Analogy
One study compared the greatest fears of adolescents from Japanese, Singaporean, and American cultures. The differences were…
Mission · Fear · Humility
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Analogy
When Familiar Signs Disappear
David Livermore, Cultural Intelligence
Culture shock describes the anxiety felt when we lose all familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. Suddenly the cues that told us how to act, what to expect, and who we are no longer work. Missionaries and cross-cultural workers know it well. So do many people who simply move, change jobs, or enter a new stage of life. The disorientation is real; so is the invitation to depend on God rather than on familiar scripts.
How you’d preach it
Culture shock is the anxiety of lost familiar cues. Empathy for it grows when we remember we have felt it too.
- Mission
- Fear
- Work
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