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Duane Elmer asked people around the world how they felt about Western missionaries. The response? "Missionaries could be more effective if they did not think they were better than us." The last thing we want to do in cross-cultural ministry is to offend people in other cultures. Unfortunately, all too often and even though we don't mean it, our actions communicate superiority, paternalism,...

The ways we are effective in culture are also the primary ways we serve others. We serve people by entering into a relationship of love and mutual commitment. As the apostle Paul says, “We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well” (1 Thess 2:8). In the early stages servanthood may be best seen when we are willing to adjust to the local cultural patterns, including learning the language. Jesus came into our human context (Jn 1:14),
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