Culture

Cultural Differences and the New Missionary (Hiebert): Every missionary feels it, this chapter helps you navigate it.

What Cross-Cultural Workers Ought to Know (Cross-Cultural Workers): A Handbook for life and service.

Cultural Humility – Offending and Mending (Oscar):
Living cross-culturally involves facing challenges in finding housing, sometimes leading to cultural misunderstandings and unintentional offenses, but these moments of offense offer teachable moments and opportunities to mend relationships, teaching us the value of cultural humility and engagement.

Learning Humility (Oscar):
Engaging in the practical task of cleaning church windows for a wedding in a foreign culture prompts reflections on the challenges of cross-cultural adaptation, revealing the importance of humility in acknowledging shortcomings and the need for constant improvement, ultimately highlighting the dependence on God’s strength.

Things we wish we’d known before going out on mission – advice from the mission community! (Oscar):
Reflecting on a discussion about essential advice for those considering missionary work, the shared feedback underscores the importance of practical preparations, language learning, cultural adaptation, humility, relationship-building, and spiritual growth, providing valuable insights for those venturing into the field.

31 Days of Worldview Wisdom with Arturo Cuba
(Disciple Nations)
Dive into 31 days of Worldview Wisdom, a podcast by Arturo Cuba from Disciple Nations Alliance, offering refreshing and practical insights for people of all cultures, with episodes averaging about 15 minutes in length.

Culture Kits
(SIM)
Download Culture Kits free and connect young people to missions. Each kit contains information about the region and a story from one of its young people. There are also prayer points, games to play, activities to do, and even a recipe for making a delicious local treat!

List of Additional Free Resources
(ChinaSource Institute)
Discover an array of recommended resources for delving into the multifaceted aspects of China, spanning its history, culture, language, contemporary society, religion, and news sites.