Among Toomey’s eight reasons for studying intercultural communication prioritize your top 4 and give a rationale for your choices. In your replies, state whether you agree or disagree with the prioritization given by the thread’s author, citing reasons for why the agreement or disagreement exists.

Based off the text provided my Tommey, I was able to prioritize them on what I thought was most important according to today’s current outreach practices with local churches. I think one of the most important reasons to study intercultural communication is the 1) “deepening self-awareness and other-awareness.” I think we live in a very complex, materialistic and self-centered society. It’s the point where many individuals often forget that there are other people in third world countries and people who exist in the United States who do not know God. I think we get comfortable within the church walls that we forget, God calls us to share the gospel and when we go outside the walls of the church we begin realize the brokenness that exists. It’s another type of brokenness that exists, not knowing God and walking through life without Him.

The second one I identified, “enhancing intercultural relationship satisfaction.” I think in order to effectively minister to one another, an individual must be able to build relationships. The depth of their relationship ultimately impacts their ability to share the gospel while ministering to them. In order to build these relationships with the locals, missionaries must be willing not only to learn about the culture but also to embrace the culture as well. Locals are more likely to embrace outsiders once they are able to develop a sense of trust, in other words trust may be developed when a missionary understands the sufferings these individuals go through by walking a mile in their shoes.

The third one I identified was “fostering