My use of such an extreme illustration as the Bali incident was so that any of us who wish to
engage culture with biblical truth will see the realistic end of modes of contextualization that inadvertently let culture lead in the dance between text and context.
Greear had laid out his four «biggest passions» for the SBC in a blog accepting his nomination: to continue and deepen the focus on gospel - centeredness in theology and mission; to
engage culture with grace and truth; to encourage congregations to engage in the entities and boards of the SBC; and to equip non-Anglo pastors and members.
Very often, Christians
engage the culture with truth on their side, but lack the inspirational transcendental of beauty, and the disposition of charity.
We assist Catholics in
engaging the culture with confidence in the saving and sanctifying Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Not exact matches
On this episode of Answers to Questions, Entrepreneur Network partner John Meyer of Lemonly provides tips on managing remote employees — how to keep them happy and
engaged with your brand and
culture
But employers willing to creatively
engage with their employees when it comes to mental health can start shifting
culture in the right direction.
«Great people focused on
culture, inspiring company
with constant change and innovation keeping you busy and
engaged at all times.
Instead, they want to
engage with their favorite brands and experience their respective brand
culture in ways that weren't previously possible.
When you
engage a reference in a conversation about your
culture and values, the way they discuss the candidate fitting in
with your company or not gives you a lot of information on whether the reference would be a good fit him or herself.
«It explores the relationship between new and old, it is a civic and community building, it is a display building, it
engages with the difference between man - made and natural, it deals
with art and science, and it is certainly about
culture.»
Over the last few days, we've been
engaged with The New York Times about a story they've now published regarding SoFi's business,
culture, and our CEO Mike Cagney.
Similar to communities who deal
with Apple and Google
culture or drone or cycle or even social media
culture to just to name a few hyper -
engaging communities, the cryptocurrency community is incredibly supportive.
But we need our Canadian leaders to recognize that this genuine interest and curiosity about the world on the other side of the Pacific needs to be encouraged and validated through more opportunities that allow us to
engage with new peoples and
cultures.
Many companies and executives make great use of Twitter chats and open discussions on social media to
engage directly
with consumers and reinforce their social business
culture.
The Hunter Hub is the University of Calgary's new initiative to
engage and immerse students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community in a
culture of entrepreneurial thinking, challenging them
with a new and bold approach to teaching, learning, discovery and knowledge - sharing.
She is driven by a passion for content strategy and focuses on interesting,
engaging and occasionally humorous story telling around technology and technology users occasionally seeding it
with her equally passionate love for gaming and nerd
culture.
In the survey, we asked people whether they think human rights should be the Canadian government's top priority in its relationship
with China, and whether they agree that Canada, in considering its trade relations, should not
engage with a communist country
with different values and
cultures.
«Our
culture at Vista emphasizes the importance of positively impacting and
engaging with the communities in which we live and work,» said Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners.
Using slides, stories and audience interaction along
with a great sense of humor that translates well into any
culture, Robert Miles
engages, informs, and entertains.
Perhaps most
engaging to the audience was our decision to tackle one of today's most important topics
with a panel on
culture, diversity and governance.
You'll find
engaging infographics and regular interviews
with industry experts and
culture leaders who share their insights on a range of important topics.
One of the things we're always considering at FlexJobs is how we can strengthen and maintain our company
culture, encourage friendly relationships to grow among teams, and
engage with one another on a human level.
Of course, that's how I describe their position; they say they are
engaged in sympathetic dialogue
with the
culture.
With adept recourse to an impressive (but never name - dropping) array of anthropologists and literary theorists, folklorists and linguists, philosophers and theologians, she shows that these Catholic writers
engage modern and even postmodern
culture by way of a revolutionary understanding of the imagination.
One thing is certain to a pastor: the only parishioners fighting the old battles are old themselves, their felt banners frayed and their guitar strings broken, while a young battalion is rising,
with no animus against the atrophied adolescence of their parents, and only eager to
engage a real spiritual combat in a
culture of death.
The last few weeks I have been closely
engaged with the people and scholars of two ancient
cultures — that of Egypt and of Mughal India.
If we manage not to lose sight of Scripture, if we remember that our relationship to Christ must take precedent, and if we recognize messages that are extraneous or contrary to Scripture for what they are,
engaging with otherwise worthwhile media that has morally questionable content can be an acceptable — indeed, inescapable — part of inhabiting
culture.
«In any battle, you've got to be clued up about what you're doing,» explains Lindsay, when I catch up
with him a week later to talk in more depth, «so I think we need to train churches — church leaders, youth pastors — anyone
engaging with youth
culture, about what is actually going on... We can't be naïve about this stuff.»
It not only speaks to the Church or those who call themselves Christians; it has a message that's also incredibly appealing and
engaging with the larger
culture.
But it does mean that
engaging with culture as Christians is a difficult prospect, especially as our lives become more and more inundated
with cultural media and as
culture becomes more and more secularized.
In other words, how can the church
engage a
culture that has been nurtured on a concept of success for its entire existence,
with the concept of failure.
The area in which schools should have a very significant role to play (and where perhaps some Catholic schools currently underperform), is the promotion of a
culture in which young people understand and
engage with the Church's key teachings relating to sexuality and the inherent dignity of human life.
There's a certain strategy needed when you
engage people who are a part of the church
culture, and another when you're looking to reach people who want nothing to do
with church
culture.
I want to suggest how this process
engages with and evangelises
culture.
One of the fundamental challenges
with evangelistic cultural engagement is how far to go to
engage culture.
Rather, in my view, they are most faithfully
engaged with as a collection of books written by fallible human beings whose work bears the hallmarks of the limitations and preconceptions of the times and the
cultures they lived in, but also of the transformational experience of their encounters
with God.
Brooks warns contemporary Christians that when we try to
engage in public life, we are perceived as prosecuting a «
culture war,» one that has «alienated large parts of three generations» of Americans, turning «a rich, complex, and beautiful faith into a public obsession
with sex.»
The renewed vigor
with which Southern Baptists are
engaging issues of public policy also draws on a distinctively Reformed critique of
culture.
Of Francis Schaeffer the editors correctly say that he «taught evangelicals to become
engaged with culture, art, and the world of ideas.»
In that time I've also significantly changed my approach to
engaging with culture.
He highlights six specific events in the last couple of years that he calls a «inexplicable, catastrophic constellation of sorrows,» that, he says, demonstrate the Reformed movement's failure to
engage with racial injustice in American
culture.
Our civic memorials should seek to purify public memory, not repress or ignore it, because our social instincts need to be
engaged by a rich public
culture, one
with the confidence to put American flags where they belong.
They are confident and outward - looking, eager to
engage with the
culture and all its challenges.
And how can we
engage with this, our
culture's dominant story of the moment, as a connection point to the Christian story?
The sayings are especially relevant to our situation as we seek to reinvent Christianity so that it
engages creatively and prophetically
with an emerging global
culture.
The Bible is unique because it suggests as no other book can that God has
engaged in history
with living human beings, who were inspired to convey their knowledge of God to others, actively expressing themselves in their given historical epochs and
cultures.
Silk Road Theater was founded in the wake of the 9/11 attacks in an effort to
engage the
cultures of the East
with sympathy rather than rancor.
Unafraid to
engage the intellectual faculties of his audience (Keller is just as likely to quote Albert Camus as St Paul), he effortlessly connects the cosmopolitan
culture of New York
with historic Christianity.
Our study is a reminder that alternative worldviews based on religious convictions can be an important resource for
engaging with difficult issues and for challenging aspects of a
culture that so many of us accept without question.
Theological education of the «Athens» type is unavoidably done in public and is unavoidably
engaged in self - conscious cultural transactions
with its host
culture.