true confessions of a latino
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Presentation geared toward missionaries or people from other cultures migrating to Latin America.TRANSCRIPT
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True Confessions of a Latino:
Understanding the Latin Culture
Stuart Salazar, M.Ed.
Regional DirectorACSI Latin america
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Who told you Latinos where nice and easy
people?
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Cross-Cultural Skills 101(or… everything they taught you about missions
it’s a myth)
Don’t criticize the host culture. You are supposed to respect and honor the local cultural values
Observe, learn and —if possible— adopt the local customs
Don’t impose your “western” cultural values
Don’t mess with the nationals, you came here to serve the international community only
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Why did you come to Latin America after all?
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God’s call for Latin America
Rom. 9:11 (“for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable”)
The ethnic mixtureNot just a missionary
field but a missionary force
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The “sins” of the Latino culture
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The “sins” of the Latino culture
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The “sins” of the Latino culture
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The “sins” of the Latino culture
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But… how do we influence the
student’s character?
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A new educational proposal
Focus on character
Education to transform
Latino culture
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Character?
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What do you mean character?
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What is character?
Who you arewhen no one is
looking
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Worldview
Visión de la realidad Visión de la realidad La perspectiva o lente filosófico en La perspectiva o lente filosófico en
base al cual percibimos y base al cual percibimos y juzgamos todas las cosasjuzgamos todas las cosas
Conjunto de presuposiciones que Conjunto de presuposiciones que sostenemos acerca de lo que es el sostenemos acerca de lo que es el mundomundo
Credo filosófico que, declarado o Credo filosófico que, declarado o no, nuestra mente acepta como no, nuestra mente acepta como verdadero y en base al cual verdadero y en base al cual moldea su carácter y conductamoldea su carácter y conducta
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Worldview, Character & Culture
Worldview
Behavior
Character
Culture
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There is hope for Latin America!
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Serie Curricular Fundamentos de Carácter