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An Ordinary Mission Of God Theology
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Author : Andrew R. Hardy
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2022-04-13
An Ordinary Mission Of God Theology written by Andrew R. Hardy and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-13 with Religion categories.
The mission church literature seems to be dominated by idealized conceptions of the benefits of equipping congregations to participate in local mission work. This investigation challenges this idealism, by paying critical attention to congregants’ ordinary theologies that develop in reaction to the communication of Missio Dei theology to them. Their voices are absent from the formal literature. The study employs rescripting methodology to modify key assumptions made in the formal ecclesiological literature by drawing on insights that come from Christians’ ordinary theological voices. The study traces how the introduction of a Missio Dei theology to a British Reformed congregation had a significant impact on them. A small team of Christian leaders communicated Missio Dei theology to this church over a period of six years. It found that mission changes came at substantial personal cost to the church’s members: 1) a schism occurred when congregants attempted to remove the leader responsible for these changes from his office as church pastor, and a third of congregants left the church because they did not want to embrace the church’s new mission identity; 2) three divergent groups then emerged—two of them wanted different kinds of churches that seemed incompatible; 3) two thirds of members supported and participated in the church’s mission activities, which put strains on some of their families; 4) unresolved tensions continued to impact the congregation throughout the whole change process; 5) unexpectedly, for a Reformed church, a third group made up of women developed prophetic practices that arose due to the mediation of Missio Dei theology. Vitally, this thesis challenges the notion that helping churches to become mission-focused will make them thrive.
An Ordinary Mission Of God Theology
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Author : Andrew R. Hardy
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock
Release Date : 2022-04-13
An Ordinary Mission Of God Theology written by Andrew R. Hardy and has been published by Wipf and Stock this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-13 with categories.
The mission church literature seems to be dominated by idealized conceptions of the benefits of equipping congregations to participate in local mission work. This investigation challenges this idealism, by paying critical attention to congregants' ordinary theologies that develop in reaction to the communication of Missio Dei theology to them. Their voices are absent from the formal literature. The study employs rescripting methodology to modify key assumptions made in the formal ecclesiological literature by drawing on insights that come from Christians' ordinary theological voices. The study traces how the introduction of a Missio Dei theology to a British Reformed congregation had a significant impact on them. A small team of Christian leaders communicated Missio Dei theology to this church over a period of six years. It found that mission changes came at substantial personal cost to the church's members: 1) a schism occurred when congregants attempted to remove the leader responsible for these changes from his office as church pastor, and a third of congregants left the church because they did not want to embrace the church's new mission identity; 2) three divergent groups then emerged--two of them wanted different kinds of churches that seemed incompatible; 3) two thirds of members supported and participated in the church's mission activities, which put strains on some of their families; 4) unresolved tensions continued to impact the congregation throughout the whole change process; 5) unexpectedly, for a Reformed church, a third group made up of women developed prophetic practices that arose due to the mediation of Missio Dei theology. Vitally, this thesis challenges the notion that helping churches to become mission-focused will make them thrive.
Transforming Mission Theology
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Author : Charles Van Engen
language : en
Publisher: William Carey Publishing
Release Date : 2017-10-01
Transforming Mission Theology written by Charles Van Engen and has been published by William Carey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-01 with Religion categories.
Missiology permeated with theological reflection. This volume is the culmination of Van Engen’s teachings, but takes us to an even deeper level. Since mission is first and foremost God’s mission, theological reflection must be permeated by missiological understanding and our missiology must be permeated with theological reflection. Mission theology is an activity of the Church of Jesus Christ seeking to understand more deeply why, how, when, where, and wherefore the followers of Jesus may participate in God’s mission, in God’s world.
Theology And Practice Of Mission
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Author : Bruce Riley Ashford
language : en
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Release Date : 2011-09-01
Theology And Practice Of Mission written by Bruce Riley Ashford and has been published by B&H Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-01 with Religion categories.
Theology disconnected from mission is not Christian theology at all. The pastors, professors, and missionaries writing Theology and Practice of Mission provide a clear biblical-theological framework for understanding the church's mission to the nations. Toward that goal, the book holds three major sections: God's mission, the church's mission, and the church's mission to the nations. Part one explores the canon of Christian Scripture from narrative and systematic angles, explaining how the mission of God-to redeem a people who will be a kingdom of priests to the praise of his glory, bear witness to his gospel, advance his church, and dwell with him forever on a new heaven and earth-is communicated in the Bible's four movements: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration. Part two sees the mission of God's people in the light of God's mission, emphasizing not only preaching and church planting but also gospel witness in every dimension of human culture-glorifying God in family, church, work, community, through the arts, sciences, education, business, and the public square. The writers encourage us to live missionally, leaving all of our resources at God's disposal for the sake of his kingdom. Finally, part three contends that the North American church must come to terms with its missional calling-just as international missionaries do-and gives a starting point and parameters for conceiving the church's mission to all people groups and cultural contexts. Chapters here include ones on unreached people groups, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and Postmoderns.
Participating In God S Mission
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Author : Craig Van Gelder
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2018-01-11
Participating In God S Mission written by Craig Van Gelder and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-11 with Religion categories.
Explores how the church has engaged—and should engage—the American context What might faithful and meaningful Christian witness look like within our changing contemporary American context? After analyzing contemporary challenges and developing a missiological approach for the US church, Craig Van Gelder and Dwight Zscheile reflect on the long, complex, and contested history of Christian mission in America. Five distinct historical periods from the beginning of the colonial era to the dawn of the third millennium are reviewed and critiqued. They then bring the story forward to the present day, discussing current realities confronting the church, discerning possibilities of where and how the Spirit of God might be at work today, and imagining what participating in the triune God’s mission may look like in an uncertain tomorrow.
The Mission Of God
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Author : Georg F. Vicedom
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965-01
The Mission Of God written by Georg F. Vicedom and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965-01 with Religion categories.
The Mission of God is a basic book for every Christian who is serious about his part in the mission of God to the world. It reflects responsible Biblical understanding and current changes in missionary thinking. Already widely known in German as Missio Dei, this English edition will extend its influence.
Encountering Theology Of Mission
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Author : Craig Ott
language : en
Publisher: Baker Academic
Release Date : 2010-05
Encountering Theology Of Mission written by Craig Ott and has been published by Baker Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05 with Religion categories.
Leading evangelical mission experts offer a comprehensive theology of mission text, providing biblical, historical, and contemporary perspectives.
The Mission Of Theology And Theology As Mission
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Author : J. Andrew Kirk
language : en
Publisher: Gracewing Publishing
Release Date : 1997
The Mission Of Theology And Theology As Mission written by J. Andrew Kirk and has been published by Gracewing Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Missions categories.
The author proposes that the health of the entire Christian community hinges on getting the theological task right, which includes showing why and how theology and mission are inextricably linked. After surveying the nature of the theological task from the academy to the grassroots level, J. Andrew Kirk discusses factors that are pushing the theological task in new directions. He focuses especially on the twofold task of making sense of the whole of life by reference to God and becoming agents of transformation. The book concludes by expanding upon David Bosch's proposition that theology ceases to be theology if it loses its missionary character.
A Theology Of The Ordinary
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Author : Julie Canlis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
A Theology Of The Ordinary written by Julie Canlis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Christian life categories.
God S Mission In Asia
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Author : Ken Christoph Miyamoto
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2007-06-15
God S Mission In Asia written by Ken Christoph Miyamoto and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-15 with Religion categories.
Ecumenism in postwar Asia, institutionalized in the Christian Conference of Asia, displayed a remarkable this-worldliness from its inception in the 1940s. This tendency was in contrast to the tension between the church-centric and world-centric approaches to Christian mission that marked conciliar mission thinking in the West This work examines the development of such this-worldly holiness in Asian ecumenism, focusing on M. M. Thomas of India and C. S. Song from Taiwan. Special attention is drawn to the idea of "God`s this-worldly presence" that considers God as redemptively at work in world history apart from the church. The study first compares the development of this-worldly holiness in the West and Asia and then examines the thinking of Thomas and Song. The chapters on these two theologians discuss their backgrounds, the basic concerns motivating their intellectual searches, and responses to the questions arising from such concerns. These chapters also try to understand how these theologians view the relationship between God and the world. In so doing, the study highlights the significance of the idea of God`s this-worldly presence shared by Thomas and Song in spite of differences in their backgrounds, approaches, and theological formulations. Having compared Thomas and Song, the study concludes that the idea of God`s this-worldly presence became central to Asian ecumenism because it offered a common unifying vision to Asian Christians who come from a region characterized by tremendous diversity. The idea helped them to see the diverse peoples, cultures, and religions in Asia under one God who transcends the diversity and still takes it seriously.