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Join us for MARK in 2021! Download our study https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/guided-bible-reading-plan-mark (here). Christianity has a flawed past. How do we spread the gospel while respecting other cultures? Learn how from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) as we continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/who-is-jesus/ (Who Is Jesus?)  Interested in more content like this? Check out https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/does-god-commit-genocide-in-the-old-testament/ (Does God Commit Genocide in the Old Testament?) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/should-the-church-tolerate-diversity/ (Should the Church Tolerate Diversity?) from our earlier series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/questions-youre-asking/ (Questions You're Asking).  Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too.  To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks.   Outline 0:15 - Is Christianity an imperialist religion? 1:10 - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/03/john-chau-christian-missionary-death-sentinelese (Missionary John Allen Chau's death) 3:10 - Uniting Christianity with colonization: https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/issues/issue-99/nation-on-mission.html (President McKinley's message to Methodist ministers) 4:40 - https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/evangelical-history/jesus-imperialist-problem-missions-empire/ (The Missionary Records claims) 5:50 - Jesus's early church 7:00 - What the church looks like today 8:10 - https://factsandtrends.net/2019/06/11/7-surprising-trends-in-global-christianity-in-2019/ (Where Christianity is growing the most) 8:30 - Subscribe. Rate. Share.   Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks (https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo)   References Missionary John Allen Chau's Death ("The Life and Death of John Allen Chau, the Man Who Tried to Convert His Killers" by J Oliver Conroy from The Guardian): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/03/john-chau-christian-missionary-death-sentinelese (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/03/john-chau-christian-missionary-death-sentinelese) President McKinley's message to Methodist ministers ("A Nation on a Mission" by Richard Pierard from Christianity Today): https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/issues/issue-99/nation-on-mission.html (https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/issues/issue-99/nation-on-mission.html) The Missionary Records claims ("Is Jesus an Imperialist? The Problem of Missions and Empire" by Thomas Kidd from The Gospel Coalition): https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/evangelical-history/jesus-imperialist-problem-missions-empire/ (https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/evangelical-history/jesus-imperialist-problem-missions-empire/) Where Christianity is growing the most ("7 Surprising Trends in Global Christianity in 2019" by Aaron Earls from LifeWay): https://factsandtrends.net/2019/06/11/7-surprising-trends-in-global-christianity-in-2019/ (https://factsandtrends.net/2019/06/11/7-surprising-trends-in-global-christianity-in-2019/) Mark in 2021: https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/guided-bible-reading-plan-mark (https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/guided-bible-reading-plan-mark)   Related Does God Commit Genocide in the Old Testament?: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/does-god-commit-genocide-in-the-old-testament/... Support this podcast