Social Dynamics of the Church

Teaching Points

• 1

  The church must engage culture without being consumed by it — be in the world but not of the world.

• 2

  Indigenous churches look like the people they serve — they use local language, music, and forms.

• 3

  The New Testament church was multicultural from the beginning — Acts shows Jews and Gentiles worshipping together.

• 4

  Church planters must understand the social dynamics of their target area to effectively contextualize the Gospel.