The Gospel for Every Person: Reaching the 'Nones' in Secular Cultures

The country of Uruguay is known for a few things: soccer, beaches, asado, and an impervious nonchalance towards the gospel. Boasting the highest number of atheists, agnostics, and ‘nones’ in Latin America, Uruguay is an anomaly in an otherwise religious continent.1 Each missionary venture takes place within a specific context, and Uruguay’s unique history provides a religious setting nearer to that of Canada or Western Europe.2 This poses a unique missionary challenge. However, this context also offers missiological insight. Namely, authenticity and autonomy are two important virtues and dynamics that are consistently ongoing in this setting. Both are about decision-making, power, and agency. Both dynamics have at their core the question of who gets to decide or control meaning.

• Uruguayan ‘Nones’
• Authenticity
• Autonomy
  "People affiliated to a religion are seen as obedient, non-critical people who need the institution to tell them what to do" Néstor Da Costa
• Implications for Mission
• Friendship Evangelism Versus Friendship
  "God has placed the missionized in the missionary’s life for [the missionary’s] spiritual growth and discipleship. So, we look at those whom we do mission with as ordained to minister to us." Brainerd Prince
• Emotionally Intelligent Christians

For more information go to The Gospel for Every Person on the Lausanne Movement website.
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