Abstract:
This study sought to investigate how the church in Baringo County can
design its missiological strategies in the secularisation context of the elite
Tugen people in the area in order to effectively carry out the requirement
of the Great Commission. This ethnographic study targeted secularised
elite Tugen people living in Baringo County. The Snowball technique was
used to access potential research participants. Expert judgement and
referral were used to access the first participant, who led us to the
second participant. The qualitative interview guide was prepared, and
information was sought from people that were deemed capable of
providing the information needed. This research approach is based on 1
pt 3:15b, which presupposes that we should clarify terms that we use in
presenting an effective Gospel of Christ, which should be applied to the
Tugen culture of modernity since historical Christianity is bound with the
hope of Christian worldview. The philosophical thought of Socrates, Plato
and Aristotle of dialectic method of instruction and persuasion is utilised
to bring more clarity to the Gospel regarding its meaning and
interpretation, but affirm that the Gospel of Christ remains a unique
direct revelation of God that needs no negotiation. This study uses
relevant imagery that appeals to the Tugen Culture of Modernity. The
empirical scientific approach is inadequate in dealing with the spiritual
dimension addressed in the study.
