{"id":433,"date":"2015-11-11T03:03:42","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T03:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swensontribe.wordpress.com\/?p=421"},"modified":"2015-11-11T03:03:42","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T03:03:42","slug":"servanthood-and-our-next-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/paul-swenson\/2015\/11\/11\/servanthood-and-our-next-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Servanthood and Our Next Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"
What does it mean to truly be a servant? \u00a0What does it take for me to effectively serve others?\u00a0 Those are questions that Ellen and I have been challenged with as we have been going through our Culture and Language Acquisition Practicum and particularly while\u00a0reading\u00a0Duane Elmer’s Cross-Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility. \u00a0This book has been an excellent read and I highly recommend it. \u00a0The content and principles, while they specifically apply\u00a0to serving in a cross-cultural context, are very much relevant for us as we minister wherever we are. \u00a0The book takes a great look at real-life examples, both positive and negative, and shows where the principles of servanthood come from in the Scriptures. \u00a0Here’s one quote of many good ones from the book: \u00a0“Servanthood is revealed in simple, everyday events. \u00a0But it’s complex because servanthood is culturally defined– that is, serving must be sensitive to the cultural landscape while remaining true to the Scripture. \u00a0That is both the challenge and burden of servanthood…” \u00a0A kind act of\u00a0humility\u00a0and kindness\u00a0in your own\u00a0family or culture may not be interpreted the same way by a\u00a0person from\u00a0a different family\u00a0or culture. \u00a0Servanthood requires us to be open with others so they can be open with us.<\/div>\n
A great book\u00a0“but you don’t have to take my word for it!”- from Reading Rainbow<\/div>\n
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Our Timeline!<\/strong>
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Click here to watch Paul learn Embaloh:)<\/a>
\nClick here to watch Ellen learn Embaloh:)<\/a>
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