The Gospel is a message that must be delivered in ways that resonate with diverse cultural backgrounds. This article explores how local arts provide a powerful and beautiful medium for conveying the Gospel across varied cultures, reaching people’s hearts through familiar expressions. It also introduces the role of ethnodoxology, which aids in understanding how Christians engage with God through their own cultural expressions. Ethnodoxologists encourage the use of local arts as a language of worship that aligns with biblical principles and deepens cultural connections. Through case studies from Africa, Asia, and Europe, this article demonstrates how Christians can foster unique local artistic expressions to enrich worship and encourage people to see their cultural heritage as a means of connecting with the gospel message.
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Younhee Kim is an arts in mission practitioner from Seoul, South Korea. As an ethnodoxologist and arts facilitator, she loves to see people use their arts and artistic expressions for worship and God’s Kingdom. So she encourages local people to be creative and to utilize their talents and local arts biblically and culturally appropriate in their context. She is a visual artist, who has studied fashion and enjoys taking photos of hidden beauties in everyday life.
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