Developing a Gospel Message That Is Good News
10 Sessions
152 Actions
288 Minutes
About
Tagline
What will make the gospel truly “Good News” to the people you are reaching?
Description
Welcome to this program!
Developing a Gospel Message That Is Good News explores the gospel as the Good News of God’s reign and shows how Jesus applied it to real human needs.
It explores why the gospel is only experienced as Good News when it speaks to people’s felt needs, and how this principle applies in ministry today.
What You Will Take Away
This course shows how to apply the kingdom gospel as Good News to the felt needs of people from various religious backgrounds.
It also presents a practical process to help you shape a gospel messages that connect meaningfully with the communities you serve.
This course equips you to:
- Rediscover the biblical foundation of the kingdom of God
- Understand how the gospel addresses real human needs
- Explore gospel communication in diverse religious contexts, including the primary religion of the people you are reaching
- Learn to listen before communicating
- Practice shaping a gospel message that connects meaningfully
About the Author
Emanuel Prinz
Principle Architect & Course Curator
Emanuel loves to equip practitioners in movement ministry, based on his own experience in partnering with God to start a movement himself, his global research on movement, and having trained and mentored thousands of leaders.
Content
Session 1
Is Your Gospel Good News or Irrelevant?
Session 2
Rediscovering the Kingdom of God
Session 3
A Holistic Gospel for Felt Needs
Session 4
Reaching Animists and Folk Religions
Session 5
Good News for Muslims
Session 6
Addressing the Secular Mindset
Session 7
The Hindu Worldview and the Gospel
Session 8
Answering the Needs of Buddhism
Session 9
Listening to Understand
Session 10
Formulating Your Contextualized Message