Exploring the Intersection of Community Development, the Least Reached and Emerging, Vibrant Churches
Rarely have missiologists explored the overlapping space where community development work intersects the formation and multiplication of new, vibrant churches in least reached' settings. Drawing on professional practice and field experience in both community development and missiology the auth...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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Transformation
Year: 2020, Volume: 37, Issue: 2, Pages: 105-118 |
| IxTheo Classification: | NBN Ecclesiology NCC Social ethics RJ Mission; missiology RK Charity work |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | Rarely have missiologists explored the overlapping space where community development work intersects the formation and multiplication of new, vibrant churches in least reached' settings. Drawing on professional practice and field experience in both community development and missiology the authors propose initial expressions of a missiology that explores this intersection, identifying key principles appropriate for this space. Understanding the Kingdom of God is foundational; understanding how people enter it deeply affects how we go about ministry. Ethical and professional concerns as well as demands for transparency cause us to avoid any hint of coercion or utilitarian approaches that would create a platform' of community development work merely as a base to accomplish a different goal. At the same time, the love and professional skill of community development workers may help open doors and win a hearing for the gospel among the least reached. |
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| ISSN: | 1759-8931 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Transformation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0265378819886223 |