Presented by: Marcos Wittig

Workshop description:

For many Latin Americans, their religious beliefs are deeply intertwined with their cultural history.  For not only was/is their culture, in large measure, a product of the teaching of their Catholic-Christian heritage, but that Catholic-Christian heritage, at the same time, was an adaptation of the Latin American culture.  For this reason, effective evangelism of Latin Americans must not be strictly orientated to traditional evangelistic methods, but rather must keep in mind the reciprocal relationship between Latin American Catholic-Christian beliefs and Latin American culture.  This course will equip you with a better understanding of that reciprocal relationship and provide for you several cultural approaches to more effectively reach out to your Latin American neighbor with the good news of Jesus Christ.

Time: Saturday 2 to 4 p.m.

Bio: Marcos Wittig was born into a missionary home in the country of Colombia.  He graduated from Asbury College in 1976 with a B.A. in Education and considered that God was calling him into missions.  Then, after spending a year in Spain working in street evangelism, he entered Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in order to better prepare himself for mission work.  While at Trinity, he founded a Hispanic church in Chicago and after graduating in 1982 with a M.Div., he continued to pastor the church.  In 1984, he joined OMS International with the call to teach at the Biblical Seminary of Colombia in Medellin.  He has done this since 1986, teaching mostly in the area of Missions and Evangelism.  Marcos has also founded a sports ministry and has been involved in various church planting projects.  He is married to Elizabeth Restrepo and has three grown children, a stepson and two grandchildren.