Traveling Mercies
Seminar ended yesterday afternoon. It is truly a joy to work with brother and sister pastors and share about preaching. I was asked about putting the seminar into the Indian context - a great question. But I think (and I said) the contextualization had to come from them. The more I learn about the wonderful Indian culture, the more I realize how little I know. It would be presumptuous and arrogant for me to make the connections, even as I make every effort to be sensitive. Still, it must have been helpful.
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The first day of the seminar went very well. We have some fifty folks here, one third of whom are women. We're gathered at a Christian Ashram, a gathering place for seekers, founded by Grace Ministries of India, one of the sponsors of this event. The Ashram is led by a 98 year old pastor, Daya Prakash, (his title is "Acharya") who worked with a famous Methodist missionary, Stanley Jones. "DP," as he invited me to call him, is famous in his own right, for his study of Hinduism and how Christianity can be effective in the Indian context.
