The Concept HEART Language

Concepts
Key Questions
Desired Outcome

Holistic
Does it communicate hope?
Is the message giving help?
Does it reveal God’s holiness?

Promote healing
and humble relations
(diakonia)

Evangelistic
Is the message essential?
Is the message encouraging?
Is the message exalting Jesus?

Promote effective
and everlasting
(enduring) relations

Authentic
Is the message admonishing?
Is the message artistic?
Promote authentic
and accountable relations

Reconciling
Is the message real (to me)?
Is the message relevant?
Promote restoring
and redemptive relations

Transforming
Is the message true
(objective)?
Is the message tested?
Is the message touching?
Is the message timely?
Is the message transferable?

Promote thankful and
trustworthy relations

 
 
This table may also provide some key questions to help evaluate the
communication process as well as the outcome of it. The concept of
HEART language is intended to help people ask key questions in the
process of defining the goals, tools, type of content and methods
suitable for communicating the gospel to a new generation. Ministers,
missionaries and others working with Generation X people will find it
useful to ask questions like these:
 
“Does the ministry communicate in a holistic way, and not only to the mind?”
 
“Are we honest about the purposes of our activities?”
 
“Are we promoting healing, between God and man, humans and nature as well as between human beings?”
 
“Are we communicating the good news (Greek: evangelion) in a creative way?”
 
“Are we sharing about experiences in our life with Christ in a passionate way?”
 
“Are we being authentic and do we promote accountability?”
 
“In what ways are people encouraged to experience reconciliation in Christ?”