Discussion Questions

1. Multicultural teams are becoming more and more prevalent in missions today. What special challenges come in assimilating into a multicultural team?
2. What concerns do you have about being part of a team?
3. Tracking progress in language learning is reasonably easy. Tracking progress in enculturation is much more difficult. How might you motivate yourself to continually be learning—and enculturating—into your life and ministry setting?
4. In relation to living as a “displaced person,” what elements of a home might be most important to you (consider things ranging from decoration to privacy and security)?
5. Many missionary families live with the reality of trying to make good choices for educating their children. Even if you are single now, what do you consider to be the best solution for educating missionary children? How might that change if you are part of a multinational team and other parents don’t have the same options that you have?
6. Missionaries move to a new setting anticipating culture shock. They don’t always fully appreciate just how strong reentry shock will be. What types of assignments might help them prepare for the latter?

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