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From proto-missional to mega-church: A critique of ecclesial ‘growth’ in Korea
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018 In the last couple of decades, the Korean church experienced a loss of credibility as well as a decrease in membership. The premise of this contribution is that the mega-church phenomenon in Korea contributed to this state of affairs.
Yongsoo Lee, Wim A. Dreyer
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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 +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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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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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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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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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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Recovering a Missional Ecclesiology: A Framework for Reviving Congregational Mission within the Baptist Union of Victoria [PDF]
, 2023 This project is an intervention to develop a theological and theoretical framework that will become the foundation for a future curriculum for recovering a missional ecclesiology for the pastors of the Baptist Union of Victoria (BUV).
Hill, Gayle
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International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.Abstract The article explores Christianity's role in society through public theology, particularly in relation to the public calling of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PCN). It advocates for reflecting on the dichotomy of church/world through the lens of divine mediation, challenging traditional dualisms and emphasizing a ‘soft difference ...
Rachèl Blokhuis‐Koopman
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