Fit to Represent, Vision for Discipleship Seminar

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Being an

Ambassador Oikos

Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis

1 Immediate Family • Spouse • Children • Parents • Siblings

7 Person(s) “X” • Strangers • Chance contacts • Unknowns, the “others” • Those different • Those viewed as “unclean” • Those considered dangerous • Encounters in life

2 Relatives

• Family members • Kinship relations • Parents’ kin • Distant relatives

Living as an Oikos Ambassador

3 Close Friends • Intimates • Lifelong connections • Significant others • Romance and dating • Experience bonds

6 Acquaintances • Somewhat familiars • Contacts through mutual friends, family • Connections from work • Those “known” from frequent visits, events • Introductions

4 Neighbors • Those living close by • Those in need • “Historical” neighbors • Those deemed such • Sharing common experience

5 Associates • Proximity folk • Fellow employees • Subordinates • Peers and leaders • Memberships, groups • Affiliations • Mutual interests