Veterans of such trips frequently commit to longer-term service. Opportunities abound for people of all ages and from all walks of life to participate in cross-cultural ministry via short-term, project-focused trips. Today's missionary activity is ever so much more varied, culture-sensitive, widespread and focused than it was in the past, especially more than 30 years ago.
Where do you see missions today as compared to 30 years ago? The Apostle Paul, who moved constantly from one culture to the next, favored generic redemptive analogies in his epistles.Ģ. Generic redemptive analogies are common to all or almost all cultures: e.g., analogies based on marriage, parenting, farming, building, teaching, warring, commerce, working, music, sports, etc. The Apostle John favors specific redemptive analogies: logos, lamb of God, serpent of brass, et al in his Gospel.ī. Specific redemptive analogies are found only in one culture or a select group of cultures: e.g., the Sawi peace child, the Asmat new birth, the Yali place of refuge, the Dyak scapeboat, the way the Chinese formed their word for "righteous," etc. Redemptive analogies are either specific or generic.Ī. Redemption itself rests solely on Christ's atoning self-sacrifice. By the way, redemptive analogies are redemptive only in the sense of facilitating understanding as a lead-up to redemption. His teaching and writing ministry has spread internationally and continues to this day.ĭon's books, Peace Child, Eternity in their Hearts and Lords of the Earth were the first mission books I ever read and profoundly influenced me as I began my own time as a missionary in Croatia.Ī redemptive analogy is something within a culture - a custom, ritual, tradition or story - that is cherished by the people in that culture but also anticipates an aspect of redemption provided in Jesus Christ. Following his 15 years of missionary service under World Team among tribal peoples in Papua, Indonesia, Don Richardson became a conference speaker representing World Team on behalf of Christian missions.
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