When we think about contextualization, the first thing we need to realize is that our own understanding of the Word of God is contextualized. Padilla points out three crucial factors:
1. The interpreter’s attitude toward God
2. The interpreter’s own ecclesial tradition
3. The interpreter’s culture
Because of these things, it is easy to equate the pure Word of [...]
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4 May
Contextualizing Christianity (Mission Between the Times 4)
25 Mar
Exegeting a City (Transformation of Cities 8)
You have probably heard often that it is important to understanding Scripture and your situation, the canon and your context, which requires both biblical exegesis and cultural exegesis. But how does one go about exegeting a context or a city? The Lausanne document “Toward the Transformation of our Cities” suggests twenty steps.
1. Compile a list [...]
18 Mar
Contextualization (Transformation of Cities 3)
What is involved in contextualizing the Word of God in cities around the world? The Lausanne document “Toward the Transformation of our Cities” suggests three major steps in contextualizing biblical texts to contemporary contexts:
• What did the text mean in its original context?
• How is this the text understood today?
• How can the text be [...]
17 Mar
Pursuing Transformation (Transformation of Cities 2)
Section 2 of “Toward the Transformation of our Cities,” the Lausanne document that arose out of the consultation in Pattaya, Thailand in 2004, focuses on where to begin the process of transforming cities. In doing so, we need to ask the question, “What should the Church look like in our city/region?”
Answering this question involves an [...]
16 Mar
The Transformation of Cities (1)
In 2004, 30 urban ministry practitioners in 25 cities around the world met in Pattaya, Thailand for a Lausanne Consultation on the Transformation of Cities. As a result, a Lausanne Document was created entitled “Toward the Transformation of our Cities” (TTC), which I will be summarizing during the next week. In the Introduction to TTC, [...]
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