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A Case Study in Contextualization: The History of the German Church Growth Association 1985-2003

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
  • 15.3 x 22.7 x 1.6 cm

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Description: The content of the gospel never changes; however, communicating it constantly fluctuates. Conveying the gospel to a homeless, hungry woman may include providing a hot bowl of chili, while an agnostic co-worker might be open after several rounds of golf. The message is the same, but the method of communicating it is as wide and varied as life itself. Finding the correct method is like hitting the ""sweet spot"" on a tennis racket or golf club. It takes time, study, and practice, but once you find it you have more success. The ""sweet spot"" in missions is called contextualization and involves much more than learning a new language. It means knowing a country's religious, political, and social conditions. Correct theology, financial backing, and language acquisition are meaningless without contextualization. This book tells the story of a German organization struggling to contextualize the gospel in a very hostile environment. Its mission was to revive a dying church, characterized by centuries-old religious pride and pluralism. This study details the challenges of faithfully communicating the gospel in a post-Christian culture and serves as a study to enable missionaries to recognize and respond to cultural issues affecting the contextualization process.
A Case Study in Contextualization: The History of the German Church Growth Association 1985-2003 and Christ for Post-Christians
Christ for Post-ChristiansA Case Study in Contextualization: The History of the German Church Growth Association 1985-2003

  • Title

    A Case Study in Contextualization: The History of the German Church Growth Association 1985-2003

  • Author

    Fred W Mcrae

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Wipf & Stock Publishers

  • Published

    January 2014

  • Weight

    341g

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.7 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9781620328507

  • ISBN-10

    162032850X

  • Eden Code

    4940231

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