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Contextualization in the context of mainstream ‘rock’ music listeners

2005; Volume: 1; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.32597/jams/vol1/iss2/8/

1553-9881

Clifton Maberly,

Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies

Journal of Adventist Mission Studieswere often an anticlimax.We need more walk-through case studies of recent contextualization.Contextualization is not an arcane and erudite skill.You just have to do your best to fit the context of your intended listeners.Last year, after returning from thirty years in Asia to take up local church ministry in rural Australia, one of the big events of my new parish rolled up and over me.My new parish, Toowoomba, hosts Australia's largest Christian music festival, the Australian Gospel Music Festival (AGMF).The AGMF offers a celebration of faith, friendship, and music for nearly 40,000 people, with music ranging from Scar to Psalms, Jazz to Metal.Last year's acts included international names such as Sonicflood, Delirious, Brooke Fraser, and Lads.It included Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) legends