Seth Bouchelle highlights how the command to love our neighbor and the great commission fuse in modern urban settings.
He challenges assumptions about cross cultural ministry and the examples modeled by Jesus.
Seth is the co-author of Mosaic: A Ministry Handbook for a Globalizing World and the author of Lost Faith: A Practical Theology for Post-Christendom Ministry.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- How studying Islam could be a stumbling block in building relationships with Muslim people
- About the impact of honor-shame dynamics
- The importance of not curbing your assumptions
ABOUT THE GUEST:
Seth Bouchelle has been planting churches among diaspora populations in NYC since 2014. Currently, he serves as director of Equipping for the Exponent Group. The focus of the Exponent Group is to “help organizations build healthy disciples that multiply the gospel.”
Through this role Seth works to train evangelists and advance disciple making skills within urban churches and nonprofits.
Seth is the co-author of Mosaic: A Ministry Handbook for a Globalizing World and the author of Lost Faith: A Practical Theology for Post-Christendom Ministry.
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TIMESTAMPED SHOWNOTES:
02:03 - Topic: Why Muslim Evangelism Requires Its Own Skills and Ethnography
03:06 - Ministry through the Generations
04:42 - Why Should More Christians Reach out to Muslims in Their Cities?
06:21 - Where to Start in Outreach and Evangelism
06:55 - Studying Islam for Ministry
07:14 - Curbing Assumptions
08:09 - Honor and Shame, Knowledge and Kindness
10:36 - Common Mistakes of Short-Term Missions Teams
11:23 - Honor Shame Dynamics in Relationships
13:02 - Some Problems with Being a Teacher
13:30 - Engaging as a Learner and Honoring Your Neighbor
14:32 - Teaching versus Discipleship
17:08 - Respect, Politeness, Silence and Cross-Cultural Dynamics
19:56 - Repeating Mistakes in Missions
20:26 - Unraveling Missions from Colonialism
21:29 - Sharing the Gospel across Generations
22:36 - Biggest Hurdles for Muslims to Become Christian
23:00 - Is Multicultural Really Multicultural?
25:57 - What Does It Mean to be Godly?
26:59 - Incarnational Missions
28:30 - Contact Seth Bouchelle
30:40 - A Stand-up Comedy Routine from a Missionary
32:36 - Joke: Huh, Huh, Haha, Haha
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