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"The insights of this book will help us develop shared and mutually understood servanthood within our ministry team to more meaningfully serve the community around us." (David H. Greenlee, Mission Studies, 2009)An engaging and easily read work, full of sage advice and principles for cross-cultural sensitivity. Those preparing to serve in ministry or mission work, either short or long-term, will find this book helpful. (Haddington House Journal, 2007)A clear, well-written, and eminently practical book for training people going into missions at all educational levels. With vivid examples and an easy to follow format, Elmer lays out what it means to live and work as a servant of Christ in a different cultural context. . . . Elmer's solid grounding in scripture and frequent use of personal experience, coupled with his engaging writing style, leave the reader wanting more. . . . This book is ideal for missionary training and beginning-level missiology classes. It should spark some lively discussions and challenge many of our commonly held views of doing ministry cross-culturally. (Robert Danielson, Missiology 35/1, January 2007)"Duane Elmer has created a gem! This latest of his creations reminds us that Duane writes stories rather than documents. The reader will discover in Cross-Cultural Servanthood a delightful encounter with people, places and situations. The examples and reflections that come through these pages shine with the warmth and reality of letters from a close friend. But this is no ordinary friend--Dr. Elmer sheds light on cultural mysteries. His experiences as a missionary, teacher, consultant, school administrator and quite surely a researcher who 'gets to the bottom' of the curious events that pepper these stories reveal a depth of understanding that makes this book shine. The choice of servanthood reveals the fundamental difference in Dr. Elmer's understanding of the cross-cultural situation. Others have written of the information-flow task from one culture toward another, the management dimensions of intercultural affairs and the quest for excellence in intercultural experiences. Note that each of these assumes that the intercultural encounter calls for a series of top-down skills moving from foreignness toward control. Not Duane Elmer. Choosing Christian styles and biblical sources, he develops applications of principles that ring true, reflecting the warmth and wholeness of sound interpersonal affiliation. This is the strong stuff that overcomes the differences, tensions and conflicts that otherwise will plague the intercultural environment. The key is adopting the posture, manner and style of a loyal servant." (Ted Ward, Professor Emeritus of Education and Intercultural Studies, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Michigan State University)"Elmer provides a fresh and provocative look at learning and ministering cross-culturally through the scriptural mandate to be servants of the master engaged in kingdom work. Noting that the practice of servanthood must vary in every culture, the book provides powerful and practical insights into how to become an effective servant in another culture. This is an excellent resource for practical mission training, and for those already in ministry, the book enables willing servants to sharpen their emotional and behavioral practices to more appropriate contextualized servanthood." (Sherwood Lingenfelter, Provost, Senior Vice President and Professor of Anthropology, Fuller Theological Seminary, and coauthor of Ministering Cross-Culturally)"As the Son of God entered first-century Jewish culture and discerned and used its expressions of servanthood--a basin and a towel--to communicate the nature of his Heavenly Father, Duane Elmer draws helpfully from Scripture and his broad experience to help us enter another culture today and discern and use its expressions of servanthood to communicate the nature of our Heavenly Father as well." (J. Dudley Woodberry, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Islamic Studies, School of Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary)"My library is filled with books, tapes and materials all on servanthood in which I see and hear the oft-repeated phrase 'servant-leader.' But how do we live as servants or 'slaves' in a cross-cultural context? Duane Elmer has provided a much-needed cultural guide for any of us involved in intercultural ministry. His writing gives us a biblical foundation along with living anecdotes from across the world in real-life situations. Duane helps us understand the lifelong process and guides us through the matrix of personality, cultural and generational differences. I believe his comments on the mantra 'servant-leader' were especially needed." (John H. Orme, Executive Director, IFMA)"Cross-Cultural Servanthood is needed more today than ever in the history of missions. In today's mission context, millions of short-term missionaries travel cross-culturally every year. Tens of thousands of non-Western missionaries serve in almost every country of the world. Many churches from the West are forming partnerships with churches from other countries. In all these scenarios, there is a tendency toward an attitude of superiority. The danger of ethnocentric arrogance is exploding. Dr. Elmer provides crucial principles of servanthood illustrated with timely examples. Short- and long-term missionaries from the West as well as the non-Western world need to read and practice the principles of this book. God's glory in the nations is at stake!" (James E. Plueddemann, former International Director of SIM, and professor of intercultural studies, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School)"Cross-Cultural Servanthood offers short-termers and career missionaries a wise and practical guide on how to serve God and others. Duane Elmer is a master at cross-cultural relationships and nearly every page of the book shows it. It's a must-read for SIS staff and volunteers. The relationship between task effectiveness and relational effectiveness is a crucial issue for missionaries and Christian workers of all kinds. Duane Elmer has pinpointed the essential linchpin--servanthood. He ably shows how Jesus' example of servanthood enables one to honor others while honoring God." (Michele Rickett, founder and president, Sisters In Service, and coauthor, Daughters of Hope)"With effective illustrations and ready-to-implement practical applications, Duane Elmer reminds us that Jesus-style servanthood must be biblically understood and culturally applied--in ways that the recipients interpret as servanthood. This book should be required reading for every Christian seeking to serve cross-culturally, whether in a long-term or short-term capacity." (Paul Borthwick, author of How to Be a World-Class Christian and A Mind for Missions)
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About the Author
Duane H. Elmer (Ph.D., Michigan State U.) is director of the Ph.D. program in educational studies and is the G. W. Aldeen Chair of International Studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. In addition to traveling and teaching in over 75 countries, he has provided cross-cultural training to Fortune 500 companies, relief and development agencies, mission organizations, churches and educational institutions. He has also conducted peace and reconciliation efforts in several countries. Recently, he led faculty development workshops at over 25 European and Middle Eastern schools on the theme of Teaching for Transformation. He has taught at Durban Bible College (Durban, South Africa), Michigan State University and Wheaton College and Graduate School. His articles have been published in journals such as Moody Monthly, Evangelical Missions Quarterly, Christian Education Journal, Discernment, and Christianity Today. His books include An Analysis of Hebrews: A Programmed Instruction, Building Relationships, With an Eye on the Future: Church and Development in the Twenty-First Century, Cross-Cultural Conflict and Cross-Cultural Connections.
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Paperback: 212 pages
Publisher: IVP Books; 2007 or Later Printing edition (April 8, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0830833781
ISBN-13: 978-0830833788
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5.5 x 0.6 x 8.2 inches
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In Cross-Cultural Servanthood, Duane Elmer tells the parable of a monkey who sees a fish swimming against the current of a stream (pp. 27-28). Assuming the fish is struggling to survive, the monkey plucks the fish out of the stream and places it on dry ground. At first, the fish flops around--excited to have been saved, the monkey thinks. When the fish stops moving, the monkey feels satisfied, believing the fish is resting contentedly. Of course, the fish is dead.In cross-cultural exchanges, we intend to serve others, but our efforts may be perceived as exercises of arrogant power. The remedy is Christlike humility. "Humility is mandated," Elmer writes, "but"--and this exception is crucial--"its expression is culturally defined" (p. 33). We must both intend to be humble, in other words, and act in ways that people from other cultures perceive as humble.How do we do this? Cross-Cultural Servanthood examines "the process of becoming a cross-cultural servant" (p. 19). Elmer outlines this process with six steps:1. Openness: "the ability to welcome people into your presence and make them feel safe" (p. 39, emphasis in original).2. Acceptance: "the ability to communicate value, worth and esteem to another person" (p. 58)3. Trust: "the ability to build confidence in a relationship so that both parties believe the other will not intentionally hurt them but will act in their best interest" (p. 77).4. Learning: "the ability to glean relevant information about, from and with other people" (p. 93).5. Understanding: "the ability to see patterns of behavior and values that reveal the integrity of a people" (p. 125).6. Serving: "the ability to relate to people in such a way that their dignity as human beings is affirmed and they are more empowered to live God-glorifying lives" (p. 146).Elmer is G. W. Aldeen Professor of International Studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. His book is clear and simply written, mixing theological and sociological analysis in balanced measure, and using illustrations from his life and career, as well as from the lives and careers of others.I highly recommend this book to Christian missionaries, pastors, and laypeople who work in cross-cultural or multi-cultural settings. It will help them understand how to better communicate the gospel in word and deed. It will also help them examine their own motives to make sure they are serving rather than patronizing others.
I read this book in preparation for a trip to Myanmar in December. It provides excellent perspective on how to approach missionary work--both long and short term--in a manner that respects the dignity, assets, and culture of the host community. Using research and stories of personal experience, the author humbly and gently asks us to shift our perspective of poverty, to develop methods of helping that involve the local people, and to work alongside them as equals to find and implement solutions. Although it is written with foreign development work in mind, I found myself wishing I could buy a copy for every political candidate this election year. The ideas and methods espoused in this book are proving themselves in the development field, but would be just as beneficial in approaching problems in our own country.
Duane Elmer has written this book to help Christian missionaries to serve more in effectively and fruitfully among the people to which they have been sent to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ in the culture in which they find themselves. However, his insights can be applied fruitfully in any church setting, locally or 'internationally' because every relationship is more or less cross cultural, as the illustrations the author uses clearly show.A thorough study and application of the material of Part Three of the book will benefit anyone who serves in any capacity in the church of God.It will actually benefit anyone wants to build good and fruitful relationships, though a relationship will only be truly fruitful if the other party is also open to and willing to work toward a good relationship.Highly recommended.
This is required reading for Liberty Theological Seminary. At first, I expected a book that I could rush through and conduct my assignments, as I am not called to foreign missions. But, my preconceived notions severely underestimated the book's usefulness.So many of the points of this book affected me, as I also see how the concepts can be useful not only in the foreign mission field, but in the local church and individual interactions.The book is arranged into three segments.Part I - Basic perspectives of servanthood. The key here is whether one chooses the towel or the robe. The Sons of Thunder (the apostles James and John) asked Jesus if they could sit at His right and left hand in the Kingdom. They sought after the robe of power and prestige through their ministry. Jesus taught the towel, as He showed His disciples when He washed their feet. The key is to cast off any hint of superiority on the part of the servant. The missionary and the people must foster a co-equal relationship to be effective.Part II - There is a process to effective servanthood. Quickly, the process is Openness, Acceptance, Trust, Learning, Understanding and Serving. One must be open to the new culture and welcome the change that is about to envelop you. And through openness, accept others by communicating to them that you value them and show them respect. Trust is built slowly with small acts of acceptance showing that you have their best interest in mind. Through trust, you can begin to learn from others as they open up to you. Undertanding of a culture occurs over a period of time listening to others and learning from them. Finally, once one understands a culture, they can serve effectively without offending or making the people in need feel below the stature of those helping.Part III - there are several challenges to servanthood. Leadership cannot be forceful, but must be servantile in nature. The power one wields to help others must not be swung like a hammer, but infused into the situation unnoticeable. And the book closes with applying the process steps to the story of Joseph of Genesis.The book is not a book filled with fluff on how to be a good servant. Instead, the book really engaged me on how to better build relationships.I highly recommend this book for anyone desiring to better reflect Christ in our daily ministry situations called 'life.' While the book is truly beneficial to serving in foreign missions, any culture we encounter today is truly cross-cultural; and therefore, needing the application of the biblical concepts of this book.
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