Missio Dei Is Missio Trinitas: Sharing the Whole Life of God, Father, Son and Spirit

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-141
Author(s):  
Darren Cronshaw
Keyword(s):  
Missional Church ◽  
Missio Dei ◽  
People Of God ◽  
Mission Of God ◽  
Divine Agency ◽  
Primary Responsibility ◽  
Incarnational Mission ◽  
Character Of God ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Trinity

Abstract Missio Dei (“the mission of God”), and grounding the mission of the church in the character of God as a missionary God, is one of the most important theological (re-)discoveries of the twentieth-century. The concept is limited, however, if focused on one aspect of God as sending God, model of incarnational mission or empowerment for mission. This article argues that missio Dei is missio Trinitas (“the mission of the Trinity”). It explores the richness of missio Dei from an explicitly trinitarian perspective and its implications for local congregations, in conversation with missional church writers. The article argues that missio Trinitas places primary responsibility for mission with a Trinitarian God, invites the church to join God in the dance of (co-)mission, moves mission beyond church programs to a spirituality of mission, turns church attention to a whole gospel for the whole world, and calls all Christians into mission as communities rather than individuals. Ensuring a Trinitarian understanding of God and mission helps the church to remember the importance of divine agency, spirituality of mission, holistic mission and the mission of the whole people of God.

Missional Conversion and Transformation in the Context of the Korean Protestant Church

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyung Keun Choi
Keyword(s):  
Korean Church ◽  
Missional Church ◽  
Missio Dei ◽  
People Of God ◽  
True Nature ◽  
Protestant Church ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
Triune God ◽  
Doctrine Of The Trinity ◽  
The Church

The concept of the missional church has been increasingly spread among the Korean Protestant churches and especially to those who are deeply concerned about the true nature of church and mission in the midst of the critical situation faced by the Korean Church. This article articulates the doctrine of the Trinity in relation to the concept of missio Dei. In terms of dealing with conversion and transformation of the church, it explains the understanding of the church and mission of the Korean Church that tends to be inclined to reduce salvation. In this sense, the Korean Church needs radical conversion and transformation to missio Dei. This article suggests some key factors of the Korean missional church movement: authentic worship, community and discipleship. It also explores various aspects and streams of the missional church movement in the Korean Church as it participates in the life of neighbors. It suggests ways in which the Korean Church can rediscover the nature of the church through authentic conversion and transformation to become the people of God who are called and sent into the world by the triune God. 在韩国教会面临关键的形势时，宣教教会这样的概念已在基督教教会， 特别是那些关注教会及宣教真义的群体中，越来越传播开。 本文论述有关 missio Dei 的三一论。关于教会的转化这个课题，本文对韩国教会的宣教和教会的理解进行解读，韩国教会对此的理解往往减低为救恩而已，从这个层面来说，韩国教会需要对 missio Dei 有根本的转化。本文提出韩国宣教教会运动的一些主要因素：包括本真的敬拜，群体，与作门徒，并发掘宣教教会运动因参与邻舍生活而产生出的各个方面及支流，而且提出了一些建议，以致韩国教会能透过 本真的转化重新发现教会的本质， 成为真正被三一神呼召并差派的神的子民。 El concepto de una iglesia misionera se ha extendido cada vez más entre las iglesias protestantes coreanas y especialmente en aquellas profundamente preocupadas por la verdadera naturaleza de la iglesia y de la misión en medio de la situación crítica que enfrenta la iglesia coreana. Este artículo desarrolla el tema de la doctrina de la Trinidad en relación al concepto de missio Dei. Al tratar sobre la conversión y la transformación de la iglesia, el autor explica la comprensión que tiene la iglesia coreana sobre iglesia y misión que tiende a reducir el concepto de salvación. En este sentido, la iglesia coreana necesita una conversión radical y una transformación al missio Dei. Este artículo menciona algunos factores clave del movimiento de la iglesia misionera coreana: la adoración auténtica, la comunidad y el discipulado. También explora varios aspectos y corrientes del movimiento de la iglesia misional en la Iglesia coreana, al participar en la vida de sus prójimos. Sugiere maneras en las que la iglesia coreana puede redescubrir la naturaleza de la iglesia a través de una conversión auténtica y una transformación para convertirse en el pueblo de Dios que son llamados y enviados al mundo por el trino Dios. This article is in English.

scholarly journals Teologi, Studi Biblika, dan Misi

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-131
Author(s):  
Ailsa Barker
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Missio Dei ◽  
People Of God ◽  
Biblical Story ◽  
Ministerial Training ◽  
The People ◽  
God's People ◽  
Missional Engagement ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Church

Missional hermeneutics is the interpretation of Scripture as it relates to the missionary task of the church. Four elements comprise a missional hermeneutics: 1) the missional trajectory of the biblical story being the foremost element, which also underlies the other three, 2) a narrative throughout Scripture centered on Christ and intended to equip the people of God for their missional task, 3) the missional context of the reader, in which attention moves from the task of equipping to the community being equipped, a community that is active, and 4) a missional engagement with culture and the implications thereof. Through the life of God’s people an alternative is offered, together with an invitation to come and join. Because the separation of theology from the mission of the church has distorted theology, all theology needs to be reformulated from the perspective of missio Dei and from the realization that the church is a sent community, missional in its very being. A missional hermeneutics bears implications upon the congregation, worship, preaching, discipleship, education, ministerial training, and the missionary task in multicultural contexts.

scholarly journals ’n Kritiese blik op missio Dei in die lig van Efesiërs

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gert Breed
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Missio Dei ◽  
Mutual Relationship ◽  
Technical Term ◽  
Critical View ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Trinity

Missio Dei is ’n belangrike tegniese term in die gesprek oor die missionale taak van die kerk. Die term word egter nie konsekwent met dieselfde betekenis in die gesprek gebruik nie. Daar word selfs teenstrydige betekenisinhoude aan hierdie term geheg. Sommige gespreksgenote gebruik hierdie term sonder om duidelik te maak wat hulle spesifiek daaronder verstaan. Hierdie situasie lei tot misverstande en kan aanleiding gee tot ’n onbybelse benadering tot sending. Hierdie artikel ondersoek twee belangrike aspekte van die missio Dei-gesprek, naamlik die standpunt dat sending (missio) tot die wese van God behoort en dat Hy daarom ’n sendende God is, asook die standpunt dat sending (missio) uit die Drie-eenheid se onderlinge verhouding voortvloei. Verskillende benaderings in die missionale debat rondom die begrip missio Dei word krities ondersoek en op grond van Paulus se brief aan die Efesiërs geëvalueer. Vanuit die Efesiërbrief word ’n voorstel gemaak ten opsigte van die betekenis wat die begrip missio Dei behoort te dra asook hoe sending op die selfopenbaring van die Drie-eenheid volgens die Efesiërbrief gegrond kan word.A critical view of missio Dei in the light of Ephesians. Missio Dei is an important technical term in the discussion of the missional task of the church. In this discussion, however, the term is not used in a consistent sense. Even contrary semantic contents are associated with it. Some participants in the discussion use the term without clarifying what they understand by it. This situation causes misunderstandings and may give rise to an unbiblical approach to mission. This article investigates two important aspects of the missio Dei discourse, namely the viewpoint that mission (missio) is inherent to the nature of God, which means he is a missional God, as well as the viewpoint that mission (missio) flows from the mutual relationship in the Trinity. Different approaches in the missional debate regarding the concept of mission Dei are critically investigated and evaluated on the grounds of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Based on the Ephesian letter a suggestion is made with regard to what the meaning of the concept of missio Dei ought to be, as well as how mission can be based on the self-revelation of the Trinity according to the Ephesian letter.

scholarly journals Trends in missional ecclesiology

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornelius J.P. Niemandt
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Kingdom Of God ◽  
Missional Church ◽  
Missional Ecclesiology ◽  
Missional Theology ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
World Mission ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Trinity

Missional ecclesiology emerged as one of the significant trends in mission studies and ecumenical discussion in the last couple of years. What were these trends in missional ecclesiology? What kind of missional theology formed and fuelled the renewed interest in missional ecclesiology? What impact flowed from the important ecumenical events in 2010 (Edinburgh 2010 World Mission Conference, World Communion of Reformed Churches and Lausanne III)? This article explained the term ‘missional church’ and explored missional theology as participating in the life of the Trinity and thus mission as ‘joining in with the Spirit’. It explained the relationship between ecclesiology and missiology. The trends in missional ecclesiology were tracked by focusing on an incarnational approach to the church; relationality in the community of believers; the role of the kingdom of God; discernment as the first act in mission; imago Dei and creativity; the ecclesia and local community and finally mission and ethics.

scholarly journals Uncovering key biblical principle in handling disputable music matters in missio Dei perspective – a basic theoretical study

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
P.J. Buys ◽  
Aaron T. Muswubi
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Missional Church ◽  
Missio Dei ◽  
Liturgical Music ◽  
Worship Music ◽  
Multicultural Context ◽  
Biblical Principles ◽  
Time And Energy ◽  
The Church

This article investigates key biblical principles in handling disputable music matters from Romans 14:1–15:13 and their implications for a missional church. It becomes clear that the principles uncovered in this biblical passage are synecdochically and analogically applicable to many varied disputable matters, which could confront the church anywhere at any given time. These matters include disputes on worship music and songs. The multicultural context in which the church find herself in cities, continues to pose a challenge to individual Christians and the church as a body. Hence, it exposes both Christians and the church to more and more inevitable need for clear biblical principles in handling disputable matters including liturgical music wars. The goal of this article is not only to reduce time and energy used in arguing over disputable matters, but also to turn the disagreements into redeeming encounters, which will strengthen the missional witness of the church by enriching diversity in unity.Die ontsluiting van bybelse sleutelbeginsels vir die hantering van strydvrae oor liturgiesemusiek vanuit ’n missio Dei perspektief – ’n basiese teoriese studie. Hierdie artikel ondersoekbybelse sleutelbeginsels vir die hantering van strydvrae oor liturgiese sang en musiek vanuit Romeine 14:1–15:13 en die implikasies daarvan vir ’n missionale kerk. Die beginsels wat vanuit hierdie Skrifgedeelte ontsluit word, kan sinvol toegepas word op ’n verskeidenheid van sake wat nie-essensieel van aard is, maar waaroor daar oral en altyd skerp standpuntverskille in kerke voorkom. Dit sluit debatte oor musiek en sang in die erediens in. Die multikulturele konteks waarin kerke hulle bevind vra na duidelike beginsels wat as uitgangspunte in debatte oor liturgiese musiek kan dien. Die doel van hierdie artikel is nie net om baie tyd en energie wat dikwels aan sulke debatte bestee word, te verminder nie, maar ook om strydvrae om te keer in positiewe opbouende en verrykende ontmoetings, en die kerk se missionale getuienis oor eenheid en verskeidenheid te versterk.

scholarly journals Rekonsiliasi sebagai Paradigma Misi Trinitarian Inkarnasional dan Konstruksinya pada Ruang Publik

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-46
Author(s):  
Donald Steven Keryapi
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Missio Dei ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Open Relationships ◽  
Triune God ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Incarnational Mission ◽  
The Trinity

this study aims to reveal how the concept of Missio Dei as reconciliation in the trinity-incarnational mission paradigm and construct the form of mission Dei as reconciliation in the public sphere. The research method used is a qualitative research method through the Literature Research approach whose research results are obtained through reading various literature on the mission and practice of reconciliation. This research reveals that Missio Dei is a mission carried out by the Triune God so that humans can reunite in the fellowship of the Triune God through reconciliation through the incarnation of the Word, namely Jesus Christ. Missio Dei as this reconciliation forms the format of the mission as reconciliation between individuals/groups based on the trinitarian-incarnational framework and is constructed through a construction circle approach that starts with open relationships and ends with risky actions. The conclusion is that mission Dei as reconciliation is an alternative in the context of today's mission. Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkapkan bagaimana konsep Missio Dei sebagai rekonsiliasi dalam paradigma misi trinitas-inakrnasional dan mengkonstruksikan bentuk mission Dei sebagai rekonsiliasi dalam ruang public. Metode penelitian yang dipakai ialah metode penelitian kualitatif melalui pendekatan Literatur Research yang hasil penelitiannya didapat melalui pembacaan berbagai literatur tentang misi dan praktik rekonsiliasi. Penelitian ini mengungkapakan bahwa Missio Dei adalah misi yang dilakukan oleh Alah Tritunggal agar manusia dapat bersekutu kembali dalam persekutuan Allah Tritunggal melalui rekonsiliasi yang dilakukan melalui inkarnasi sang Firman yaitu Yesus Kristus. Missio Dei sebagai rekonsiliasi ini membentuk format misi sebagai rekonsiliasi antar setiap pribadi/kelompok berdasarkan kerangka trinitarian-inkarnasional dan dikonstruksikan melalalui pendekatan lingkaran konstruksi yang dimulai dari hubungan terbuka yang diakhiri dengan tindakan beresiko. Kesimpulan yang didapat ialah bahwa mission Dei sebagai rekonsiliasi merupakan alternatif dalam konteks misi masa kini.

scholarly journals Die missionale kerk in informele behuisingsgemeenskappe

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pieter Verster
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Missional Church ◽  
Missio Dei ◽  
Medical Facilities ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
Youth Subcultures ◽  
Mission Church ◽  
The Church

The missional church in communities in informal settlements. Mission in informal settlements faces huge challenges, which include poor living conditions and structures, lack of infrastructure and medical facilities, extreme poverty, illnesses, criminality, youth subcultures, et cetera. Massive urbanisation plays an important role in this regard. From the missio Dei perspective the missional church should view the communities with a holistic approach. Missio Dei means that the living God sends his Son to the world in need so that the church, through the Holy Spirit, can become a mission church. The glory of Jesus Christ is central in the proclamation of this message and transcendence should be acknowledged in mission. The living church will emphasise and live out kerugma, diakonia, marturia, koinonia and leiturgia. Much attention will be given to Christian hope to empower communities who live under dire circumstances. Love and justice will also be emphasised. Only when the missional church becomes a true living church can the full community be served.

A Dimensão Eclesiológica do Batismo na Lumen Gentium

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bráulio Lobo da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Human Action ◽  
People Of God ◽  
Mission Of God ◽  
Presence Of God ◽  
Lumen Gentium ◽  
The People ◽  
Child Of God ◽  
In Virtue Of ◽  
The Church

The present work aims to present the ecclesiological dimension of baptism in Lumen Gentium, in view of an ecclesiology of communion. God in his magnificence creates all things in view of the salvation of the cosmos. To make this, he relies on the contribution of human action. From human freedom God wants to save by making them the sign and sacrament of salvation for other humans. Hence, he has constituted a people to be the light and presence of God inside of humanity. This same people constituted, as God's property, had been prepared to receive Jesus Christ to fulfill salvation, generating from within themselves the new people of God who is the Church. Thus, baptism constitutes the human being as a new creature regenerated in Christ, forming the new people of God, making him a child of God and a member of the Church. As the mission of God continues in the Church and in every baptized person, all the people of God have the privilege of helping in salvation. In this way, every baptized person has his radical equality in virtue of the dignity of baptism, where all are missionary disciples. Thus, as a people of God, the laity is an ecclesial subject and a missionary disciple because he is a baptized, participant in the divinity of Jesus Christ and the director of the kingdom and salvation of God in the world.

Spiritual generosity: Biblical hospitality in the story of Lydia (Acts 16:14–16, 40)

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-63
Author(s):  
Jody B. Fleming
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Kingdom Of God ◽  
Good News ◽  
Missio Dei ◽  
Social Boundaries ◽  
Mission Of God ◽  
Cultural Boundaries ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
The Sacrifice ◽  
The Church

The sending of the church to spread the good news of the gospel often crosses cultural and social boundaries. This means that Christians must be sensitive to the needs of others and provide a level of hospitality to others as a means of offering respect and humbly entering their world. Hospitality is grounded in generously giving to others and receiving the blessings they offer in return. This article discusses the connection between spiritual generosity that is experienced through the work of the Holy Spirit and an example of biblical hospitality shown in the story of Lydia found in Acts 16. The context of the exchange between Lydia, a well-to-do business woman and her friends and the Pharisee-turned-follower of Christ, Paul and his missionary companions provides a biblical example of the work of the Holy Spirit in both parties. Spiritual generosity comes from the outpouring of the Holy Spirit that indwells all believers, allowing the crossing of cultural boundaries to provide hospitality as a means of sharing the love of God through Christ. Hospitality is connected to spiritual generosity that assists Christians in accomplishing the missio Dei, the mission of God as a means of experiencing the kingdom of God on earth through the church. The Lydia–Paul story provides an example of how the generosity shown to humanity through the sacrifice of Christ and given to us through the Holy Spirit is directly connected to the need to extend hospitality to others as a means of accomplishing the missio Dei.

Missiology as Global Conversation of (Contextual) Theologies

2004 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-53
Author(s):  
Kirsteen Kim
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Missio Dei ◽  
Contextual Theology ◽  
Mission Of God ◽  
Cultural Perspectives ◽  
Creation Theology ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
The Church

AbstractMissiology and contextual theology are related but not equivalent. Missiology arose from the study of mission activity in the former mission fields of Africa, Asia and Latin America but has come to be understood as the study of the mission of God in the whole world in which the church participates. Global and cross-cultural perspectives are essential to missiology and these challenge all theological parochialism. There is a danger that contextual theology degenerates into relativism, but in mission all theologies are challenged to recognize their own contextuality and at the same time their common Christian confession. Grounded in an understanding of missio Dei that includes a creation theology of the Holy Spirit, missiology can and should affirm contextual theologizing while encouraging and facilitating theologians from different contexts to pursue a global conversation. "Conversation" is preferred over "dialogue" because there are many partners from around the world, various means of conversing, and widely varying access to social power among the participants.

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