Sometimes it is easy to try to make one size fit all, but people are all different and what works for one may not work for another. Still we can categorize some to help us strategize better. But what doRead more…
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Christocentric Satsang: Confession Series
The following series of three mantras provide a beautiful means of practicing corporate confession. It is challenging to master, but well-worth the practice. We use this series every week in our Nepali Satsang to the great enrichment of all. TheRead more…
Christocentric Satsang: Mahamantra
Here is a very simple mantra that is spoken atonally. With a simple message, this easy-to-learn mantra is appealing to many followers of Jesus from Nepali or Indian cultural contexts. I recommend chanting this mantra corporately in unison I have providedRead more…
Christocentric Satsang: Acts 4:12
Ours is a Christocentric Satsang in that we seek to magnify and give devotion to Prabhu Sri Yeshu (The Lord Jesus Christ) in all that we do. For this reason, every week we recite Acts 4:12 as a constant reminder toRead more…
Bible Storying Troubles Some Pastors
When I taught Chronological Bible Storying at an African seminary a few years ago, I asked the students to use Bible storying in ministry and write a report about how it went. Many students said it had worked well forRead more…
Tweeting the Good News on Easter
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” …and if you are unable to hop on a jumbo jet airliner and travelRead more…
Christocentric Satsang: Krist Vandan Muul Mantra
Ours is a Christocentric Satsang in that we seek to magnify and give devotion to Prabhu Sri Yeshu (The Lord Jesus Christ) in all that we do. For this reason, every week we recite Colossians 1:15-20. In our Nepali Satsang, we reciteRead more…
Christocentric Satsang: Pracheen Pratanah
Known simply as the “Ancient Prayer” (Pracheen Pratanah), the following mantra is used weekly in our Nepali and Hindi Christocentric Satsangs. You may have noticed that I have also included this mantra in the “Gaytri Series”, but I’m also providing itRead more…
Christocentric Satsang: Gaytri Series
In our Nepali and Hindi Christocentric Satsangs, the following series of mantras is used near the beginning of our worship times. The series combines two classic Sanskrit mantras well-known by Hindus throughout the world with additional recitations that point to theRead more…
Christocentric Satsang: TriEak Parmeshwar Vandan
In our Nepali and Hindi Christocentric Satsangs, the following mantra is always used at the beginning of the service. Ringing the bell and then beginning this Trinitarian chant provides a great and solemn call to worship. It is called a “vandan”, thatRead more…