If you’re currently volunteering/working among refugees or have attended our Refugee Ministry 101 Workshop, this is for you!
Most of our refugee neighbors come from cultures where honor is key—the pursuit of honor (and the avoidance of shame) shapes almost every aspect of everyday life. This concept is relatively foreign to most Westerners, but we need to understand it in order to have healthy relationships with our foreign-born neighbors.
Part 2 of this 2-part workshop series will focus on how honor-shame dynamics affect communication, friendship and finances.
About the facilitators: Brad and Carrie Vaughn served in East Asia for over 15 years with their five children. They helped found an accredited seminary for house church leaders. Shortly before COVID-19, they relocated to Arizona.
Brad has a Ph.D. in theology and now serves as the theologian-in-residence at Global Training Network. His specializations include honor, shame, and contextualization. He has written five books under the pseudonym “Jackson Wu,” including Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes, which won Christianity Today’s 2020 Book of the Year Award of Merit in Biblical Studies. He regularly publishes articles and other resources at jacksonwu.org. Carrie is the Mission and Care Coordinator at Redemption Church Tempe. She is pursuing an M.A. in missional theology from the Missional Training Center. They desire to minister among the global church in ways that yield spiritual fruit lasting well beyond their years.