Archive - February, 2012

Discovery Bible Study in Thai

February 20, 2012 in Missions with 0 Comments

(This is a format that is easy to use in any home meeting, both English and Thai.  The DNA of a healthy multiplication group is embedded in through the strategic use of questions.  We hope that you will begin to use it in your own settings as your explore the riches of Scripture together and obey the Great Commission of Jesus in Matthew 28:18-20)

Discovery Bible Study การศึกษาพระคำภีร์

Worship: What are you thankful for this week?

อยากขอบคุณพระเจ้าอะไรในอาทิตย์นี้?

Pastoral Care: What has stressed you out this week? What do you need for things to be better?

มีอะไรที่ทำให้คุณเครียดในอาทิตย์ที่ผ่านมานี้ มีสิ่งใดที่คุณต้องการเพื่อทำให้อะไรๆดีขึ้น

Outreach: What are the needs of the people in your community, your neighbors, family, or friends?

คนในชุมชนของคุณ เพื่อนบ้าน ครอบครัวหรือเพื่อนของคุณต้องการมีความต้องการอะไร

Service: How can we help each other with the needs we talked about?

เราสามารถช่วยเหลือกันและกันในเรื่องความต้องการที่เราพูดถึงได้อย่างไร

Accountability: What did we talk about last week?

อาทิตย์ที่แล้วเราได้พูดเกี่ยวกับเรื่องอะไรบ้าง Continue Reading…

Missions Understanding: You Should Know

February 5, 2012 in Missions with 0 Comments

When movements are mentioned in this video recognize which large population segment has not yet been mentioned.

Most Of Thailand is Not Truly Buddhist

February 4, 2012 in Buddhism, Thailand with 6 Comments

True Buddhism or Not?

If you have ever read anything about Thailand you may be led to believe that Thailand is a majority Theravada Buddhist nation.

Some would say 95%.

While it is true that the majority of Thai people would claim themselves to be Buddhist, the reality is that majority are not what the Thai would call “kreng sasanna” or fully devoted to their Buddhist faith.

In fact, most Thai would have a wide variety of things that they respect, worship, or venerate in a typical day or week that would not be considered Buddhist at all.

Most of these other things have to do with “spirits” or ghosts of people who are believed to have lived before in a past time.

Daily Needs

Each of these articles of daily worship and veneration mainly have to do with one of the felt needs of:

  • Good Luck
  • Prosperity
  • Protection

Here are a just a few of the main ones I see daily:

Nang Kwak or แม่นางกวัก – She is the patron spirit deity of all sales people and businesses and can be seen in most every business in Thailand.   Continue Reading…