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Artisanal cheeses or artisanal Jesus loving your postal code enough to reflect it in the life and theology of the church

open access: yesMissionalia: Southern African Journal of Missiology, 2014
In this reflection on a creative and critical dialogue on the future of missiology as a theological discipline, the theological imperative of contextualisation was emphasised.
Niemandt, CJP Nelus
doaj   +1 more source

Churches of Christ, Spiritual Formation, and the Liturgical Christian Calendar [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
For many Christian traditions, participation in the liturgical year does not seem remarkable; in fact, it is second nature being the form, or liturgy, through which congregational members grew up practicing their faith.
Horn, Wes
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The Impact of Evangelical Revivals on Global Mission: The Case of North American Evangelicals in Brazil in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The aim of the current article is to show that an important element behind the establishment of evangelical missions to Brazil – particularly during the pioneering stages – was evangelical revival, especially that which occurred in North America during ...
Smither, Edward L
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A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Empowering challenges of missional ecclesiology and leadership at the grassroots level

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia
This article examines the work of Nelus Niemandt within both the academy and the church, with a particular focus on his understanding of missionality as shaped by his perspectives on spirituality, ecclesiology and leadership.
Johannes J. Knoetze
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A Narrative, Missional Approach to Discipleship and Spiritual Growth [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
All Christians have the desire to grow in faith and knowledge of God. The difficulty is that most do not have the tools to help them accomplish the task.
Sharpe, Travis A
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The Abrahamic Pilgrimage Story in Sermons: An Ontological-Narrative Foundation of Asian American Life in Faith

open access: yes, 2016
Sang Hyun Lee and many other Asian American scholars have found that the Abrahamic pilgrimage story has been an ontological-narrative backbone of Asian American faith constructs.
Yang, Sunggu
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Missional Leadership [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
The purpose and aim of this book is to develop an appropriate leadership model for missional churches. This implies a positioning of this book within the broader theology of mission and a consensus on the theology of the Missio Dei, originating at the ...
Niemandt, Cornelius
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Transformation Teams Leading the Hispanic‐Serving Institutions Movement at HSI Community Colleges

open access: yesNew Directions for Community Colleges, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Department of Education defunded discretionary grant programs for enrollment‐based minority‐serving institutions (MSIs) on September 10, 2025, yet Hispanic‐serving institutions (HSIs) still exist and must continue to adapt to their growing population of Latine/x students.
Gina Ann Garcia   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

African spiritual phenomena and the probable influence on African families

open access: yesIn die Skriflig, 2019
African spirituality is a holistic concept that stemmed from the historical, cultural and religious heritage of Africa, and includes among others, folktales, beliefs, rituals and culture.
Johannes J. Knoetze
doaj   +1 more source

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