Identify the Negotiables and Non-Negotiables of Following Jesus 

“Granted, there are some countries that have strict anti-proselytization laws. However, when you look deeper, many countries that are seen as 'anti-Christian', are actually just anti-Western Christian. They have a specific picture of what it means to be 'Christian', and that picture is very influenced by culture, and usually not accurate. They see Christianity as a threat to their culture but we know that one can follow Jesus in any culture!  
 
My biggest advice in these places is to evaluate your own culture attached to Christianity and learn the new culture you are in. Which parts of your faith are negotiable and which are non-negotiable? I know it sounds heretical but stay with me...

Culture influences faith anywhere in the world, as workers, we must analyze the way our own culture influences our faith. Things that are clear in Scripture are non-negotiable. Things not found in scripture are negotiable and simply culture. For example, singing a worship song before and after a sermon on a Sunday is considered negotiable. Worshipping on Sundays in a building is negotiable.   
 
Once you analyze your own culture, the other crucial step is to learn the new culture you have stepped into. How can they live as a follower of Jesus, but stay in their own culture? As you disciple your contacts into becoming followers of Jesus, do not allow your own culture to influence the ways you guide them. Stick to scripture and allow them to find ways to express their faith in their own culture. For example, if you are working with a Muslim people group, they are not required to start eating pork when they become followers of Jesus and may continue to abstain. This issue of culture vs nonnegotiable practices is addressed by the Jerusalem Council in Acts 15 as they addressed circumcision for the Gentiles."