Globalization and you

Mark Shaw Africa International University

What every christian should know

Activity

• Ask permission of your neighbor to check a clothes label

• When asked, shout out the place it was made

Rachel's views

1. neocolonialism 2. prosperity gospel is western capitalism 3. no social ethic 4. uncritical acceptance 5. moratorium

Martin's views

1. john 3:16 is global 2. cure for parochialism 3. africans not just passive 4. critical translators 5. african missions

Activity

• Discuss Rachel and Martin's views with your neighbor

• With whom do you most agree and why?

Roadmap1.the two sides 2. my thesis 3. Roland Robertson 4. Lamin Sanneh 5. Andrew Walls 6. Implications 7.actions 8. Q&A

Globalization & God's grace

Men meant it for evil. But God meant it for good, to bring about the salvation

that you now see. (Genesis 50:20)

Three thinkers on globalization as a key to renewing African christianity

Roland Robertson Lamin Sanneh Andrew Walls

Three thinkers on globalization as a key to renewing African christianity

Roland Robertson Lamin Sanneh Andrew Walls

Glocalization as a product of Globalizationforeign invasion

Threat to the local

Renewal of the local

Global mission

Globalization

Relativization

Localization

Glocalization

Glocalization as a product of Globalizationforeign invasion

Threat to the local

Renewal of the local

Global mission

Globalization

Relativization

Localization

Glocalization

Glocalization as a product of Globalizationforeign invasion

Threat to the local

Renewal of the local

Global mission

Globalization

Relativization

Localization

Glocalization

Glocalization as a product of Globalizationforeign invasion

Threat to the local

Renewal of the local

global mission

Globalization

Relativization

Localization

Glocalization

Lamin Sanneh and Translation model

✦ problem of the missionary ✦surprise of Vernacular trans. ✦Name for God

✦Cultural revolution from within ✦God speaks my language ✦Renewal of the local

✦Christianity is

infinitely

translatable ✦no sacred

language

How Africans became Christian

Lamin Sanneh and Translation model

✦ problem of the

missionary ✦surprise of

Vernacular trans. ✦Name for God

✦Cultural revolution from within ✦God speaks my language ✦Renewal of the local

✦Christianity is infinitely translatable ✦no sacred language ✦all cultures and languages sacred

How Africans became Christian

Lamin Sanneh and Translation model

✦ problem of the missionary ✦surprise of Vernacular trans. ✦Name for God

✦Cultural revolution

from within ✦God speaks my

language ✦Renewal of local

✦Christianity is infinitely translatable ✦no sacred language ✦all cultures and languages sacred

How Africans became Christian

Andrew Walls and cultural translation

The continuity principle: Our story belongs to story of Bible

The indigenous principle: God makes his home in my culture.

The pilgrim principle: God renews, changes and challenges us to join his mission

Andrew Walls and cultural translation

The continuity principle: Our story belongs to story of Bible

The indigenous principle: God makes his home in my culture.

The pilgrim principle: God renews, changes and challenges us to join his mission

Andrew Walls and cultural translation

The continuity principle: Our story belongs to story of Bible

The indigenous principle: God makes his home in my culture.

The pilgrim principle: God renews, changes and challenges us to join his mission

Andrew Walls and cultural translation

The continuity principle: Our story belongs to story of Bible

The indigenous principle: God makes his home in my culture.

The pilgrim principle: God renews, changes us to join his mission

Implications1.Globalization as two way highway with heavy traffic on both sides 2. globalization initially is a threat and danger 3. local initiative and the translatability of the bible and the gospel, can lead to glocalization 4. conversion

1. neocolonialism 2. prosperity gospel is western capitalism 3. no social ethic 4. uncritical acceptance 5. moratorium

Rachel's views

1. john 3:16 is global 2. cure for parochialism 3. africans not just passive 4. critical translators 5. african missions

Martin's views

Activity

✦ In light of our three thinkers discuss again Rachel and Martin's views on globalization with your neighbor

✦ With whom do you now most agree and why?

So What?

Becoming relevant to

God's global mission

Read the new perspectives

Ask questions about where you are in process

Join a glocal movement

Books to study

Sanneh Whose Religion is Christianity?

Bediako Christianity in Africa

So What?

Becoming relevant to

God's global mission

Read the new perspectives

Ask questions about where you are in process

Join a glocal movement

Key Questions to ask

Where is my church in the glocalization / translation process?

Where am i in this process?

Do i love my culture as much as God does?

Have i misunderstood conversion?

So What?

Becoming relevant to

God's global mission

Read the new perspectives

Ask questions about where you are in process

Join a glocal movement

Serve the City Nairobi

Global grassroots movement in 100 key citiesLocal committee of churches, university

students and organizationsWhole church bringing whole gospel

to whole city

Last week of april 2012 and 2013

10 key needs, 100 christian partners, 1000 volunteers,10,000 lives , 1 million aware

Globalization & God's grace

Men meant it for evil. But God meant it for good, to bring about the salvation

that you now see. (Genesis 50:20)

Q&A

Asante Sana!