Insights Related to Cross-cultural Outreach

Materials assembled by Dr. Paul Mueller
      Added to this site by his permission in 2005

Handouts

LCMS Dollars for Mission

LCMS Mission Budget

Creating A Mission Vision

Top 50 Cities
How Big Is Africa?
World Village Statistics
World Ethnic Groups
World Languages
World Religions

10-40 Countries and Cities Map
10-40 Countries and Cities List

Where in 2005?
Foreign Born in the US
Changing Ethnic Mix
US Ethnic Growth Bar Graph
US Ethnic Growth Rate
A St. Paul Village, School and Zip Code
LCMS Church Plants
Definition of Culture
Onion Diagram
Communal vs. Individual Perspective
Worldview through Lenses

Communication Process
Three Culture Model for Communication
Assumptions of Western People
Worldview Comparisons
A One-language US Response Letter
Missionary Elenctics List 
West African Worldview Chart

Translation Problems

 

Power Point Presentations

Global Statistics

US Statistics

10-40 Statistics

Answers to Powerpoint Statistics

Culture, Onion, Communication