God in the Obscure
June 3, 2010
This week we’ve released an article by Dan Hodge called “The Soul of Hip Hop”. Dan spent part of his time at Fuller as a research fellow with FYI during my first years here, studying urban mission and pushing us to see the importance of Hip Hop culture to youth ministry in any context.
Dan always stretches me. Always. In this article he stretches me by calling us to seek God in the obscure. In this case, “The obscure part of Hip Hop is its theology.” I confess that, although “white kids love Hip Hop,” I wasn’t one of them. I’ve had to work as a youth worker to pay attention to Hip Hop music and become more aware of the implications of Hip Hop culture for youth ministry. And Dan has, over the years, opened windows for me to peek into the theology weaving its way through Hip Hop.
Whether you are or aren’t one to seek God in the obscure—Hip Hop or otherwise—I invite you to be stretched and join in the dialogue!
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