Part of the Discovering Jesus through Asian eyes series.
Many people have misconceptions and misunderstandings of what Christianity is all about, and perhaps know very little about who Jesus is and what he taught.
The Discovering Jesus through Asian eyes course is designed to address these questions from the Bible, and lead Asians of all backgrounds into a deeper understanding of Jesus and the Gospel message.
This sample pack contains:
- One booklet
- One discussion guide
- One leader's guide
| Author | Clive Thorne, Robin Thomson |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781909919464 |
| Format | Multiple-component retail product, loose |
| First published | May 2014 |
| Dimensions | 152mm x 229mm x 14mm |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Good Book Company |
This booklet and course is part of a range of resources developed with the Evangelical Alliance and a partnership with more than 30 other specialist organisations. Discovering Jesus through Asian eyes is designed to help people from Asian backgrounds and culture to investigate the person of Jesus and come to a living faith in him.
Discovering Jesus Through Asian Eyes addresses Asian-flavoured concerns about Christianity with depth and simplicity.
Wien Fung - Pastoral Worker, Chinese Church in London
I am really excited about this course as it gives Christians today appropriate and sensitive resources with which to engage with colleagues, friends and neighbours from South Asia.
Pastor Ayo Adedoyin - Head of Community Action, Jesus House, London
In recognising the diversity of the communities we are a part of, this course will enable us to effectively communicate the Gospel in a relevant way.
Roy Crowne - Executive Director HOPE
A powerful resource that provides useful responses to some of the key questions raised by peope from Asian faiths. I wholeheartedly recommend this course.
Davidson Solanki - Co-founder of The Gujarati Christian Fellowship, UK
This is a powerful tool to open up dialogue in a non-threatening way with seekers, providing answers to questions commonly asked by South Asians who are thinking through the Christian message.
Steve Uppal - Senior Leader All Nations Christian Centre, Wolverhampton
Discovering Jesus through Asian eyes is a unique resource that will help us share the gospel with our Asian friends. Not only will it provide a framework for evangelism, but it will also help us remove our Western blinkers and see some of the issues that really matter in this context.
Adrian Reynolds - Director of Ministry, The Proclamation Trust, and Associate Minister, East London Tabernacle, working among Asian communities
Asians are a vibrant part of our British cultural landscape, but many churches feel ill-equipped and uncomfortable about reaching out in friendship to people we should be welcoming. I have heard many stories about how open Asians of all kinds are to learn more about the Christian faith. This course will help ordinary Christians and churches make friends with Asians as they share the good news about Jesus with them.
- Steve Clifford, general director, Evangelical Alliance
A terrific resource – attractively packaged, helpfully clear and introducing the reader to Jesus with humility and grace.
Discovering Jesus Through Asian Eyes addresses Asian-flavoured concerns about Christianity with depth and simplicity.
I am really excited about this course as it gives Christians today appropriate and sensitive resources with which to engage with colleagues, friends and neighbours from South Asia.
Though this discussion book is designed primarily for enquirers from a South Asian background we are finding it works well as a baptism preparation resource for Iranian and Kurdish believers and enquirers.
Discovering Jesus through Asian eyes is proving very helpful, as it is answering questions which my Asian friends have but I wouldn't have thought of, such as "Isn't Christianity only for western people?". The Bible passages accompanying the discussion questions relate well and the book of 16 questions is a great stand-alone gift also.
Just two minor challenges I think:
- the discussion guide tackles the 16 questions in 8 sessions, two questions per session. We find it is too much material for one session, so we are going quite slowly and doing just one question per session - perhaps if you aren't sure if you will manage 16 sessions, you should pick and choose the most appropriate questions to address.
- there is an unfortunate typo in most sessions where a third general discussion question is misplaced to be among the questions about the specific Bible passage. If you follow the leaders' guide, you can work it out OK though.
Here in New Zealand we have many immigrants from Asia. I have been involved in teaching English through an outreach by our church, which has led to the formation of groups to study the Christian faith. Discovering Jesus through Asian Eyes is a very valuable resource, giving a student's study guide, a leader's guide with many helpful insights into the student's background beliefs and customs, and an excellent resource giving 16 frequently asked questions about Jesus, life and faith in God.We plan to begin using it next term and look forward to God using it to bring many to Himself. Amazingly, I received it from the Good Book Company five days after it was posted in London!
