Unhealthy dependency develops when we do for others what they can and should do for themselves. This seminar looks at how
the dependency syndrome develops in cross-cultural ministry and how it can be either avoided or overcome. Stories will be told about mission-established
churches which avoided the problem from the beginning and how others overcame
it and can now stand on
their own two feet. Some attention will be paid to
how short-term missions
can avoid contributing to
the dependency syndrome. Time will also be given to discussing the implications
of sustainability in Christian medical institutions among mission-established churches.
This session will look at ways individual neighborhoods can be wholistically transformed— physically, spiritually, socially, and emotionally from the inside by the residents. It will present ideas of focusing on the assets that are found in people in the neighborhood and how those assets can transform their neighborhood.
