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’n Navorsingstrategie vir missionale transformasie

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2018
Research strategy for missional transformation. In this study, an innovative research process was developed to support a missional ecclesiology. The research strategy was designed as a practice-oriented research process in service of faith communities as
Cornelius J.P. Niemandt, Jacobus F. Marais, Willem J. Schoeman, Pieter van der Walt, Nico Simpson   +4 more
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A missional hermeneutic for the transformation of theological education in Africa

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019
The wide acceptance and maturation of the theology of missio Dei is the most important development in the theology of mission in recent times. It introduced a radically new understanding of mission and theology, and flowing from that a re-appropriation ...
Nelus Niemandt
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Churches’ Missional Engagement during the Pandemic and afterwards in Korea

Ecclesial Futures, 2023
The paper describes new ways of missional engagement during the Covid-19 pandemic and afterwards in Korea. While Covid-19 is inflicting serious damage on the entire Korean society, the damage to the Protestant churches is serious. The local government’s
Bokyoung Park
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WORSHIP AND PREACHING IN MISSIONAL CONGREGATIONS – HOMILETIC-LITURGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON MISSIONARY CONGREGATIONAL MINISTRY

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2010
In the context of changes in society and the resulting paradigm shifts in theological thinking, this article explores the development of a missional ministry praxis for church services in the reformed theological tradition.
Guillaume H. Smit
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Improving the lack of missional effectiveness of congregations with small satellite meetings from an interdisciplinary practical theological perspective

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2016
There is much literature concerning small church groups. We are swamped with articles and blogs about what to do to make your small group succeed. Many of these are purely pragmatic, with a smattering of theology or ecclesiology.
Arthur R. Tucker
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Pastoral leadership for a relevant missional ecclesiology in a context of poverty

Acta Theologica
The relevancy of an ecclesiology within a context of poverty is determined by an understanding of missional ecclesiology, the context of poverty, and the interaction of leadership and congregants within a context of poverty.
M. Maritz
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Missional postures and practices for South African Baptist churches

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2018
This article enumerates the importance of a missional posture in our Baptist cultural moment and details various issues related to the author’s definition of the concept missio Dei.
Desmond Henry
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Missional ecclesiology in the Afrikaans reformed churches since 1990 [PDF]

, 2020
This article argues that “missional ecclesiology” in the last decades became a new mission paradigm for churches in South Africa, especially after the demise of apartheid.
Dreyer, Willem Akkerhuys (Wim)
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The Past Requires Reconciliation

The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article presents three cases from the Orthodox Christian past that concern the defence of individuals and religious groups whose views differed from those of the official Orthodox Church. It also highlights the significance of the past in the Orthodox Christian context as a tradition that largely influences the behaviour of Orthodox ...
Petros A. Panagiotopoulos
wiley   +1 more source

Pastoral ministry in a missional age: Towards a practical theological understanding of missional pastoral care

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2015
This article concerns itself with the development of a missional ecclesiology and the practices that may accept the challenge of conducting pastoral ministry in the context of South African, middleclass congregations adapting to a rapidly changing, post ...
Guillaume H. Smit
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