Challenge: Can you solve this puzzle even if you do not have the book? If not, then use this online PDF of Discovering Missions to find the answers!
Word document with puzzle grid
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| 1 | Practices that replace those that are incompatible with Christianity | |
| 5 | A word that is sometimes erroneously considered to be almost synonymous with "culture" | |
| 6 | Categories of things that are components of every culture | |
| 7 | The idea that all cultures are on a "progress" scale, moving from backward to civilized | |
| 8 | A 19th-century Englishman whose definition of "culture" remains very usable | |
| 9 | The meaning or significance that physical characteristics of an object, sound, or custom communicate within a given context | |
| 10 | The study of humanity | |
| 11 | Using one's own culture as the standard by which to judge things in other cultures | |
| 13 | How culture is communicated to young children | |
| 14 | What Bob Sjogren says leads us to think of ourselves as "us" and others as "them" | |
| 16 | Components of a culture which can bring the gospel into sharp focus for the people of that culture | |
| 17 | The disorientation experienced when people move into an unfamiliar culture and have to cope with different patterns of life | |
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| 2 | What Samuel Zwemer said missionaries often experienced after becoming so attached to the place where they served that they felt homesick for it upon returning home | |
| 3 | A ministry model in which one attempts to identify fully with the people who are being reached | |
| 4 | The process by which adults learn new cultures | |
| 12 | One good analogy or metaphor for culture | |
| 15 | The distinguishable characteristics of an object, sound, or custom | |
"Is it sad that I spent time in the back of the ambulance doing this? We were on our way back from a transport, and instead of filling out our report, I had fun doing the crossword puzzle. HAHA. Thanks again for this learning tool!" -- Andrew Thomas
-- Howard Culbertson, hculbert@snu.edu
Based on material in the book Discovering Missions by Charles Gailey and Howard Culbertson, published by Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City (now known as The Foundry)
Culture shapes how people understand the gospel. Missionaries need to learn local beliefs and customs so they can communicate clearly, respect people, and address practices that conflict with Christian teaching.
Cross-cultural evangelism calls for humility and care. Missionaries can meet people where they are while remaining faithful to the core principles of the Christian faith.
"The chapter 7 puzzle was extra hard. The two-word answers made my brain work a bit harder. I very much appreciate the printable Word document. Thank you for this great learning option." -- Christina K., Nazarene Bible College student
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