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Cross-Cultural Engagement

Missional Ministry: The Word and Gospel Works in Action

by: Wayne Stapleton

Dr. Gardner Taylor was a servant of God whose service in ministry stood large. As a preacher of the Gospel, he has been recognized for his faithful and passionate service.

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John 17 Conversations

by: Michael Benson

On January 19, Wayne Stapleton and a group of more than thirty-five pastors and leaders from the NorCal Association gathered at First Baptist Church in Lodi, California, to discuss the pursuit of Christian unity in a multicultural world.

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Expanding Our Vision for Interpreting God’s Word

by: Lyndell Campbell-Réquia

Serving the Lord for twenty years in a culture that is not my own, I see him in a way I never would have had it not been for my Brazilian brothers and sisters. When my context changed, my perspective changed as well.

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True Hospitality: Love for the Stranger

by: Bethany Kaposhi

God’s love leads his people to serve in surprising ways. And in doing so, we not only express his love to those in need but are transformed as well.

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To Love One’s Neighbor Is to Learn about One’s Neighbor

by: Wayne Stapleton

The blanket exercise is a powerful way of teaching about the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the US and Canada.

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Overcoming Barriers to Sharing the Gospel

by: Wayne Stapleton

Faithfulness to the Great Commission is not without challenge. Reaching people with the Gospel calls for overcoming different kinds of barriers, some cultural and historical, others even geographical.

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The Challenge and Hope of the Hispanic Community

by: Fabiola Campos

It was eighteen years ago when my family and I came to the US because an Anglo-American church was exploring the idea of becoming multicultural.

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The Importance of Cross-Cultural Engagement

by: Wayne Stapleton

Cross-cultural engagement is about upholding the dignity of each person made in God’s image, as well as God’s desire that disciples be made of all ethnicities.

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