We discussed in class that it is very essential to 1) spread the Gospel, and 2) do so in a contextualized way. In order to do this, we must have a grasp of culture, and more specifically the culture we are proclaiming the Gospel in. A personal experience I have with this is in YoungLife,…

All around the world there are so many different kinds of worship styles. Even within just America, the worship styles tend to stem from the many different kinds of denominations and sub-cultures we have formed over time. Some tend to be very stoic and contemplative. Some tend to be traditional and prefer to only sing…

As someone who will hopefully be entering the ministry world in the near future, I have thought a lot about the types of people that I might have the opportunity to pastor. Working in a church, there are people from all different backgrounds, denominations, and especially careers that might enter the life of the church.…

In n Out  When I sat down to brainstorm businesses with a kingdom impact, I could immediately think of a handful, but one stood out. We talked about this business in class for a brief moment, and I would like to take this opportunity to expand on it. In N Out displays a kingdom impact,…

In one of the classes during the semester we talked about how missions can change, often to accommodate cultural changes. We talked about how many colleges specifically have lost sight of their initial vision. So, or this post I wanted to have a look at some Ivy League schools and the reasons that they have…

Recently I’ve been reading Andy Crouch’s “culture making”, and it makes me think about how we view cultures generally. When we say culture, we understand that culture is something specific to a group of people. There’s biker culture, gamer culture, Christian culture, and so many others. We understand that someone can be in multiple cultures.…