Gospel.com Topics Feed - Contextualize 2010-08-07T18:24:04-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/contextualize/ Contextualization - we must contextualize to effectively communicate the Christian Gospel http://internetevangelismday.com/contextualization.php 2010-08-07T18:24:04-05:00 Contextualization means, quite simply, communicating the gospel in understandable terms appropriate to the audience. All Christian communication should be contextualized. A Sunday School teacher using simple language and child-related illustrations, games, and activities, is contextualizing. A pastor sharing a message in a senior citizens’ home, with appropriate sermon illustrations and an understanding of the unique needs of old people, is using contextualization. Lausanne World Pulse - The Challenge of Missions in the Twenty-first Century http://lausanneworldpulse.com/perspectives.php/924?pg=all 2008-04-29T14:52:40-05:00 Four ways in which our thinking must change in order to meet the challenges inherent in cross-cultural ministry.