Every generation has poets, philosophers, and prophets that embody its hopes and dreams. Due to the power of mass communication, these thinkers and intellectuals often come from musical genres. Many date hip-hop’s inception—and the demise of disco—to 1979 when The Sugarhill Gang dropped “Rapper’s Delight,” which began with the words, “I said a hip hop.”
Hip-hop culture has its own poets, philosophers, and prophets, and their voices have never been more influential. The hip-hop community has embraced people of color, many of whom (be they brown or beige) have not felt embraced by mainstream evangelical churches. Their increased influence raises an important question for the church: How should we meaningfully minister to the hip-hop generation?
In this podcast, I talk with Cameron Triggs about the need for urban apologetics, ministry in the context of the hip-hop generation, the fight for justice, and the importance of contextualization in the preaching event.
Free eBook by Tim Keller: ‘The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness’
Imagine a life where you don’t feel inadequate, easily offended, desperate to prove yourself, or endlessly preoccupied with how you look to others. Imagine relishing, not resenting, the success of others. Living this way isn’t far-fetched. It’s actually guaranteed to believers, as they learn to receive God’s approval, rather than striving to earn it.
In Tim Keller’s short ebook, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness: The Path To True Christian Joy, he explains how to overcome the toxic tendencies of our age一not by diluting biblical truth or denying our differences一but by rooting our identity in Christ.
TGC is offering this Keller resource for free, so you can discover the “blessed rest” that only self-forgetfulness brings.
