Challenges and prospects of Christian missions in a multicultural context
Christianity faced different phenomenal situations during its propagation. The world faces a multicultural phenomenon where cultures are crossing geographical boundaries, intermingling and being overtaken by globalisation, which Christian missions must respond to. The article examines the functional...
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| description | Christianity faced different phenomenal situations during its propagation. The world faces a multicultural phenomenon where cultures are crossing geographical boundaries, intermingling and being overtaken by globalisation, which Christian missions must respond to. The article examines the functionality of Christian missions in multicultural contexts by establishing the place, principles and practices of multicultural missions. Urban missions allow multicultural missions because they are intercultural and practicable among people of different backgrounds. Multicultural missions are biblical because we have it in both testaments of the Bible. Moreover, multicultural missions have their challenges, such as contextualisation issues, ethnocentrism, cultural segregation and insensitivity. Nevertheless, its advantages include inclusiveness, mission partnership, tribal interactions and Christ-centred sermons.
Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The article concludes that multicultural missions are more appropriate for reaching the present multicultural generation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-460ad0e2727f4c6194164152ca2a4d3e2025-08-04T09:31:00ZafrAOSISVerbum et Ecclesia1609-99822074-77052025-07-01461e1e510.4102/ve.v46i1.34912087Challenges and prospects of Christian missions in a multicultural contextAkinyemi O. Alawode0Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa, PretoriaChristianity faced different phenomenal situations during its propagation. The world faces a multicultural phenomenon where cultures are crossing geographical boundaries, intermingling and being overtaken by globalisation, which Christian missions must respond to. The article examines the functionality of Christian missions in multicultural contexts by establishing the place, principles and practices of multicultural missions. Urban missions allow multicultural missions because they are intercultural and practicable among people of different backgrounds. Multicultural missions are biblical because we have it in both testaments of the Bible. Moreover, multicultural missions have their challenges, such as contextualisation issues, ethnocentrism, cultural segregation and insensitivity. Nevertheless, its advantages include inclusiveness, mission partnership, tribal interactions and Christ-centred sermons. Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The article concludes that multicultural missions are more appropriate for reaching the present multicultural generation.https://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/ve/article/view/3491christian missionscross-culturalurban missionsincarnationalglobalisation. |
| spellingShingle | Akinyemi O. Alawode Challenges and prospects of Christian missions in a multicultural context Verbum et Ecclesia christian missions cross-cultural urban missions incarnational globalisation. |
| title | Challenges and prospects of Christian missions in a multicultural context |
| title_full | Challenges and prospects of Christian missions in a multicultural context |
| title_fullStr | Challenges and prospects of Christian missions in a multicultural context |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges and prospects of Christian missions in a multicultural context |
| title_short | Challenges and prospects of Christian missions in a multicultural context |
| title_sort | challenges and prospects of christian missions in a multicultural context |
| topic | christian missions cross-cultural urban missions incarnational globalisation. |
| url | https://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/ve/article/view/3491 |
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