Analogy
A narrow categorizer has difficulty believing there can be more than one legitimate interpretation of a story or event. Cultural…
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Analogy
Different Greatest Fears
David Livermore, Cultural Intelligence
One study compared the greatest fears of adolescents from Japanese, Singaporean, and American cultures. The differences were significant. What keeps a teenager awake at night in one setting may barely register in another. Cross-cultural and even cross-generational ministry requires the humility to ask rather than to project our own fears onto others.
How you’d preach it
What young people fear most varies by culture. Ministry must listen before assuming.
- Mission
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