Menconi, Margo Lyn (1996) Understanding and Relating to the Three Cultures of Cross-Cultural Ministry in Russia. Missiology: An International Review, 24 (4). pp. 519-531. ISSN 2051-3623
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When missionaries or church workers enter a new culture with the gospel, they actually have three cultures to deal with: their own native culture, the culture of the target people, and also biblical or “kingdom” culture. We need to understand all three in order to communicate faithfully our message to the people we aim to reach for Christ. In this paper, I make a sample comparison between Russian culture and that of the United States and of Scripture, using Carolyn Ryffel's adaptation (1994) of one of Geert Hofstede's “Dimensions of Culture” continuums (1991, 1986, 1984) as a framework. The purpose of this paper is to encourage the reconsideration of the place of each of these three cultures in our missionary activities and the making of conscious, informed decisions about our approach to mission in regard to them.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Culture and Mission |
| Subjects: | B Mission theology/theory C Types of Christian Ministry > Missionaries D World Christianity and Central Eastern Europe > Europe |
| Divisions: | Former Soviet Union Former Soviet Union > Russian Federation |
| Depositing User: | Speranca Tomin |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2022 16:11 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Feb 2022 16:11 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/2502 |
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