Missionaries “live” in multi-cultures. Their challenge – and one of the many promises of mission – is that they can live interculturally. Missionaries, empowered by the Holy Spirit, in communion with Jesus, in service to the Kingdom of God, believe they can embrace and thrive in any culture and live with people from every culture.
Tony Gittins, Professor Emeritus at Chicago Theological Union (1984-2012) where he held the Bishop Ford Chair of Mission Theology (1999-2008), will help us explore what intercultural living is and why it is so important.
Tony, a member of the Congregation of the Holy Ghost (Spiritans), authored Living Mission Interculturally – Faith, Culture, and the Renewal of Praxis, published by Liturgical Press, 2015. Born in Manchester (England), Tony lived among the Mende people of Sierra Leone, West Africa (1972-1980) as a missionary pastor, linguist, and ethnographer. From 1980 to 1984 he was Formation Director in London and lectured at the Missionary Institute. Since then, he has done missionary anthropological work in several countries beyond Africa, including Pakistan, Kiribati, and the Trobriand Islands.
A companion webinar was offered on January ET (1 CT, noon MT, 11 am PT) on Intercultural Living – the What and the Why.
Recordings of both webinars will be added to this website when they are available.