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Sharing the gospel in our post-modern contexts We frequently hear that we live in “post-modern” cultures with all that means - distrust of authority, relative about absolute, placing importance on individual spirituality rather than organised religion etc but what does this mean for the church and the good news we are called to share with others? A group of twenty-five mission enablers and trainers from CWM Europe member churches spent time in Manchester considering the relationship between post-modernism and the gospel. How does post-modernism impact on the gospel and how does the gospel impact on post-modernism? The workshop considered: Post-modernism and evangelism – in what ways to people encounter God and what is the nature of the good news the church is called to share? Post –modernism and approaches to the Bible – how does post-modernism impact on the Bible and the Bible on post-modernism? How are they changed or seen in new ways due to the interaction? Post-modernism and worship – how does post-modernism and the cultures in which we are set impact on how we gather for worship? Post-modernism and science – post-modernism has taken away many old certainties and ideas. Where do people know look for certainty and security in a fragile world? Post-modernism and the shape of the church – what does post-belonging times and a network society mean for a church still rooted to a particular time and place? The following resources are available from the “Sharing the Gospel in our post-modern contexts” workshop. Papers:
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CWM Europe is one of the Regions of CWM, a partnership of churches in mission. The object of CWM Europe is 'to spread the gospel of Christ in word and action.