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2/16/17 Chaplain Intro Class 2

 Final Exam turned in Feb 17th after class Multicultural Ministry o 60% Protestant o 30% Roman Catholic o Jewish, Muslim, Wicca, Earth religions -diversity in religious contexts don't always fit stereotyped norms. *Good intentions are not enough you must understand the nature of the people you are serving o When you try to classify people your pre-conceived boxes may keep you from being able to serve the people you met *Treating everyone the same may be opressive Culture: physical, social, relational, intellectual, emotional, behavioral, spiritual groups How does culture affect how a person responds to traumatic events and recovers from trauma Cultural Awareness o Cultural Knowledge    -I know something about the culture o Cultural Sensitivity     -I am conscious about doing the right thing within the cultural context o Cultural Competence     -My actions are consistent with what I know and consciously sense SAMHSA- rating scale of cultural awareness -...
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Church Planting

Exegetting the Culture 3 basic ways to get to know a place 1. Objectively a. Set up Google alerts b. Use Wikipedia c. Walkscore.com d. American Community survey e. neighborhoodscout.com f. brookings.edu g. thearda.com h. United Way poverty maps -Start with hunches to help you learn the community so you know where to connect with people -Helps you know what type of people are in the community you are at 2. Subjective(Qualitative Research) a. Community walks to see what the people in the community see.   -What/How they see   - "Image of the City" Kevin Lynch-1960 o Public Art is about real community involvement and collaboration o History matters in old cities     -How do residents feel about the change     -Where do people congregate to celebrate or protest Paradigm Shifts • Empathy through Strength - Church planters are joining the work that God is already doing Questions to ask: o Who are the people that God has already been using in this area (Historian, Archaeologiest, Exc...
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Greek II Genitive

Genitive Find the head noun a. Person    -Relationship    -Possession Genitive of time -Time belonging to day or night(Nicodemus going to see Jesus by night/ Dative implies one time) o Verbal nouns are either     -Subjective or Objective Genitives A. Pure Genitive 1. Genitive of Description(Attributive, Genitive of Quality) 2. Genitive of Possession 3. Genitive of Relationship 4. Adverbial Genitive a. Genitive of time b. Genitive of Measure c. Genitive of Place d. Genitive of Reference -paired with a verb that gives reference to the genitive e. Genitive of Reason 5. Genitive with nouns of action(verbal noun) a. Subjective Genitive -attributes action to a person or thing in the genitive b. Objective Genitive 9. genitive absolute -uses an adverb - Gen article - 12. Genitive of Advantage 13. Genitive of Direct Object DATIVE 3 types 1. Pure Dative a. Indirect object b. Dative of Advantage c. Dative of Disadvantage d. DAtive of Possession -usually wiht a personal pronoun and replaces the G...
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