connecting cultures
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Connecting Cultures. Cultural Make-Up CITY:*markedly multicultural *Sikh population COMMUNITY: diverse in culture & spirit CHURCH: 50% Black 35% White 15% Asian (Indian). Dangers, Pitfalls & Barriers Superiority Complex Refusal to Adapt - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Connecting Cultures
Dangers, Pitfalls & Barriers
Superiority Complex
Refusal to Adapt
Failure to distinguish culture from religion
Failure to connect relationally
Within the Church
Unity in diversity ... it’s a God-thing!
Overriding principle of ‘ONENESS’
Importance of ‘bigger picture perspective’
Building church culture that does not ignore differences BUT does not
overstate them!
Outside the Church
SPIRITUALLY
Ephesians 6:12 & 2 Corinthians 10:4
Connecting spiritually TO connect naturally
Overcoming in spirit TO overcome in natural
Outside the Church
PRACTICALLY
Luke 10:8 “eat whatever is set before you”
1 Corinthians 9:22
‘Understanding Fish’
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