The Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium on the P roclamation of the G ospel in T oday's W orld

P ope F rancis's Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium has much to teach both C atholics and other C hristians about the way the gospel needs to be proclaimed in today's world. This article first outlines five implications of the document for gospel preaching: the embodiment of the gospel in the church, a message of joy, a message of mercy and tenderness, a contextualized message, and a message in solidarity with the poor. It then sketches four prospects of these implications in terms of the church. The message calls for a church of “missionary disciples,” a church that is “poor and for the poor,” a de‐clericalized church, and a church of dialogue.