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A vision for the sending of the Church in Botswana

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2011
The purpose of this article was to present a vision (of a preferred future) for the southern African ecclesia, based on an accurate understanding of what can be termed a missional ecclesiology.
Desmond Henry
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Lex Orendi, Lex Missio: Nurturing Missional Praxis through Eucharistic Liturgical Formation [PDF]

, 2015
Without a clear expression from the theologia prima of the Episcopal Church\u27s eucharistic liturgical practice, mission praxis remains a tangential programmatic expression and not the very shape of the life of the Church. When rooted in theologia prima
Allport, William H., II
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Writing the History of the Papacy in the 21st Century

Journal of Religious History, Volume 49, Issue 3, Page 376-387, September 2025.
Simone Maghenzani
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Völkerpsychologie as a field science: José Miguel de Barandiarán and Basque ethnology

Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, Volume 60, Issue 1, Winter 2024.
Abstract José Miguel de Barandiarán considered the central figure of Basque anthropology, played a prominent role in the Basque people's cultural rescue (material and spiritual). His dual status as an ethnologist and priest prepared him to study collective mentalities and rural societies.
Aitor Anduaga
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Inclusivity in youth ministry praxis and the challenge of mainline church attrition

Verbum et Ecclesia
Despite a century of professional development in youth ministry, the American church continues to face generational attrition. This article explores this paradox, employing practical theology to scrutinise the historical praxis and philosophies shaping ...
Michael W. Droege, Malan Nel
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To be or not to be? A missional and practical theological perspective on being Church without walls amidst coronavirus disease 2019: A challenge or an opportunity?

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to spread globally. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak to be a global pandemic. Millions of people have been diagnosed globally; and at the time of publishing this article, more
Jacques W. Beukes
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‘Not simply pastor-teacher, but also apostle, prophet and evangelist’: the changing role of the Church of Scotland parish minister [PDF]

, 2017
Neil Dougall sets out the five leadership roles for ministry in the Church as detailed in Ephesians 4:11, the ministries of: the apostle, the prophet, the evangelist, the pastor, and the teacher.
Dougall, Neil
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The Doctrine of the Trinity: Intellectual Construct or Ontological Reality? Reflections from the Philosophy of Science

International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 26, Issue 1, Page 70-90, January 2024.
Abstract This article draws on the distinction between instrumentalism and realism in the philosophy of science to consider the merits of two possible approaches to the doctrine of the Trinity. One considers this doctrine to be an intellectual construct, which coordinates multiple insights about the nature and action of God; the other considers it to ...
Alister E. McGrath
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A missional perspective on funerals and bereavement counselling

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2015
This article deals with the importance of a missional approach to the funeral and bereavement counselling process in congregational praxis in the midst of a context of secularisation.
Peter Kotze, C.J.P. (Nelus) Niemandt
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Free for Mission

Ecclesial Futures, 2020
Working at the intersection of ethnographic and missional theology, this essay argues for the central role of fieldwork for discerning missional identity in congregations.
Scott J. Hagley
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