A Privileged Position
Posted on: 12th May 2020
Former CMS missionary Greg Anderson is Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Northern Territory. Here he uses his personal experience to reflect on how and why CMS is so committed to approaching mission with humility. One of the obvious things about my ministry in the Northern Territory is that my skin colour is the same as that of a lot of […]
The diversity factor: relating to a range of people
Posted on: 7th February 2020
Ex-CMS missionary Greg Anderson is now bishop of the Northern Territory. In this, the fifth of six articles on humility in mission, Greg writes about some of the difficulties associated with politeness and cultural norms, and dealing with these as a Christian and as a missionary. Article One is Skin-deep mission: how Western missionaries are […]
The lifestyle factor: relatively free mission agents
Posted on: 5th December 2019
Ex-CMS missionary Greg Anderson is now bishop of the Northern Territory. In this, the fourth of six articles on humility in mission, Greg writes about some of the difficulties associated with politeness and cultural norms, and dealing with these as a Christian and as a missionary. Article One is Skin-deep mission: how Western missionaries are […]
The politeness factor: relatively rude mission agents
Posted on: 31st October 2019
Ex-CMS missionary Greg Anderson is now bishop of the Northern Territory. In this, the third of six articles on humility in mission, Greg writes about some of the difficulties associated with politeness and cultural norms, and dealing with these as a Christian and as a missionary. Article One is Skin-deep mission: how Western missionaries are […]
Skin-deep mission: how Western missionaries are perceived.
Posted on: 3rd September 2019
Ex-CMS missionary Greg Anderson is now bishop of the Northern Territory. In this, the first of six articles on humility in mission, he writes about the difference that skin colour makes to mission, and how to deal with that difference as a Christian and as a missionary. Article One is Skin-deep mission: how Western missionaries […]