Teamwork Cross-Culturally

by Lingenfelter, Julie A. Green

Following Sherwood Lingenfelter's successful books on ministering, teaching, and leading cross-culturally (with combined sales of over 200,000 copies), Teamwork Cross-Culturally casts a vision for how teams made up of diverse peoples can serve in unity as the body of Christ despite the complicated problems that arise. The book equips leaders to respond to divisive issues so that multinational mission teams can do the work of ministry in ways that honor God. Real-life examples of teamwork challenges from around the world demonstrate that "in Christ" responses are achievable.

224 pages, Paperback

Published May 17, 2022

Reviews

[Kathleen Moy · Rating 3 out of 5]

What I find interesting is that everything in me wants a clear formula for working through what the authors refer to "wicked problems" but the authors intentionally do not give a formula. They rather acknowledge the complexities that come with working with cross-cultural teams and note the need to approach each problem uniquely, with humility, and aware of competing cultural norms like power distances, communication styles, and worldviews. I liked the term they use for finding solutions, which they call clumsy solutions. However, I'm giving this book three stars as I found it short on those practical solutions and struggled with the writing style, which hasn't been the case with other books I've read from Lingenfelter.