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Dear friend, when you are reading these lines, I will be on a plane to Lima, Peru, where I’ll spend a week equipping the leaders of the Latin American ministry Reflejo under the leadership of the wonderful Dave Matthews. Reflejo has been shifting toward a movement-ministry paradigm, and I have the privilege of helping them set themselves up as a movemental organization — one that becomes increasingly effective in catalyzing movements.
In part two of my conversation with Matt Millar and Augustin Longa, we go deeper into the practice of making the kingdom relevant. The key question is not only, “Are we preaching?” but, “Are people hearing?”
We explore how culture can become a hidden entrance fee to the kingdom, how churches can unintentionally export their own church culture, and how leaders can discern whether people are truly hearing the gospel—or merely encountering something that feels foreign, irrelevant, or burdensome.
Matt and Augustin also address a common fear: Does contextualization water down the gospel? Their answer helps us hold together faithfulness to the gospel with genuine love for people and their context. This episode is for anyone who wants to communicate the gospel clearly, humbly, and beautifully in the places where God has placed them.
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Warmly, Emanuel Prinz - Father’s beloved & movement activist
Related to today’s topic, I warmly recommend the new course on Multiplying Disciplers, our digital training platform: Developing a Gospel Message That Is Good News.
Would you like to try it out? It is easy to get started — and the platform is free of charge for the first 1,000 users. Just click here to explore the course.
“This training is great and I will recommend it to many, many others!” — Mario, The Timothy Initiative, Catalyst Indonesia
