EXPLORATION TEAM: Basque Speakers (Spain)
This Team will do very much what the title suggests - namely to explore a particular language group and the area, where they live. Though Linguæ Christi has been doing various types of ministry in the Celtic nations for over 20 years, they have now embraced the calling of addressing the spiritual needs of speakers of ALL the indigenous, minority languages in the European/Eurasian context (from Portugal in the West to Siberia in the East). For as much as they have done among speakers of Celtic languages for all these years, they intend to begin new work with other European minority languages groups, organised by linguistic affinity. Over the next 2-5 years specifically, it is their desire to open new work in at least 2 or 3 new linguistic affinity areas. With that in mind, they would like to send some specialized teams of students to do some initial exploring in those areas and among those languages groups, where Linguæ Christi intends to open new work in the foreseeable future. This EXPLORATION Team combines many of the other areas of ministry, namely RESEARCH, MEDIA, PRAYER, and MISSIONAL.
Using these broad categories, the following are some aspects of the assignment:
RESEARCH. This exploration team will seek to research and collect data both academically and anecdotally regarding (1) the language, (2) the people, who speak the language, (3) the area of the language group, (4) religious expression available in the language, and (5) narrative mapping of the area for the purposes of mission strategy development.
MEDIA. This team will document everything they experience through audio-visual media (still and video images). The focus of the media documentation would be (1) the area of focus, (2) any opportunity to display the presence and use of the language, and (3) the people who speak the target minority language.
PRAYER. This team will regularly engage in prayerwalking in the areas of exploration, specially praying for “persons of peace,” contact areas, and opportunities for ministry among the language group in question.
MISSIONAL. Whilst intentionally trying to establish personal contact with speakers of the target, minority language for the reasons mentioned above, the team will use these opportunities and new friendships for the sake of spiritual conversations and missional engagement.
This Team will do very much what the title suggests - namely to explore a particular language group and the area, where they live. Though Linguæ Christi has been doing various types of ministry in the Celtic nations for over 20 years, they have now embraced the calling of addressing the spiritual needs of speakers of ALL the indigenous, minority languages in the European/Eurasian context (from Portugal in the West to Siberia in the East). For as much as they have done among speakers of Celtic languages for all these years, they intend to begin new work with other European minority languages groups, organised by linguistic affinity. Over the next 2-5 years specifically, it is their desire to open new work in at least 2 or 3 new linguistic affinity areas. With that in mind, they would like to send some specialized teams of students to do some initial exploring in those areas and among those languages groups, where Linguæ Christi intends to open new work in the foreseeable future. This EXPLORATION Team combines many of the other areas of ministry, namely RESEARCH, MEDIA, PRAYER, and MISSIONAL.
Using these broad categories, the following are some aspects of the assignment:
RESEARCH. This exploration team will seek to research and collect data both academically and anecdotally regarding (1) the language, (2) the people, who speak the language, (3) the area of the language group, (4) religious expression available in the language, and (5) narrative mapping of the area for the purposes of mission strategy development.
MEDIA. This team will document everything they experience through audio-visual media (still and video images). The focus of the media documentation would be (1) the area of focus, (2) any opportunity to display the presence and use of the language, and (3) the people who speak the target minority language.
PRAYER. This team will regularly engage in prayerwalking in the areas of exploration, specially praying for “persons of peace,” contact areas, and opportunities for ministry among the language group in question.
MISSIONAL. Whilst intentionally trying to establish personal contact with speakers of the target, minority language for the reasons mentioned above, the team will use these opportunities and new friendships for the sake of spiritual conversations and missional engagement.
