Watch the first 4 minutes of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icziYULmHJc How does its message connect to the themes of Things Fall Apart? What could the missionaries (particularly those under the leadership of Rev. James Smith) have learned from this video in their quest to fulfill the Great Commission and help the poor? As a Christian, how do you relate to the message of this video from your own experience with missions and evangelism?
Nathaniel Haan
2/20/2024 01:35:04 pm
The missionaries in Things Fall Apart could learn from this video how to help people in a society learn how to fix some of their own problems. The missionaries have to learn how to as the video said, not bring all solutions from the outside and try to have some solutions get started but finished by the inhabitants. As a Christian I think that this could be used when evangelizing by showing people the word and the tools and pushing them kind of in the right direction and let them arrive at a logical conclusion which should if they are following it truly logically bring them to christ.
Fernando
2/21/2024 01:43:40 pm
I think that the missionaries could have learned to not completely destroy their village/society. I also think that they could've learned to not force people to a religion just because they think that it is right. As a christian I see how this can help people towards christianty and teach them the word.
Elijah Trostel
2/21/2024 02:06:28 pm
I agree with both Fernando and Nathaniel. I agree with Nathaniel in the statement that the village needed help, and as missionaries and brothers in Christ, it is our duty to help them through. However, I also agree with Fernando that the missionaries, especially Mr. Smith, should have learned to respect them as human beings and not to aggressively force religion onto people. In my opinion, forced religion can never end well. As Christians, we should know that there is NOTHING that makes one person better than another, nothing.
Peter Caldwell
2/21/2024 02:39:38 pm
I watched all of these videos is biblical worldview! This video talks about how to help people the best way possible how everyone has something they can offer. As followers of Christ we could learn a lot from this video. Poverty is not just a lack of money it is a lack of relationships with others self and God. This video is particularly talking about the relationship with yourself. If you don't feel like you have purpose, power, strength, and/or wisdom you aren't going to feel like you can do anything. As followers of Christ we need to empower people to do better not baby them pretend we are any better and then leave.
Abraham Walters
2/21/2024 06:36:28 pm
I believe that if the missionaries had watched this video, things would have gone differently. There are a few things that the missionaries could have taken with them to Africa that would have prevented them from offending the locals. They could have learned how to create and develop instead of just providing relief, which would have been more beneficial for the Africans in the long run. As Brad Bandy mentioned in the video, it is our approach that matters, and if we genuinely want to help, we should not act as if we are the ones with all the innovative ideas.
William LF
2/26/2024 03:12:57 pm
I've never done any missionary work, but I do believe that they could have used the tactics from the video. But I don't think that the outcome would have changed. because the people that the video are trying to aid the poor\people in poverty.
Hayden
3/6/2024 01:36:45 pm
I feel like one thing the missionaries could have done better at. Was being more understanding that they are trying to change a whole culture and they way of life these people have been living for generations and I feel like the missionaries did not do a good job at doing them yes they built them churches and school but when they leave they don't know how to take care of them. Comments are closed.
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