Recent census figures would show us that our communities are more culturally and ethnically diverse than ever before. Recent studies would also show that our communities are becoming more and more aware of the fast-growing changing culture of the world. There is a big cultural phenomenon going on, even as we speak.
As Micronesian Christians, how do we "befriend" it and how do we witness to it?
Now, I confess, I'm more of an idealist and far too impractical. But being that gives me the leisure to think and entertain thoughts rather than to pursue those thoughts and seek to give them hands and feet. There are people who are gifted and more capable than I who can do a better job at implementing plans like this, into existence. But aside from that, if in fanciful ideas only, what would Christian Micronesians working together for the cause of the gospel look like? simply put: hell will drop below zero and heaven will shout for joy. Next to impossible but attainable and reachable.
Now we know from example, at least within the political arena, that Micronesians have tried to work together before but they had failed. This caused the split of the, short-lived, "united" Micronesian congress. Would the same scenario happen in a, for example, multi- Micronesian Church? The reason why our political fathers failed was because they geared themselves into being patriotic for their own ethnic islands that they forgot the good for all. At least, that is the way I see it. Would we put where we come from before what we believe in?
So what would a Multi-Micronesian Mission Ministry look like?
(Stay tuned for more)
Thursday, April 17, 2008
What would a Multi-Micronesian Mission Ministry look like
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Happiness,
The question you ask--challenge you issue--is one that goes far beyond Micronesia.
In more general terms, I see your question this way:
Are we willing to regard our "alikeness" in Christ to be more important than the differences--ethnic, cultural, national, economic--that come between us?
I sincerely hope that this is taking place in Micronesia. I don't see it happening nearly enough here in the West. The tribalism of postmodernism, and marketing the church to various groups is tending to divide us. On a recent trip, I not only passed many church buildings where various groups meet--Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodists, etc., but also the "Cowboy Church." Churches are marked by, or known for, the kind of music they use, what translation they read, whether folk were suits or jeans, etc.
In New-Testament assemblies there were Jews and Gentiles, slaves and masters, well-educated and illiterate. They regared that which bound them together to be greater than the forces that divided them, and they "turned the world upside down."
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