scholarly journals Missional ecclesiology as basis for a new church order: A case study

2013 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wim A. Dreyer
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Missio Dei ◽  
Missional Ecclesiology ◽  
Church Polity ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Point Of Departure ◽  
The Church

In this contribution the author looks at the ecclesiology and church polity of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika (NHKA) as a case study. Different approaches to ecclesiology and church polity by different NHKA theologians are examined. The conclusion is reached that a paradigm shift is required, to assist the church in the process of transformation. Part of the transformation process, is the creation of a church order with a stronger missional orientation. It is argued that, in the context of the 21st century, the missio Dei paradigm and missional ecclesiology could be a suitable point of departure in the creation of a new church order for the NHKA.

scholarly journals Missional theology and social development

2007 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Jurgens Hendriks
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Development Work ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Missional Theology ◽  
God's Mission ◽  
Point Of Departure ◽  
The Church

The article describes a theological paradigm shift taking place in congregations in South Africa that empower them to become involved in development work as a way of serving their neighbor. It also opens the possibility of working interdisciplinary without compromising theological and faith values. The perspectives and assumptions of the new paradigm are outlined and the basic methodology of doing theology is described. The new paradigm is a missional one, taking the focus on God as its point of departure and describing the identity and purpose of the church by looking at God’s identity and plan or mission with creation and humankind. Social development is seen as being in line with God’s mission and as such the church should not have difficulty in working with those who pursue the same goals.

scholarly journals The Impotent Leader and The Legacy of the Church

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bård Eirik Hallesby Norheim ◽  
Joar Haga
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Rhetorical Analysis ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Church Of Sweden ◽  
The Future ◽  
Formal Power ◽  
Point Of Departure ◽  
The Church ◽  
Deliberative Rhetoric

When a leader leaves office, the leader becomes impotent, divested of power. This makes the actual moment of farewell a particularly interesting case study in leadership, as the farewell moment marks the transition of power from one leader to another. Many leaders use the point of departure as an opportunity to articulate the legacy of the institution they leave behind. This article offers a rhetorical and theological analysis of the farewell sermon delivered by former presiding bishop of the Church of Norway, Helga Haugland Byfuglien in January 2020, and a shorter, comparative analysis of the equivalent farewell sermon of the former Archbishop of the Church of Sweden, Anders Wejryd (2014). The article analyses how Byfuglien and Wejryd conceptualize the legacy of the church with the use of epideictic and deliberative rhetoric (rhetorical analysis) and discuss what kind of legacy (theological analysis and discussion) they promote. The article argues that both Byfuglien and Wejryd use the farewell sermon as a rhetorical opportunity to articulate the church`s legacy for the future, although their own formal power to execute that legacy is coming to an end. Byfuglien appeals to a diaconal vision of the church`s legacy, with a tendency to emphasize the church`s welcoming and inclusive character. Wejryd addresses the current ecclesiological situation in more detail. By assessing the church`s numerical decline and changed societal status as a crisis, he mainly appeals to the church`s missional legacy. The article concludes that the farewell sermons of both Byfuglien and Wejryd may be interpreted as a sort of inheritance dispute, or better heritage dispute: In their farewell sermons, the departing bishops present their last(ing) act of leadership, appealing to the audience to commit to a particular vision of the church`'s legacy.

Mapping the Road to Future Projects: Roadmapping as a Balancing and Transformation Process

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Bengtsson ◽  
Lars Lindkvist
Keyword(s):  
Future Orientation ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Longitudinal Case Study ◽  
The Road ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Creation

Based on a longitudinal case study in a large technology-based firm, this article shows how roadmapping can bring about an increased focus on explorative activity and a stronger future orientation in an organization. The case study shows how a radical technology vision, presented in the first roadmapping attempt, contributed to creating an awareness of the value of looking long into the future. This was, however, far from sufficient, and a second attempt with a stronger focus on collaboration and new knowledge generation was initiated to further the desired changeover. Interestingly, the case study points to the significance of visualizations as a means to support knowledge generation, as well as to protect exploration. More generally, we propose how roadmapping can be developed into a balancing and transformation tool associated with mapping as well as the creation of roads.

scholarly journals Building a Mission-Oriented Church in Ghana in the 21st Century: The Role of Theological Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 190-199
Author(s):  
Seth Asare-Danso
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Theological Education ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Presbyterian Church ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
Education In Ghana ◽  
To Receive ◽  
The Church

This study examined the role of theological education in building a mission-oriented church in Ghana in the 21st century. The study sought to find answers to the goal of theological education in Ghana; the motives for the church in embarking on missions; the models of theological education in Ghana; the structure and content of theological education in Ghana; how theological education in Ghana could be mission-oriented. The qualitative research methodology was employed with a focus on a case study of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana and the Anglican Church of Ghana. Observation, Interview and Content Analysis of documents were used for data collection. The findings were that the goal of missions was to alleviate poverty, ignorance and hardships. The motives for missions were cross-cultural, international, co-operative and holistic. Different models of theological education were used. The study recommends theological education be provided for pastors and lay leaders in fulfilment of UN SDG 4, which seeks to provide equitable quality education; and equal opportunity be given to females to receive theological education, in fulfilment of UN SDG 5, which seeks to achieve gender equality.

scholarly journals Port Cities within Port Regions: Shaping Complex Urban Environments in Gdańsk Bay, Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 27-42
Author(s):  
Karolina A. Krośnicka ◽  
Piotr Lorens ◽  
Eliza Michałowska
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Port Cities ◽  
Development Scenarios ◽  
Functional Regions ◽  
The Creation

Port cities located within various metropolitan or functional regions face very different development scenarios. This applies not only to entire municipalities but also to particular areas that play important roles in urban development—including ports as well as their specialized parts. This refers also to the various types of maritime industries, including the processing of goods, logistics operations, shipbuilding, or ship repairing, to name just a few. Since each of these activities is associated with a different location, any transformation process that creates changes in geographic borders or flows will dynamically affect the port cityscape. Municipalities may evolve in different directions, becoming ‘major maritime hubs,’ ‘secondary service centers,’ ‘specialized waterfront cities,’ or just distressed urban areas. Within each metropolitan area, one can find several cities evolving in one of the above-mentioned directions, which results in the creation of a specific regional mosaic of various types of port cities. These create specific ‘port regions’ with specific roles assigned to each of these and shape the new (regional) dimension of the geography of borders and flows. As a result, these port regions are created as porous structures where space is discontinuous. To further develop the issue of the creation and evolution of port regions, the authors present the case study of the Gdańsk Bay port region. This study in particular allowed for the development of both the theoretical background of this phenomenon and the presentation of a real-life example.

scholarly journals Planning and management in the Missional agenda of the 21st Century Church: A study of Lighthouse Chapel International

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter White ◽  
Benjamin O. Acheampong
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Church Leadership ◽  
Missio Dei ◽  
Planning And Management ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
Pentecostal Churches ◽  
Central Argument ◽  
Interdisciplinary Study ◽  
The Church

Planning and management is an important aspect of every successful organisation. In a similar way as the church participates in the missio Dei, it is essential that we consider planning and management as part of the missional tools for the management of the various resources God has given the church. Doing this, church leadership must join in with the Father (God) and the Holy Spirit to know what he wants to accomplish in their context as they plan and manage God�s resources for missional purposes. In the light of this understanding, the article discusses the role of �planning and management in the missional agenda of the 21st century church� by using one of the fastest growing Neo-Pentecostal churches in Ghana, the Lighthouse Chapel International, as a case study. The central argument in this paper is that although leadership has a major role to play in missional planning, it is however a holistic and all-inclusive agenda. Missional planning includes the involvement of the Holy Spirit, congregational leadership, the entire congregation and the various resources the church is being endowed with by God.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The study is an interdisciplinary study between Missiology, Planning, and Management. The result from the study will enhance the Ecclesiastical Community to appreciate the importance of management and planning as they participate in the missio Dei.

scholarly journals Reflections on a missional ecclesiology for Africa's expressions of Christianity through the Tswana lens

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Desmond Henry
Keyword(s):  
World View ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Mission Of God ◽  
Missional Ecclesiology ◽  
African Ecclesiology ◽  
African Soil ◽  
Developed World ◽  
The Church ◽  
Broad Understanding

The continent of Africa has indubitably shown exponential growth in the spread on the Christian faith since its introduction by colonial missionaries. It can thus be argued that a plurality of African Christianities thrive on African soil and are exported, through missionaries, to the developed world. This growth in Christian converts does not come without challenges to the future of the Church in Africa; these challenges abound and need to be articulated and worked through contextually and biblically.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This article seeks to explore four missional challenges to African ecclesiology under a broad understanding of what can be termed a missional ecclesiology through utilising the Tswana world view as a case study. The article will challenge readers on the importance of continuity within the Christian faith in terms of a holistic biblical world view while touching on the overarching importance of contextualisation and Gospel adaptation. The article proposes a missional epistemological identity as opposed to a typical Western epistemological approach to mission work and contextualisation within the safeguards of an evangelical anchor. The interdisciplinary nature of this study is such that it deals with anthropological realities within a historical framework that impact in the traditional ways Christian practitioners approach the mission of God through his church in Africa specifically. The article challenges the comfortable and complicit attitudes related to the evident growth in Christian faith in Africa with the sobering reality of discernment in praxis and missional enterprise.

scholarly journals A missional perspective on funerals and bereavement counselling

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Kotze ◽  
C.J.P. Niemandt
Keyword(s):  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Missio Dei ◽  
Missional Ecclesiology ◽  
The World ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
God's Mission ◽  
Kingdom Of Christ ◽  
The One ◽  
The Church

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. The creation of a missional perspective on the funeral and bereavement counselling could support the nature and praxis of a congregation in a secular society, especially if the congregation finds its relevance in the expression of the missio Dei. The basic theoretical research for missional ecclesiology, which is the systematic study directed toward greater knowledge of the fundamental aspects of missional ecclesiology (National Science Foundation 1953:38), is based on the premise that God is the source of all missions. The expression missio Dei means to join God in the mission he is already busy with in the world. As the one who sends, God the Father sends the Son, the Son sends the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit sends the church. The church only participates in the mission God is already busy with. It is a mission that uses both words and deeds and brings hope in the midst of tragedy. It is the hope of the kingdom of God and the incarnation of Christ that can already be experienced and expressed in the present. It is also the hope of the transformation of everything to form a new heaven and earth. Hope and mission can therefore not be separated. The concretisation of the expression of the kingdom of Christ in the world is hope, and a strong emphasis is therefore placed on mission as action in hope. Hope must be present where tragedy reigns, and the funeral and bereavement counselling can be used as a vehicle for this hope. Hope can then become an instrument of healing. The church can thus participate in God’s mission in the midst of tragedy and make an impact on society by taking on a missional character of hope.

scholarly journals INTEGRATED SURVEY FOR TENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE VAULT OF THE CHURCH OF SAN NICOLA IN MONTEDORO

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W11 ◽  
pp. 455-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Costantino ◽  
M. Carrieri ◽  
A. Restuccia Garofalo ◽  
M. G. Angelini ◽  
V. Baiocchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Fourteenth Century ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Single Case Study ◽  
Graphic Representations ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The City ◽  
The Church

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> This paper presents some of the results obtained from the integrated use of 3D surveying techniques and illustrates some types of analysis and graphic representations that can be conducted and reproduced. The case study concerns the church of San Nicola in Montedoro that is one of the oldest in the city of Martina Franca in the province of Taranto (Italy) and presumably dates back to the fourteenth century. The work consists of a survey with different integrated methodologies, the creation of thematic tables all in order to allow a structural analysis.</p><p>The contribution shows how this approach is not intended for a single case study, but starting from it can be extended to other contexts that present similar criticality and potential, often recurrent in the field of the survey and representation of cultural heritage.</p>

The Mission of Dialogue

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-45
Author(s):  
Michael Barnes, SJ
Keyword(s):  
Vatican Ii ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Missio Dei ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
The World ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Cultural Forms ◽  
The Church

The first chapter is concerned with spelling out a theological context common to both a ‘theology for’ and a ‘theology of dialogue’, namely a Church called to witness to its faith. While the ‘new way’ of dialogue is sometimes understood as replacing traditional forms of missionary witness like proclamation, mission remains central to any account of Church and Christian faith. According to Vatican II, the Church is ‘missionary of its very nature’. These familiar words from Ad Gentes, the Council’s decree ‘on missionary activity’, lead to a discussion of the Roman Catholic contribution to the ecumenical consensus on mission which has coalesced around the Trinitarian theme of the Missio Dei. The typically Catholic principle of ‘inculturation’ or translation into new languages and cultural forms is a response to the Father’s work of sending the Word and the Spirit for the creation and redemption of the world, a work in which the Church is invited to participate.

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