MINISTRY EXPERIENCE - From 1975 to 1989, my family and I lived in Kenya, East Africa. As a pioneer church planter, I worked among two tribal groups, the Pokot and the Turkana, in the desert northwest. During our time in Africa, 13 churches and a Bible Institute was established and we produced a three-year study curriculum in Swahili. I continue to work in Kenya training nationals as missionaries to serve in other regions of Africa.

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From 1989 to 2003, I served as Vice President for Intercultural Training for United World Mission. I founded and established the Center for Intercultural Training, training over 400 hundred missionaries from 20 different mission agencies.

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In 2003, Lewis Cross-Cultural Training, Inc. was formed. A certified 501(c)3 non-profit organization, LCCTI is a training-at-large organization.  Most of our work is that of non-resident missionary, partnering with national pastors and leaders in formal and non-formal teaching.

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE - International Trainer/Consultant in now over 50 countries; adjunct professor in Africa and Asia; area of expertise is in intercultural studies, cultural anthropology, cross-cultural communication, scripture and anthropology, and conflict resolution.

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PUBLICATIONS

•   2015 “How Teams Work: A Case Study in Senegal, West Africa.” Evangelical Missions Quarterly 51(4): 353–464.

•   2013 “It’s Tuesday.  Now What Do I Do?” Amazon Kindle.

•   2009 “How Cultures Work.” Evangelical Missions Quarterly 45 (1) 38-45.

•   1991 Social Structure of Kara Pokot: Implications for Church Planting. DMiss. Dissertation

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EDUCATION

DMiss. BIOLA University 1991

M.A.     Intercultural Studies.  BIOLA University 1987

B.A.      Theology.  Baptist Bible College, Springfield, MO 1970

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FAMILY My wife (Sandy) and have been married since August 23, 1968.  Two daughters, Becky, who lives in Watts, OK and Sara, who lives in Senegal, West Africa.  Five grandchildren.