Comments for Missio Dei http://www.tyndale.ca/~missiodei Tyndale Seminary's Journal of Missional Christianity Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:58:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Sustaining the Long Obedience of Pastoral Ministry by Somie http://www.tyndale.ca/~missiodei/2010/05/sustaining-the-long-obedience-of-pastoral-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Somie Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:58:10 +0000 http://www.tyndale.ca/~missiodei/?p=105#comment-120 Dear Brother/Sister, Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ. I am Somie, from Pakistan. Urdu and Punjabi are the biggest languages of this country. I visited your website (http://www.tyndale.ca/) and impressed by your work. I have one suggestion regarding booklets, sermon, tracks, and Bible studies and recording, it would be good, if these will be available in our native languages in Urdu and Punjabi. Reaching out to the people in their own languages is very helpful, affective and fruitful. If your ministry is interested and keen to reach the unreached and untold in Pakistan with the materials in native languages, I can arrange to translate for messages, bible studies, biblical tracks, books and also Urdu page on your ministry website. Our all services will be provided with reasonable rates and whatever we get we use it to spread the word of God. Would please to hear from you, With prayers, Somie Pakistan Dear Brother/Sister,

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ.

I am Somie, from Pakistan. Urdu and Punjabi are the biggest languages of this country. I visited your website (http://www.tyndale.ca/) and impressed by your work. I have one suggestion regarding booklets, sermon, tracks, and Bible studies and recording, it would be good, if these will be available in our native languages in Urdu and Punjabi. Reaching out to the people in their own languages is very helpful, affective and fruitful. If your ministry is interested and keen to reach the unreached and untold in Pakistan with the materials in native languages, I can arrange to translate for messages, bible studies, biblical tracks, books and also Urdu page on your ministry website. Our all services will be provided with reasonable rates and whatever we get we use it to spread the word of God.

Would please to hear from you,

With prayers,
Somie
Pakistan

]]> Comment on Paul and God’s Multicultural Mission by Shaun Michael Samaroo http://www.tyndale.ca/~missiodei/2009/04/the-apostle-paul-and-gods-multi-cultural-mission/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Shaun Michael Samaroo Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:02:55 +0000 http://www.tyndale.ca/~missiodei/?p=20#comment-119 Paul's ministry demonstrates that the Gospel could be summed up in the command of our Lord to "love one another". In this concept of love, every other consideration becomes sirrelevant, including cultural norms. Dr Scott wrote a brilliant essay here, dealing with a topic that every Pastor grapples with, and in fact the entire Canadian population. Given the nature of the Church, we know that we have one option in dealing with multicultural and diverse cultures - through the universal language of the love of Christ, while with wisdom living out the Great Commission of Matthew 28: to "go to all the world" (which have actually come to us) "and teach them" the Gospel. This Gospel says that the world and its cultures are all fallen, as Dr Scott recognizes, and that salvation comes out of sincere repentance of adherance to ungodly practices. The challenge for Dr Scott in Malvern may be to discern what constitutes "ungodly" practices within a culture. This I think the Church is quite capable of, given the fact that we recognize the "hedonism" and dehumanizing materialism of our own culture. Paul’s ministry demonstrates that the Gospel could be summed up in the command of our Lord to “love one another”.
In this concept of love, every other consideration becomes sirrelevant, including cultural norms.
Dr Scott wrote a brilliant essay here, dealing with a topic that every Pastor grapples with, and in fact the entire Canadian population.
Given the nature of the Church, we know that we have one option in dealing with multicultural and diverse cultures — through the universal language of the love of Christ, while with wisdom living out the Great Commission of Matthew 28: to “go to all the world” (which have actually come to us) “and teach them” the Gospel. This Gospel says that the world and its cultures are all fallen, as Dr Scott recognizes, and that salvation comes out of sincere repentance of adherance to ungodly practices.
The challenge for Dr Scott in Malvern may be to discern what constitutes “ungodly” practices within a culture. This I think the Church is quite capable of, given the fact that we recognize the “hedonism” and dehumanizing materialism of our own culture.

]]> Comment on Engaging Islam and Muslims by ali http://www.tyndale.ca/~missiodei/2011/03/engaging-islam-and-muslims/comment-page-1/#comment-118 ali Sun, 25 Dec 2011 22:34:31 +0000 http://www.tyndale.ca/~missiodei/?p=405#comment-118 Thank you for a wonderful work. Thank you for a wonderful work.

]]> Comment on Finding Our Way: Art, Faith and Mission by PRIJATNO HERLAMBANG http://www.tyndale.ca/~missiodei/2011/07/finding-our-way-art-faith-and-mission/comment-page-1/#comment-115 PRIJATNO HERLAMBANG Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:28:27 +0000 http://www.tyndale.ca/~missiodei/?p=502#comment-115 Very important to know about mission with faith empowerement. The strengthening christian faith lead toward God mission, the world to be a part of the kingdom of God. Very important to know about mission with faith empowerement. The strengthening christian faith lead toward God mission, the world to be a part of the kingdom of God.

]]> Comment on Paul and God’s Multicultural Mission by Leo Chan http://www.tyndale.ca/~missiodei/2009/04/the-apostle-paul-and-gods-multi-cultural-mission/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Leo Chan Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:59:03 +0000 http://www.tyndale.ca/~missiodei/?p=20#comment-112 I recently moved back to Toronto. The ethno demographic landscape has changed so much for the last twenty years. I was "surprised" to meet so many Middle East immigrants. I lived in Thornhill Markham area. Twenty years ago, my neighbourhood was mainly white Caucasians. Now, three families around our house were from Iran, one from Russia, and only two old neighbours were still living here. Another picture I see after moving back is that some old churches in downtown Toronto was converted into high class condominium or other commercial use. Many churches building are empty and they could not be maintained due to the declining memberships. I think Dr. Ian Scott's article has a very important message to all churches in Canada, more so for those who are in a dominant Western cultural position, that we must see the urgent need to revitalize our efforts in evangelism within our own city, but more efforts much be placed to reach the new immigrants coming to this city as they are much more susceptible to give a special considerations in hearing the good news from the native Canadians if they would welcome them with sincerity. The cross cultural barrier is not easy to be removed, but it must be removed for the sake of the Kingdom of God. As Dr. Scott has clearly suggested, in reaching out to the "Gentiles", a meaningful cultural exchange may result in enriching our faith and understanding of Christianity, exposing our own weaknesses in our faith and cultures, and more importantly, to bring many more to come to know the Lord that they may never have the chance if they had not come to this country. The great influx of new immigrants to a Christian country like Canada is surely a sign that God is working among His peoples. It all depends on whether we "see" it or not wanting to see it, and whether we choose to respond to it or not. We must therefore put down our cultural barriers, put on the missionary glasses, living in our own country like we are living in a foreign land, do our best to immerse and learn the "new" culture, translating God's message of hope and love in a language and life style that others can understand and accept. I recently moved back to Toronto. The ethno demographic landscape has changed so much for the last twenty years. I was “surprised” to meet so many Middle East immigrants. I lived in Thornhill Markham area. Twenty years ago, my neighbourhood was mainly white Caucasians. Now, three families around our house were from Iran, one from Russia, and only two old neighbours were still living here.

Another picture I see after moving back is that some old churches in downtown Toronto was converted into high class condominium or other commercial use. Many churches building are empty and they could not be maintained due to the declining memberships.

I think Dr. Ian Scott’s article has a very important message to all churches in Canada, more so for those who are in a dominant Western cultural position, that we must see the urgent need to revitalize our efforts in evangelism within our own city, but more efforts much be placed to reach the new immigrants coming to this city as they are much more susceptible to give a special considerations in hearing the good news from the native Canadians if they would welcome them with sincerity. The cross cultural barrier is not easy to be removed, but it must be removed for the sake of the Kingdom of God.

As Dr. Scott has clearly suggested, in reaching out to the “Gentiles”, a meaningful cultural exchange may result in enriching our faith and understanding of Christianity, exposing our own weaknesses in our faith and cultures, and more importantly, to bring many more to come to know the Lord that they may never have the chance if they had not come to this country.

The great influx of new immigrants to a Christian country like Canada is surely a sign that God is working among His peoples. It all depends on whether we “see” it or not wanting to see it, and whether we choose to respond to it or not. We must therefore put down our cultural barriers, put on the missionary glasses, living in our own country like we are living in a foreign land, do our best to immerse and learn the “new” culture, translating God’s message of hope and love in a language and life style that others can understand and accept.

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