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middle east, jesus, culture shock, missionary

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels

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Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes by Kenneth Bailey goes through the four gospels and examines the life of Jesus. This book is recommended by HonorShame and ca...
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justice and life, missionary, culture shock

Justice and Inner life – Episode 11: John Eldredge

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In this episode, we are joined by John Eldredge, author of Wild at Heart and other bestselling books, as he and Jedd explore choices that feed an adventurous so...
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Justice and Inner life – Episode 12: Eugene Cho

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In this episode, pastor, teacher, and advocate Eugene Cho joins Jedd Medefind for a conversation at the CAFO2018 Summit. Cho shares ways he’s seen a very good...
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Justice and Inner life – Episode 13: Peter Greer

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In this episode, Peter Greer – husband, father, president and CEO of Hope International, and recently co-author of Rooting for Rivals – joins Jedd Medefind ...
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Justice and Inner life – Episode 14 – Part 1: Dr. Curt Thompson

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In part one of this two-part podcast, you’ll hear from psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. Curt Thompson and Jedd Medefind as they explore the connection betw...
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Justice and Inner life – Episode 14 – Part 2: Dr. Curt Thompson

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In this second part of this two-part podcast, we continue the conversation with psychiatrist, neuroscientist and author Dr. Curt Thompson and Jedd Medefind as t...
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Justice and Inner life – Episode 15: Aixa de López

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In this episode, we hear from Aixa de López, who shares how her family’s journey into adoption has encouraged fellow Guatemalans to consider adoption and oth...
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Justice and Inner life – Episode 16: Gary Ringger

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In this episode, Jedd talks with Gary Ringger, who shares how God led him from the desperation and depression of a crumbling business … to harnessing a thrivi...
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mama maggie gobran, CAFO, justice, inner life, culture shock, missionary

Justice and The Inner Life – Episode 9: Mama Maggie Gobran

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In this episode, Jedd Medefind sits down with Maggie Gobran – known to thousands of children in Cairo as “Mama Maggie” – who shares her soft-spoken mes...
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literacy overview, literacy, missionary, culture shock, Tedd Lodes,

Literacy Overview

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This section is an introduction to literacy. What do the words literacy and illiteracy mean? What is the current status of literacy in the world? How about in t...
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Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures

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Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures Many Westerners have experienced a culture that runs on an honor-shame operating system. In Ministering in Honor-Shame Cul...
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missionary, God, Orphans, culture shock

On Understanding Orphan Statistics

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Christian orphan advocates must accurately understand and communicate orphan-related statistics. Failure to do so undermines the strength of our advocacy and mi...
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Orphan Sunday: Stories of Impact – Episode 1: The Impact of Saying Yes: With Guest Sandra Flach

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Welcome to the first episode of Orphan Sunday Stories of Impact. This really is the perfect story to kickoff Orphan Sunday Stories of Impact. Join guest-host Jo...
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Orphan Sunday: Stories of Impact – Episode 2: When We Say “Yes” to God: With Guest Misty Seale

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Our guest is Oklahoma orphan advocate and soon to be an adoptive mom – Misty Seale. Misty was impacted by that fact that her church did NOT observe Orphan Su...
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Orphan Sunday: Stories of Impact – Episode 3: Zambia’s Gift to the World: With Guest Pastor Billiance Chondwe

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Pastor Billy Chondwe shares about that very first Orphan Sunday in his church over 15 years ago and the impact that it has had all around the world. To liste...
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Orphan Sunday: Stories of Impact – Episode 4: God Writes Our Stories: With Guest Mandy Chapman

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Join us as we hear from foster and adoptive mom, Mandy Chapman. With no intention of marrying or having children, God spoke to Mandy during an Orphan Sunday ser...
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Orphan Sunday: Stories of Impact – Episode 5: Responding to God’s Heart for The Orphan: With Guest Gary Schneider

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Hear Gary Schneider as he joins us all the way from Zambia to talk about the impact that first Orphan Sunday had on him over 15 years ago and how he was moved t...
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Orphan Sunday: Stories of Impact – Episode 6: Awakening the Church in Zimbabwe: With Guests Kevin & Kuteesa Gweshe

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After their church observed Orphan Sunday in Zimbabwe, the Gweshe’s began to talk about adoption. They listened to the voice of God and eventually adopted the...
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Orphan Sunday: Stories of Impact – Episode 7: A Call to Arms for the Church: With Guest Glorya Jordan

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Through Orphan Sunday, pro-life bio parents of 3 boys, DJ & Glorya Jordan had their eyes opened to the gravity of the need in the US foster care system. As ...
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Orphan Sunday: Stories of Impact – Episode 8: Who Will Stand With Me? With Guest Bishop Aaron Blake

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Bishop Aaron Blake and his wife, Mary, fostered 6 teenage boys which transformed their lives and their church. Bishop Blake challenged his congregation to stand...
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PWE, LEI, missionary, English, culture shock

Passport to the World of English (PWE) – Introduction and Theme Picture

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The first of 8 videos in LEI's Passport to the World of English training video series. This video introduces the LEI ESL curriculum and methodology as well as p...
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engage your church, church, missionary, culture shock

PDF: Engage Your Church

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There is no “script” for how to start and grow an orphan care ministry in your church. No formula. No prescription. Sometimes 1+1=2, and sometimes 1+1=93. S...
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honorshame, missionary, culture shock, restoration, shame

Restoring the Shamed: Towards a Theology of Shame

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Restoring the Shamed: Towards a Theology of Shame by Robin Stockitt is A philosophical work on the nature of shame and explanation of Jesus’ atoning life. T...
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children, orphans, missionary, culture shock

Rethinking Children’s Ministry: Creating an Environment of Felt Safety

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Children’s ministry is perhaps the most vital ministry of the church. It is why families come, why families stay, and unfortunately why families sometimes lea...
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face, honorshame, culture shock, missionary

Saving God’s Face: A Chinese Contextualization of Salvation through Honor and Shame

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Saving Gods’ Face by Jackson Wu is An academic contextualization of Romans and the atonement for Chinese contexts; excellent exegetically and missiologically...
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jackson wu, missionary, culture shock

Saving Us from Me: Cultivating Honor and Shame in a Collectivist Church

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This plenary session talk was given at the Honor, Shame and the Gospel Conference held at Wheaton College (June 2017). Other resources by Jackson Wu are found a...
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CAFO, missionary, culture shock, children

Short Term Missions and Vulnerable Children: New Guidance from the Christian Alliance for Orphans

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This resource was taken from Christian Alliance for Orphans from a post created by Jedd Medefind. This resource is good for anyone planning on going on a missi...
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problem, missionary, culture shock

Shrinking the Problem

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Sometimes the problem feels really big, and our people feel really small. In this webinar you will discover tools you can use to help your people grasp and e...
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Missionary, culture shock, the 3d gospel

The 3D Gospel: Ministry in Guilt, Shame, and Fear Cultures

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The 3D Gospel: Ministry in Guilt, Shame, and Fear Cultures  This is a concise book explaining the world’s three primary culture types and how Christians c...
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internship, missionary, culture shock

The Genius of Internships

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Do you want to discover and unlock the genius of internships within your organization? Join CAFO and Michael True, national leader in internships and talent dev...
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The Power of a Good Story

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Do you know how important story telling is? Check out this article by Amy Young about why she believes story telling is important. To visit the Global Trelli...
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honorshame, Islam, culture shock, missionary

Touching the Soul of Islam

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Touching the Soul of Islam by Bill Musk is about the honor shame in Islam cultures. This book was recommended by HonorShame and can be found on amazon or other ...
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missionary, culture shock, honor, honorshame

Transforming Honor (Ethics)

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A training video about ethics and moral transformation in honor-shame cultures.
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