Japanese Baptismal Vows

Authors

Bruce L. Bauer, Andrews UniversityFollow

First Page

55

Last Page

56

Abstract

"Initiation ceremonies are important in most cultures; however, they need to be carried out in culturally sensitive ways. The changes suggested above did not change in any way the purpose or content of the baptismal day. The only thing that was changed was a strong emphasis on groupness. The missiological implication from this case study is that one size does not fit all situations. There is more than one way to do most church ceremonies, so church leaders need to be encouraged to rethink what they do and do everything in culturally sensitive ways."

Recommended Citation

Bauer, Bruce L. (2018) "Japanese Baptismal Vows," Journal of Adventist Mission Studies: Vol. 14: No. 2, 55-56.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/jams/vol14/iss2/10/
Available at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/jams/vol14/iss2/10

DOI

https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/jams/vol14/iss2/10/