Friday, November 10, 2006
Church Planting in France: a Challenge
Church planting, being in it of itself quite an endeavor, can prove to be even more challenging in France. In this country often described in US missionary circles as "the missionary graveyard", it is important to find what makes the French tick to see the Kingdom of God expand.
In this high context culture, a lot of things are not responded to like in a younger non-latin culture as the USA. It is up to God's workers to turn this handicap into a challenge, and pray to God He gives us the keys to help unlock the hearts of the French.
A post-Christian nation, France has had a long Christian heritage, both mixing the good and the bad. Secular since the French Revolution in 1789, with further legislation in 1905 in regards to church legal activity, French society incorporates much of the Christian ethics, but is unable and unwilling today to recognize this religious heritage, possibly as a way to remind the church the French Republic now is sovereign over French matters--and no longer the church which meddled with politics for many centuries.
In this high context culture, a lot of things are not responded to like in a younger non-latin culture as the USA. It is up to God's workers to turn this handicap into a challenge, and pray to God He gives us the keys to help unlock the hearts of the French.
A post-Christian nation, France has had a long Christian heritage, both mixing the good and the bad. Secular since the French Revolution in 1789, with further legislation in 1905 in regards to church legal activity, French society incorporates much of the Christian ethics, but is unable and unwilling today to recognize this religious heritage, possibly as a way to remind the church the French Republic now is sovereign over French matters--and no longer the church which meddled with politics for many centuries.
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Wow, God bless you guys. I had a friend doing a study of the de-Christianization of France...interesting stuff. i think and pray that perhaps the french people are ready for the kingdom to break in and for Jesus to move among them anew.
bless you guys!
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bless you guys!
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