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Worship
Fuel for Extraordinary Prayer
For many years I didn’t think of “Worship” as being a part of “Extraordinary Prayer,” but then the Lord brought me a fresh insight. I first experienced this different perspective on the last day of...
Permission to Worship Creatively
Tags: worship
During a recent event in Asia, I was a bit discouraged that the locals leading singing each morning used songs I knew. They did a very good job and I realize that the event had an international...
New Wineskins?
A Case Study on How Assumptions About the Way We Do Church Become Movement Blockers
Tags: baptism, buddhism, buddhist, funeral, movements, worship
Finally released after four years in prison, Ann was thin and tired, but her face radiated joy. Not only the joy of seeing her husband and now seven-year old son again, but the joy of a life...
A Case for Contextualized, Artistic Communication in Mission
From the Editor
Tags: arts, contextualization, ethnodoxology, mission, music, worship
ETHNO-WHAT?
What did you think when you saw that strange new word—ethnodoxology—on the cover of Mission Frontiers? If it is unfamiliar now, it won’t be when you’re done with this issue. Twenty...
Ethnodoxology
Worship and Mission for the Global Church
Tags: art, arts, contextualization, missions, music, worship
The Worship Wheel
Tags: asia, contextualized, indigenous, music, workshop, worship
We developed the Worship Wheel as a tool or set of modules for use in arts workshops with Christ-followers from indigenous minority groups in Asia.1 Many workshop participants have responded...
The Bridge
Balancing Biblical Faithfulness and Cultural Sensitivity
Tags: biblical, bridge, cultural, worship
Every grounded and mature believer would maintain that the Scriptures must guide us as our supreme and final authority in understanding and shaping our worship.1 After all, worship is about God,...
Four Ways Culture & Worship Relate
Tags: contextualization, culture, nairobi statement, worship
Christianity, like every other religion, was born in a particular historical and cultural context, in a particular time and place.1 For Christianity, this context happened to be the ancient Middle...
Ethnodoxology
Facilitating Local Arts Expressions for Kingdom Purposes
Tags: arts, ethnodoxology, missions, music, worship
I, Robin, had the opportunity to interview Brian Schrag about the guiding principles of ethnodoxology and its crucial role in cross-cultural ministry. Below is a portion of our conversation.1
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Do They Have Sin?
Tags: africa, dancing, drums, missionary, sin, worship
In one church in Africa, worship is announced through drums, “speaking” to those who have not yet arrived: “Hurry, the service is about to begin!” As the drumming continues, rattles and bells enter...