Christian, Choctaw, Missional

I had the distinct honor of speaking with members of a Choctaw Baptist church in Philadelphia, Mississippi, about creativity and songwriting. The title of the talk is “Christian, Choctaw, Missional – Pursuing Redeemed Cultural Creativity”. I was incredibly honored to address members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. They are wonderful, hospitable people with a sad but lovely history.

I hope to posts the notes in separate blog posts if I ever get the chance to transcribe them. The basic gist of the talk was this:

1. Be Christian. Every nation and tribe will ultimately come under the obedient submission of a Jewish man, Jesus of Nazareth. So be Christian means to follow Him now.
2. Be Choctaw. Choctaw Christians do not need to abandon their cultural distinctions as they become more Christian. They don’t need to try to become like white Christians. In fact, bringing their Choctaw culture under submission to Christ is the only way to preserve its distinctions. The prediction in Revelations that every tribe and tongue will be worshiping Christ is my basis for that claim. So in the meantime, I wanted to encourage my brothers to pursue again the Choctaw arts to the glory of Christ.
3. Be Missional. If they will revisit the Choctaw art forms and create in them as faithful Christians, it will take them out of the sphere of their tribe to all the tribes of the earth.

Road to Choctaw Church in Philadelphia, MS

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