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Jesus se tafelgemeenskap met tollenaars en sondaars: aspekte van ’n missionêre ekklesiologie

In die Skriflig, 2011
Jesus’ table fellowship with tax collectors and sinners: aspects of a missional ecclesiology Christian churches with a historically powerful socio-cultural presence often have to adjust to a new marginalised and disempowered existence, stripped of ...
J.J.F. Krüger
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Led by the Spirit: Missional Communities and the Quakers on communal vocation discernment

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2014
This article argues that the term missional is an expression of the global shift towards a theocentric (rather than ecclesiocentric) understanding of mission.
Curtis R. Love, Cornelius J.P. Niemand
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Preaching: Truth sharing as a prophetic voice

Acta Theologica
What kind of preaching and what kind of preacher will facilitate the cultivation of contextually relevant missional congregations? A main thesis in this search was and still is that integrating and coordinating all ministries are necessary to develop ...
M. Nel
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The implications of ecclesiology’s understanding of church and ἐκκλησία for the current missiology

Missionalia: Southern African Journal of Missiology, 2018
This introductory study was initiated by the observation that authors about the church differ in their understanding of and approach to church and ἐκκλησία.
De Beer, Jan Mathys
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Exploring the practical theological study of congregations [PDF]

, 2016
The first congregation was formed in Jerusalem, giving rise to faith communities throughout the New Testament. In the ensuing two millennia, congregations are found worldwide.
Schoeman, W.J.
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Missional Leadership in Times of Congregational Transition [PDF]

, 2020
Congregational transitions are points of change, providing opportunities to introduce a missional understanding and direction of ministry. Missional leadership in times of congregational transition includes case studies of three ELCA congregations in ...
Svensson, Tormod O.
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Die rol van missionale teologie in die gesprek tussen teologie en filosofie

Verbum et Ecclesia
The role of missional theology in the conversation between theology and philosophy. The research starts with a brief and concise description of missional theology and missional ecclesiology.
Cornelius J.P. Niemandt
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(Re)discovering a missional-incarnational ethos

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2009
In this article, a few of the elements and dynamics of social movements will be explored. It will be argued that the traditional institutional church is in a critical period in the cycle of movements, where the need for the (re)discovery of our missional-
Jacobus Kok, Cornelius J.P. Niemandt
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The Promise of the Emerging Church: A Critical Engagement [PDF]

, 2010
This thesis maintains that the development of the "emerging church," in terms of both its theology and ecclesiology, is a needed and advantageous development within the current postmodem climate. Key introductory issues in relation to the emerging church
Mills, Andrew G.
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Tomorrow’s Church: Transforming the Body of Christ for the Mission to Come [PDF]

, 2018
Organizational transformation is unavoidable yet necessary for institutional health. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is at a crossroads today as it is coming to grips with this reality.
Telyea, Wesley C.
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