Traditional Models Of Contextualization In The World

Himself a former high-level drug dealer, Anthony Robinette, the founder of The Garage, a ministry for men in recovery from drug addiction and other humanness, explained to Sharon that not only was she trying to run a ministry outside of her comprehension, she is also trying to minister to the wrong people. The clubs Sharon frequents hire dancers who are willing participants. No one forces these women into their trade. They are, like the accountant, dancing by choice. Anthony told Sharon that, under these circumstances, she is missing her target. Sharon and her ladies should try to change the hearts of the men who frequent the establishments, and the owners of the clubs, the not the dancers themselves. (Robinette 2015) Strip clubs will
Delving into the definitions and principles of each model allows us to see more clearly how these models fall short pertaining to Christian ministry. Just by looking at the relevance model, we can see that this model focuses too heavily on cultural trends and tends to reject a Christian worldview. I ask, “how can a Christian ministry reject a Christian worldview when by definition, one’s worldview permeates every area of one’s life?” The term Christian worldview answers the three questions biblically:
1) We are God’s creation, designed to govern the world and fellowship
What this pastor communicated to me in that conversation was tantamount to telling a person who is battling cancer that the symptoms they are experiencing result from the fact that they are not a good enough person. Hence, this true scenario communicates a perfect example of why the relevance model of contextualization cannot succeed. Was I a different person, I would have likely been permanently turned off to anything remotely having to do with Christianity. This narration describes the mindset too often found in ministry and mission leaders who subscribe to the way of thinking set forth in the relevance model for contextualization. Furthermore, this example demonstrates literally what not to do in ministry! Oddly, the two-kingdom model of contextualization fails by concept; it does not set out, or even expect, to see improvement in a culture, provoking the question, “what is even the point of a ministry that follows this model?” “The two-kingdom approach is essentially built upon two ideas: natural