Lessons From Audience Positioning of the Four Gospels: Reconstructing the Dimensions of Contextualized Narrative in Postmodern

Today's "flock" seems harder to "feed" than ever before.

In conversations with many frontline grassroots pastors and ministers, one often senses a shared anxiety and frustration regarding pastoral care. Regardless of how much effort is poured into preaching and training, how many new materials and models are introduced, or how many new activities and management styles are implemented, the lives of the faithful often resemble a small boat drifting aimlessly, rather than "citizens of the kingdom" who possess a clear anchor and direction.

This pastoral dilemma is, in fact, inextricably linked to the era and social context in which we live.