Embracing God’s Heart for Immigrants and Refugees
By Joseph Kidder and Boubakar Sanou Several years ago, my [Joseph’s] brother and his family…
Reason Missiologically
Cross-cultural mission work requires that we learn to think missiologically. How does God’s Word impact the local culture? And how can the local culture reflect God’s character and adopt His principles into their local cultural setting? What worldview assumptions will impact how the Gospel is understood? And how can we present the Good News in a way that is both relevant and compelling to those we are serving? These and other questions are ones we must wrestle with as we introduce people from other cultures to a life-giving relationship with Jesus. Whether you’re new to contextualization or consider yourself a pro, we hope you will find these resources helpful.
Blog
The Jesus Method in Action: A Martinican Woman in Madagascar
Based on an interview by Oscar Osindo, Associate Director, IWM For many, the opportunity to…
Sharing Christ with the Buddhists
Christians have often found it difficult to share the gospel with Buddhists. Buddhists have often…
Your Values and Culture
In all we do we are guided by our values. However, individuals and cultures differ…
Conquer Your Cultural Stereotypes
Our culture determines what feels normal, right, and real to us, and what we take…
Learning Culture: 5 Implications for Missionaries
Most aspects of culture are learnt in early childhood before you know how to reason….
Podcasts
134, What is Success in a Missionary Assignment (With the IWM Team)
#Mission Strategy, vision, task, challenge
130, Why Are We Here? Creation, the Mission of God and the Image of God (With Andrew Tompkins)
#Theology of Mission
127, What is Adventist in Adventist Mission? (With Gorden Doss)
#Theology of Mission #Mission Strategy, vision, task, challenge
115, Educating the New Generation on Mission (With Gary Krause and Kelvin Onongha)
#Marriage, spouse #Third Culture Kids, TCKs, MKs, Missionary kids #Mission Strategy, vision, task, challenge
111, The African Worldview Explained, Part 2 (With Oscar Osindo and Sampson Nwaomah)
#Culture & Worldview #World Religions, Buddhist, Buddha, Buddhism, Muslim, Islam, Hindu, Hinduism, post-christian, secular #Contextualization
108, How Does the Adventist Church Identify Mission Challenges? (With Artur Stele)
#Theology of Mission #Mission Strategy, vision, task, challenge
Webinars
Re-thinking Digital Outreach: A Strategy for Adventist Missionaries
In this live event we look at trends, research, and practical examples contributing to a…
What is Adventist in Adventist Mission? – Gorden Doss
In this presentation, Dr. Gorden Doss, Professor at Andrews University gives a presentation on What…
Culturally Sensitive Leadership in a Culturally Sensitive World – Erich Baumgartner
In this presentation, Dr. Erich Baumgartner, director of the adventist leadership center talks about the…
Storytelling Across Cultures: The Power of Sharing the Gospel Through Stories – Pat Gustin
In this presentation, Dr. Pat Gustin, former Institute of World Mission director talks about the…
Storytelling for Discipleship
At the Institute of World Mission, we have a passion to help Adventist missionaries grow…
Implications of Reading Scripture Through Our Cultural Lenses
Do we all read the Bible in the same way? Do we all glean the…