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Ministering in Patronage Cultures: Biblical Models and Missional Implications is unavailable, but you can change that!

Patronage governs many relationships in Majority World cultures. But regrettably, Western theologians and missionaries rarely notice this prominent cultural reality. Patronage—a reciprocal relationship between social unequals—is a central part of global cultures and the biblical story of God’s mission. Misunderstanding patronage creates problems not only for Westerners ministering in other...

ask his family for the money. After that conversation he stopped appearing for our weekly discipleship meetings. This confirmed my suspicions about his motive. I thought, “He really was only interested in my money.” In hindsight I realize my actions likely surprised Danyar. He probably walked away wondering, “I thought we agreed to be friends. Why is Jayson reneging on our relationship now? If he purposefully declined to help me like that, I guess he does not want to be in a relationship with me
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