Don M. McCurry, 85-93. Dr. Saeed Khan Kurdistani, an outstanding Iranian Christian, died in 1942. In the 1960's a friend of mine served with the government in Dr. Saeed's area and became acquainted with an old man there. Surely the desire of every person witnessing to Muslims is that Christ, in all his fullness, may be visible. Western culture, however, often looms so visible that the Muslim has trouble seeing him.
Culture is a major factor in the incarnational witness.
Don't Give Up on the Incarnational Model. In Exploring Church Growth, ed. Wilbert R. Shenk, 117-131. The purpose of this chapter is to examine the nexus between contextualization and Church Growth theory. I will argue that contextualization as a central missiological emphasis based on the incarnation has profound implications for missionary methodology which are not given sufficient attention in Church Growth theory.