MINISTRY IN APPALACHIA - Christian Mountain

122 Pages·2011·4.54 MB·English

by  Donna Snyder

MMiinniisstteerriinngg IInn AAppppaallaacchhiiaa
Bill Barker
NNaattiioonnaall DDiirreeccttoorr,,
Appalachian Regional
Ministry
North American
MMiissssiioonn BBooaardd
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MMiinniisstteerriinngg IInn AAppppaallaacchhiiaa
SSeessssiioonn 11 – MMiinniisstteerriinngg
within the Context of
Appalachian Culture
Understanding the culture
will enable you to more
effectively minister in
AAppppaallaacchhiiaa..
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AAAAppppaallllaacchhhhiiiiaa
“Dorothyy,,
you’re not in
Kansas ((or
wherever you
are from))
anymore.”
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JJJJeessuuss aanndddd CCCCuullllttttuurree
A little later some of the
other bystanders came
oovveerr ttoo PPeetteerr aanndd ssaaiidd,,
“You must be one of
them; we can tell by your
GGaalliilleeaann aacccceenntt.””
(Matthew 26:73)
“Men of Galilee,” the
angels said … (Acts 1:11)
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PPPPrrrroooonnnnoooouuuunnnncccciiiinnnngggg tttthhhheeee WWWWoooorrrrdddd
LLatte 1177tthh centtury. FFormedd ffrom AApallachhee, tthhe
name Native Americans gave to what is now
the southeastern United States.
Ap·pa·la·chi·an [àpp láychee n, àpp lách n]
aaddjjeeccttiivvee
Ap·pal·a·chi·ans [àpp láychee nz, àpp lách nz]
Ap·pa·lla·chhii·a [[ààpp llááychhee , ààpp llááchh]] noun
“I’ll throw an apple at ya’.”
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WWhhyy SSttuuddyy AAppppaallaacchhiiaa
CCCCuullllttttuurree aanndddd VVVVaalllluueess
I planted, Apollos
wwaatteerreedd,, bbuutt GGoodd
gave the growth.
(1 Corinthians 3:6)
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OOOOuurr CCCCuullllttttuurree IIIIddddeennttttiiiiffffiiiieess UUUUss
And they were
aassttoouunnddeedd aanndd
amazed, saying,
““LLookk, aren’’tt allll
these who are
speaking Galileans?
(Acts 2:7)
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OOOOuurr CCCCuullllttttuurree IIIIddddeennttttiiiiffffiiiieess UUUUss
 Shapes our
Worldview
 Influences our
BBiibblliiccaall vviieeww
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The Call of God
 A Must
 Will be tested
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GGGGoodddd’’’’ss CCCCaallllllll
OOccccuuppaattiioonn MMiinniissttrryy
We try to move up the Serve God however he
ladder leads
Focus on our life We seek to bring true
lliiffee iinnttoo ootthheerr ppeeooppllee’ss
lives
Want to be noticed Want Christ to be
nnoottiicceedd
Compare out work and Strive to be faithful and
its results with that of serve with excellence no
other workers matter what others are
doing
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