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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