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Challenges and prospects of Christian missions in a multicultural context

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ID12857623
AuthorsAkinyemi O Alawode (0000-0002-1071-3720, University of South Africa, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume46
Issue1
Publication date2025-07-03
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueVerbum et Ecclesia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1609-9982 • E-ISSN: 2074-7705
PublisherAOSIS (PUBLISHER • ZA)
DOI10.4102/ve.v46i1.3491
OpenAlexW4411976118
LanguageEN
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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

Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · Multiculturalism · Political science · Sociology · Christian Theology and Mission · Engineering · History · Law · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development

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