The Role of Culture in Gospel Communication

Literature Review

Missionary Methods

This section will explore the various aspects of missionary methods . It will explore the essential elements in the gospel of St . Paul and then compare it with the current trends in the modern church

Any ordinary Christian very well knows about the achievements of St Paul . More importantly , they must be aware of the methodology he used to evangelize his subjects . This study believes that St . Paul 's missionary method is a great example to the modern church and to all who aspire to be missionaries as

in the case of moving around the world preaching the gospel . As it has been strongly asked , is it St . Paul 's Method or ours ? Again , this study believes that St . Paul and the modern church share one common denominator in the sense that they proclaim the truth as instructed by the gospel . What makes the two common is the fact that they share in the same divinity and faith . To this extent , it is the hope of this study that it does not matter whether the church follows it own method or St . Paul 's but what matters is that the approaches culminate in Christ , the risen Lord . See the point ? The methods may not add much value in the communication of the Gospel so long as they teach the values as commanded by God . In fact , when Christ instructed his disciples to wait for Him at Galilee where they witnessed his ascension he left them with the Great Commission ' as follows : Go all over the world and make disciples of all the nations , baptizing them in the name of the Father , and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit , and teach them to observe all that I have commanded you

As can be seen , even before...