On Moving Beyond "Incarnational Ministry": A Response to Paul Louis Metzger

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-108
Author(s):  
J. Todd Billings
Keyword(s):  
Incarnational Ministry

A Practical-Prophetic-Pastoral Exemplar: An Extended Homily on the Ministry and Writings of Percy Dearmer

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-47
Author(s):  
Martyn Percy
Keyword(s):  
Incarnational Ministry

AbstractAn extended homily or meditation that focuses on some aspects of the life and work of Percy Dearmer. Dearmer, in his pastoral attentiveness, irenic prophetic action, and practical Christianity, sought to continue a distinctive English Anglican tradition of faithfully fulfilling his vocation through a richly incarnational ministry.

A Model for Analysis of Incarnational Ministry in Post-Christendom Lands

1997 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-291
Author(s):  
David Bjork
Keyword(s):  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Christian Churches ◽  
Incarnational Ministry ◽  
The World ◽  
The Way

Why are Western Protestant missionaries who work in areas of the world where Christian churches date back many centuries so ineffective? Is it really necessary and unavoidable that we be seen as members of sectarian and cultist groups by the post-Christendom peoples we seek to win for Christ? This article considers the ways in which our missional paradigm and ministry methods combine to shape the way we are perceived by others. Based on lessons learned from years of ministry in France, it provides conceptual glasses through which we may discover new perspectives on the incarnation of the gospel in countries marked by Christendom.

scholarly journals Contextualisation: A case study of a team within an international missional order

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasebwe T.L. Kabongo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Local Community ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Bias ◽  
Good News ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Incarnational Ministry ◽  
Biblical Values

Contextualisation is a process of seeking meaning and relevancy in a constantly changing world. It is a theological imperative if biblical values were to be relevant to everyone in the world. This research is a case study of InnerCHANGE South Africa (ICSA) efforts to be contextual. InnerCHANGE South Africa is part of an international missional order called InnerCHANGE, which was started in 1984 in the United States of America. International organisations face the danger of coming up with uniform principles and practices. Such uniformity is never innocent of cultural bias. It rendered their principles and practices relevant in some contexts and irrelevant in others. InnerCHANGE is an incarnational ministry that focuses on identification in communities of poverty. It described incarnational ministry as a model of Christ, a method, a message and a spiritual discipline. This study investigated how ICSA has been able to contextualise these four elements of incarnational ministry. It concluded that these contextualisation efforts are still work in progress. It pointed out the encouraging signs of seeing many local community members aligning themselves behind ICSA vision of seeing the gospel as the good news made visible. It finally pointed out the challenges of contextualisation it is still facing.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This article is based on the field of missiology. It engaged development studies, specifically grassroots community development, to point out one of the roles of the church in society, which is to participate in improving the quality of life of the vulnerable.

scholarly journals The Mandate Of Making Disciples: Teaching As Incarnational Ministry

2020 ◽  
pp. 68-77
Author(s):  
John Abedu Quashie
Keyword(s):  
Christian Education ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Pastoral Ministry ◽  
Word Of God ◽  
Incarnational Ministry ◽  
The People ◽  
Teaching Ministry ◽  
Christian Leader ◽  
Making Disciples ◽  
The Church

This paper discusses how the Church can achieve the goal of discipleship through an “incarnational” model of teaching. It argues that teaching in the Church should be incarnational so as to realize transformation in the lives of people. Incarnation is used in the sense of the word of God which the Christian leader has been commanded to teach, becomes flesh and makes a dwelling among the people so that the learner can behold the glory of the word being lived out in human life. The Pastoral ministry must engage in teaching so that learners can become new creations who demonstrate the nature of Christ. In discipleship, the pastor acts as the teacher of teachers, equipping the laity so that they can teach others. Teaching, a key aspect in Christian education, is at the heart of discipleship. As such, for the teaching ministry to be incarnate, it must identify with Jesus Christ. What is preached and taught must become flesh in the teacher’s own life and help the learner to behold the glory of Jesus the Christ. Keywords: Discipleship, Pastoral ministry, Incarnational ministry, Christian education, teaching

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