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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY RAWLINGS SCHOOL OF DIVINITY
Book Application: Christian Intercultural Communication
Assignment
Submitted to Dr. Jones Kaleli
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of
GLST650 – D03
Intercultural Communication
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Critical Review In the Christian Intercultural Communication: Sharing God’s Love with People of Other Cultures authored by Ashley Chang and Tim Chang. This book has offered the readers the opportunity to receive assistance regarding successful intercultural communication. I appreciate that this book adores Jesus Christ and everything he has done. Jesus Christ paid the ultimate price by giving his life for our sins. Before Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, he commanded his disciples
to spread the word of God and create disciples across all nations. Jesus Christ had the authority to make that command, and he continues to have the authority now. This book provides those doing the work of God the tools and resources needed to overcome various challenges they will encounter when spreading the word of God to those from different backgrounds. The book shows how different cultures can relate to one God.
John 3:16 states,“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” Although cultures may use different verbal and nonverbal communication, putting God first, accepting cultural differences, conflict resolution, understanding cultural values, and contextualization allow us to have a love for the same God.
Engagement Putting God First
Putting God first must be the first decision someone must make for effective Christian intercultural communication. Jesus Christ provided us a guide on how to show love towards one another. 1 Peter 4:8 states, “Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.” Having a genuine love for each other will allow us to take the time to understand each other. As a Christian leader, I have learned how to communicate effectively with others. Using terminology everyone understands will create an environment of shared understanding in the ministry.
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Accept Cultural Differences
Accepting cultural differences allows the individual or group to flourish due to the broadening of their influence. The best leaders can understand that there is more than one way to accomplish the same goal. Proverbs 21:21 states,“Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor. Regardless of where someone comes from, all believers in Jesus Christ understand the value of doing the word of God. Accepting other cultures enhances the individual's knowledge base. People who accept another culture are better equipped to communicate a message without offending the other culture. Missionaries of Jesus Christ understand how important, accepting cultural differences can be to their ministry.
Conflict Resolution
Conflict is a normal part of life in a ministry, like in other places. It would be unrealistic to believe that all people will agree on everything all the time. People from different cultures must learn to implement strategies to resolve issues of conflict if they occur.
Matthew 18:19 states, “Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.”Effectively successful communication can help build better cross-cultural relationships, which can, in turn, help in better conflict resolution and adaptation.
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Successfully resolving conflicts help ensure that we as Christians can interculturally communicate in ministry.
Understanding Cultural values
Our values as a culture show other cultures what we view as important. Understanding what other cultures value can help with communication because we can discuss topics deemed significant to other cultures. We are more receptive to others when they are spoken to respectively. Understanding cultural values also consider what topics are appropriate for conversation based on cultural values in a culture’s social environment.
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Matthew 6:24 states,“No one can serve two 1
Tim Chang, and Ashley E. Chang, Christian Intercultural Communication : Sharing God’s Love with People of Other
Cultures, (Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall Hunt Publishing, 2021): 43
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Tim Chang, and Ashley E. Chang,
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masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” Regardless of the culture, someone comes from, our love for God should not change.
Contextualization
Putting information in a way that helps people understand is a great skill. God wanted us to spread the Gospel to the nations from all over the world. Christian leaders must learn to articulate the Gospel that everyone can understand. Isaiah 61:1 states, “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.” We must work on conveying a message to our ministry so that everyone is onboard on fulfilling the word of God.
Impact to Ministry The references mentioned in the previous paragraph positively impact the ministry by nurturing a culture that maintains an attitude of respect. Matthew 7:12 states, “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, also do to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” Respect is given to those who also show respect. As leaders in our ministry, we must also treat others as Christ treated the people during his time on Earth. Understanding someone’s culture is a simple yet
effective way to ensure that you respect what another person deems as respect. As previously mentioned, my church consists of people from all walks of life. My ministry welcomes all who would like to attend. Inviting people from different backgrounds requires my ministry to provide different resources that would allow the members to reach the same goal. For example, my church provides a ministry for those whose primary language is not English, which is Spanish. While integrating into the American culture, they can attend the Spanish ministry until they are Cultures
, (Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall Hunt Publishing, 2021): 45.
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comfortable attending other ministries within the church. The best part about bilingual ministries is
that it assist in ensure that the church receives the same word of God. My ministry implements the references they find similarities in the members. Understanding how we are different can prevent our members from disrespecting one another, but what we share in common is what brings us together. In this case, it is our love for our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ.
John 14:21 states, “Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” Intercultural communication is becoming a vital part of life. Here in America, we are already considered the world's melting pot. As time progresses forward and technology continues to evolve. Communicating with those who live thousands of miles away from America will become easier. This is fantastic for believers in Christ. My ministry took advantage of the influence technology held during the pandemic. We used technology and our multicultured members to connect to those around the world to ensure that we were able to spread the word of God to those in most need.
Philippians 4:19 states, “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” When we work together, we can achieve all of the great workings God wanted us to possess. Matthew 28:18-20 states, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit.” This book has allowed me to research the future of my ministry to see where I can better implement strategies that will improve how the members of my ministry receive and spread the word of God.
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Chang, C. Tim, and Ashley E. Chang.
Christian Intercultural Communication : Sharing God’s Love with People of Other Cultures
. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall Hunt Publishing, 2021.
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