5:44 ESV)

Examples

The glory that you have given me I have given to them,

that they may be one even as we are one,(John 17:22 ESV)

Examples

For I am not ashamed of the gospel,

for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who

believes…

(Romans 1:16 ESV)

Examples

For all have sinned and fall short

of the glory of God.

(Romans 3:23 ESV)

Examples

But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom

of God, which God decreed before the ages

for our glory. None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had,

they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.(1 Corinthians 2:7-8 ESV)

Examples

For even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave

for building you up and not for destroying you,

I will not be ashamed.(2 Corinthians 10:8 ESV)

Examples

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your

own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of

works, so that no one may boast.

(Ephesians 2:8–9 ESV)

Examples

as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that

with full courage now as always Christ will be honored

in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is

gain.(Philippians 1:20-21 ESV)

Examples

we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to

walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his

own kingdom and glory.(1 Thessalonians 2:12 ESV)

Examples

So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, “The

stone that the builders rejectedhas become the cornerstone,”(1 Peter

2:7 ESV)

Examples

saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,

to receive power and wealth and wisdom

and might and honor and glory and blessing!”(Revelation 5:12 ESV)

Examples

“In fact, a survey of all of the leading textbooks used in teaching systematic theology across the major theological traditions reveals that although the indexes are filled with references to guilt, the word “shame” appears in the index of only one of these textbooks. This omission continues to persist despite the fact that the term guilt and its various derivatives occur 145 times in the Old Testament and 10 times in the New Testament, whereas the term shame and its derivatives occur nearly 300 times in the Old Testament and 45 times in the New Testament.”

– Timothy C. Tennent: Theology in the Context of World Christianity, p.93

Guilt

Shame

References to Guilt vs. Shame in the Bible

In Scripture—consider the use of the words…

GLORY, GLORIFY,

GLORIFIED

Frequency and use in Scripture of the words,glory, glorify, glorified, gloriousReferring to GOD 304 65%

Referring to Humanity 139 29%

Referring to Other 27 6%

470Awake, my glory! … –Psalm 57:7How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?–John 5:44

HumanityHumanity

GODGOD

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Othe

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Data compiled by Werner Mischke using English Standard Version. To request spreadsheet, write to [email protected].

Could it be,we have a blind

spot?

We in the West have a blind spot that keeps us from seeing the pivotal cultural value of honor and shame in the Bible. This hinders…

•our understanding of Scripture

•our being awakened to our own sense of honor and glory in Christ

•our ability to use Scriptural insights by which to build healthier, more fruitful cross-cultural relationships and partnerships

Could it be? Could it be?

2.b.2.b.Honor and shame is the pivotal cultural value of most of theMajority World / unreached peoples.

Geographical Location West or North(North America, Europe)

South (Sub-Sahara Africa, Latin America)

East (Asia, Middle East, North Africa)

Cultural Orientation Justice-Guilt Power-Fear Honor-Shame

Cultural Civilizations(Huntington)

Western, Orthodox Latin American, African Muslim, Indian, Sinic, Buddhist, Japanese

Christian Status% Christian in 1910% Christian in 2010Total population in 2010

Post Christian95%81%1.08 billion

Emerging Christian16%62%

1.42 billion

Non Christian2.7%8.5%

4.37 billion

Theological Orientation Augustinian, Western Pentecostal, Charismatic Undeveloped

Chart used by permission of Jason Borges

Comparison of Cultures by Geographical Location—a broad generalization

Geographical Location West or North(North America, Europe)

South (Sub-Sahara Africa, Latin America)

East (Asia, Middle East, North Africa)

Cultural Orientation Justice-Guilt Power-Fear Honor-Shame

Cultural Civilizations(Huntington)

Western, Orthodox Latin American, African Muslim, Indian, Sinic, Buddhist, Japanese

Christian Status% Christian in 1910% Christian in 2010Total population in 2010

Post Christian95%81%1.08 billion

Emerging Christian16%62%

1.42 billion

Non Christian2.7%8.5%

4.37 billion

Theological Orientation Augustinian, Western Pentecostal, Charismatic Undeveloped

Comparison of Cultures by Geographical Location:

A broad generalizationPO

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GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONGEOGRAPHICAL REGION

Map from floatingsheep.org: User-Created Geographies of Religion: Allah, Buddha, Hindu, Jesushttp://www.floatingsheep.org/2009/12/user-created-geographies-of-religion.html

Map from floatingsheep.org: User-Created Geographies of Religion: Allah, Buddha, Hindu, Jesushttp://www.floatingsheep.org/2009/12/user-created-geographies-of-religion.html

The world of

ISLAM is an honor/shame

culture

The world of

ISLAM is an honor/shame

culture

The world of BUDDHISM is an honor/shame culture

The world of BUDDHISM is an honor/shame culture

The world ofHINDUISM is an honor/shame culture

The world ofHINDUISM is an honor/shame culture

The world of the BIBLE

is an honor/shame

culture

The world of the BIBLE

is an honor/shame

culture

33Examine applications to cross-cultural ministries and partnerships through understanding the dynamics of honor and shame.

By understanding New Testament culture better—namely the pivotal cultural value of honor and shame…would we communicate better with our partners and reduce misunder-standing and conflict—because we understand and speak the “language of honor and shame?”

Application: RELATIONSHIPApplication: RELATIONSHIP

To those of us who support indigenous ministries…

Do our ministry partners view us as:•investors•benefactors •or friends?

Application: RELATIONSHIPApplication: RELATIONSHIP

Can we develop skills in using the biblical language of honor and shame? …

•to present the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ in a more relevant way

•to better equip servant leaders

•to improve mobilization for mission

Application: TRAININGApplication: TRAINING

To what degree do we recognizethis profound honor, this great privilege? … in and with one another?

That as cross-cultural partners co-laboring to impart the glorious, transforming grace and truth of Jesus Christ—“God has decreed this before the ages for our glory.”

Application: SPIRITUAL FORMATIONApplication: SPIRITUAL FORMATION

But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. (1 Cor. 2:7 ESV)

See also Eph. 3:6–8

Can we evaluate our partnerships using the “language of honor and shame”—

•Personal Transformation: In what ways are we as leaders changing “from glory to glory”?

•Community Transformation: In what ways is our ministry gaining honor/glory in the view of the community? … and our community gaining honor in the region?

And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.(2 Cor. 3:18 ESV)

Application: EVALUATIONApplication: EVALUATION

How can we show honor to our brothers and sisters who serve inside of the community of the persecuted church?

Should we in the West derive honor from those in our family, especially our partners, who suffer “for the sake of his name”?

Application: PERSECUTED CHURCHApplication: PERSECUTED CHURCH

Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.(Acts 5:41 ESV)

By ignoring the biblical language of honor and shame in building relationships and communicating the gospel …

are we forfeiting advances for the kingdom of Christ among Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and other groups whose pivotal cultural value is honor and shame?

To those outside the law I became as one outside the law… that I might win those outside the law. …I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.

(1 Cor. 9:21-22 ESV)

Application: APOSTOLIC VISIONApplication: APOSTOLIC VISION

But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom

of God, which God decreed before the ages

for our glory. None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.(1 Corinthians 2:7-8

ESV)

Application: APOSTOLIC VISIONApplication: APOSTOLIC VISION

For from him and through him and to him

are all things.To him be glory forever. Amen(Romans

11:36 ESV)

Werner Mischke offers training services concerning honor and shame—

to churches, mission agencies and ministry teams of all kinds. Using adult

learning theory, Werner designs seminars and workshops in which

participants…

Training servicesTraining services

• Examine six main features of an honor/shame-based culture, and how to recognize it in Scripture.

• Explore how the teachings of Christ incorporate the pivotal cultural value of honor and shame.

• Develop skills in using the “language of honor and shame” to talk about faith and what it means to follow Jesus.Recognize honor/shame-based dynamics in cross-cultural ministry in order to avoid misunderstanding and build trust.Identify next steps for their missional journey or cross-cultural relationships.

• Examine six main features of an honor/shame-based culture, and how to recognize it in Scripture.

• Explore how the teachings of Christ incorporate the pivotal cultural value of honor and shame.

• Develop skills in using the “language of honor and shame” to talk about faith and what it means to follow Jesus.Recognize honor/shame-based dynamics in cross-cultural ministry in order to avoid misunderstanding and build trust.Identify next steps for their missional journey or cross-cultural relationships.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Werner MischkeExecutive Vice PresidentDirector of Training MinistriesMission [email protected]: 480-951-0900

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Werner MischkeExecutive Vice PresidentDirector of Training MinistriesMission [email protected]: 480-951-0900

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