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Culture is basically a learned system of meanings— a value-laden meaning system that helps you to “make sense” of and explain what is going on in your everyday intercultural surroundings.[1] It fosters a particular sense of shared identity and solidarity among its group members. It also reinforces the boundary of “we” as an ingroup and the “dissimilar others” as belonging to distant outgroups.[2]
One particular barrier that could keep the church in communicating the gospel locally and worldwide is the lack of knowledge which could lead to misunderstanding, or incompetent communication, or both because when someone does not have enough information about cultural strangers, this may trigger cultural or ethnic–racial identity separation or distinctiveness.[3]
In my opinion, the main way to overcome the cultural barriers to complete the Great Commission is to first be led and empowered by the Holy Spirt, welcome His presence and acknowledge Him in all we do for the scripture says then He will direct our paths. Christian Leaders should never ignore the empowering of the Holy Spirit in overcoming communication barriers and boundaries in order to share the gospelwith people from various languages, cultures and social backgrounds.[4]
Another way intercultural communication can help the church overcome those obstacles is with the use social media. The key to effective communication through media involves two key functions: content creation and content transformation when collaborated they gather and share meaningful communication from scripture.[5]
Lastly, being properly trained in intercultural communication and cultural intelligence will help churches conquer cultural barriers. Some Christians need training in those area in order to know how to approach nonbelievers to actually begin a conversation about Jesus. Training is required to overcome barriers such as language.
Stella T. Toomey, and Leeva C. Chung. Understanding Intercultural Communication. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.
Sundar, Andrew. “Overcoming Communication Barriers and Boundaries in Sharing the Gospel.” Lausanne World Pulse Archives. Issue: 06-2007. Accessed August 22, 2018. http://www.lausanneworldpulse.com/themedarticles-php/708/06-2007.
