Worship & Culture

In 1996 the Lutheran World Foundation produced the Nairobi Statement on Worship and Culture. The third paragraph of the introduction reads (via Gideon Strauss):

Christian worship relates dynamically to culture in at least four ways. First, it is transcultural, the same substance for everyone everywhere, beyond culture. Second, it is contextual, varying according to the local situation (both nature and culture). Third, it is counter-cultural, challenging what is contrary to the Gospel in a given culture. Fourth, it is cross-cultural, making possible sharing between different local cultures. In all four dynamics, there are helpful principles which can be identified.

Worthy of further reflection.