Cross-Cultural
History and Meaning
A sneak preview of the 2018 spring issue of ChinaSource Quarterly, "Contextualization and the Chinese Church."
“One Gospel for All Nations”
A Book Review
Jackson Wu does not write about contextualization so much as he answers the question, “Practically, how do we contextualize the gospel?”
A Winter Reading Recommendation
Find a warm, comfortable spot and enjoy this excerpt from Stranger in Every Land: Reflections of a Transcultural Adult in a Shrinking World.
More Help in Understanding Contextualization
More on a new resource about contextualization, honor, and shame from Jackson Wu.
Contextualization—a Training Tool
A new resource on contextualization, honor, and shame from Jackson Wu.
Supporting Article
When Tea Meets Coffee
A conversation between two friends, one an overseas Chinese woman and the other from mainland China who has studied overseas, centers around the cultural gap between believers in China and those who come from overseas to help them. Mistaken perceptions, communication issues, and the importance of relationships are discussed.
Cross-Culturally Becoming All Things to All Men
A Book Review
For new cross-cultural workers, Tabor Laughlin’s Becoming Native to Win the Natives is a must read. His book has the rare combination of being practical, relevant, and readable.
10 Questions on Contextualization
Earlier this week we posted a ChinaSource Conversations podcast in which I talked with Jackson Wu, author of Saving God’s Face and Sam Chan, author of Preaching as the Word of God about the issue of contextualization in gospel presentations. In the course of the conversation I asked them ten questions.
Contextualization and Chinese Culture
In this podcast ChinaSource Senior Vice President Joann Pittman interviews Jackson Wu and Sam Chan. Their discussion examines the process of interpreting, communicating and applying the Bible in a particular cultural context. Effective contextualization communicates the gospel message in a way that is faithful to how God has revealed it through scripture but also in a way that hearers can understand in their own cultural setting.