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Issues in Following Jesus Incarnational Models

Viv Grigg, July 1993

  1. Discuss Sections from the Lifestyle and Values
  2. Objectives of Incarnational Living
    1. Becoming an Insider
    2. Becoming a Belonger
    3. Overcoming Barriers in Externals
  3. Limits to the Incarnational Role
    1. Time , Space, Season in Life
    2. Gifts and Calling
    3. Which of Jesus' Lifestyles?
  4. Identification vs Incarnation
    1. External Incarnation vs Internal Identification
      1. External and Internal Poverty
      2. External and Internal Humility
    2. Behavioural Identification ( 1 Cor 9:22,23):
      1. Dress,
      2. language,
      3. manners etc
    3. Values identification
      1. From centre outwards
      2. Rejection of sin in Culture
    4. Causes of Insulation
      1. ideological Insulation
      2. Lack of deep relationships
      3. Children insulation - Protection of Children
      4. Work Insulation
        1. coming in with agendas and programs
      5. Mission Centre insulation
        1. too many foreigners at once
        2. too tight team structure
        3. too rapid mobilization
        4.  

  5. Incarnation in the Context of a Multiple Cultural Contextual Web
  6. Multiple Roles
    1. Ascribed and Achieved
    2. Brewster's Five Roles
      1. Learner
      2. Servant
      3. Friend
      4. Story-Teller
      5. Intercessor
    3. Other Roles
      1. Holy Man
      2. Broker
      3. Source of favours and finances
      4. Catalyst/ Outside Change Agent
  7. Finding the Bridge
    1. Advocate
    2. The Cultural Keys
    3. Two by two
  8. Limits to Love
    1. How many people can you love?
    2. Balancing Structure with Responding to Need
  9. Why?
    1. Search for Jesus
    2. God is at place of injustice
    3. God is at place of love
    4. Desire for a just lifestyle
    5. mercy and Compassion
    6. Empathy
  10. Discussion of Zachery Baumkletterer

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