We well know that the gospel must be contextualized in every culture. But we cannot view this contextualization through the lens of our fragmented lives simply as some sort of interesting exercise or experiment. Precisely because Jesus is Lord, the church is called out from the world to be an expression of his Body in every culture. Contextualization is not a tool to further fragment us. It is to transform and renew the entire worldview of any given culture, including ours in the West.
Postmodernism presents new challenges to cultures and the church.
The world is more hostile than ever to the message of the cross. The temptations toward accommodation and fragmentation are subtle, sometimes more so in cross-cultural ministry. Click here for another article on Postmodernism.