For those of you engaged in ministry among Bhutanese-Nepali refugees, I would appreciate your reflections on the missional implications of this benchmark. I have provided several very important considerations here: http://codylorance.blogspot.com/2010/12/resettlement-programme-for-refugees-in.html
How to Cut-and-paste from the Nepali Bible
The question came to us about cutting and pasting text from the Nepali Bible. Is there an easy way to do this? Well, here’s what a few of us have come up with for now. 1. Go to this pageRead more…
Christocentric Satsang: Fruit of the Spirit Mantra
The following mantra has proved especially useful in soul care or pastoral ministry in addition to its value in corporate worship. The content of the mantra is taken from Galatians 5:22-23 and constitutes a prayer of God’s blessing of anotherRead more…
Christocentric Sraaddha
We are attaching here a PDF of a Christocentric Sraadha that we conducted in our area. Little explanation of this will be give here at this time. If you have questions, please contact us directly.
2010 Christocentric Dashain / Navratri Prayer Book
Just completed, here is our Dashain prayer book. The book will serve as a helpful guide to Nepalis who are seeking to follow the Lord Shri Jesus in a contexual way. The attached PDF is free for anyone to useRead more…
Contextualization Series: Why Contextualize? (1/3)
[FULL ARTICLE] This week, I explore the theological foundations for contextualization. The question of why we should pursue contextualization is typically answered in a very narrow way that emphasizes what are certainly important socio-cultural and anthropological issues. For me, IRead more…
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…
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…