The Enlightener Mentality
I came to Brazil with the idea that the American Church was going to help the Brazilian Church and not vice versa. I will call this mentality the enlightener mentality. The enlightener mentality was warned to me throughout the preparation week for Brazil. However, I still fell into the trap. Within the first week of being in Brazil, I was shown the truth. The Lifeshapers and the…
Worldview || Big & Small
To be perfectly honest, before this year began I had hardly any idea of what a worldview was and much less, what all it encompassed. Since we began this journey, the main theme in the classroom has been studying worldview and all its aspects, which was appropriate considering I and likely most, if not all,…
How to Succeed in Sharing Bad News
There’s a long history to people not liking to receive bad news. In fact you may have even heard the phrase “don’t shoot the messenger” before. In several countries as far as ancient warfare etiquette it was considered bad form to harm a messenger as he went back and forth between his own army and…
