Covid-19, Trends in Global Mission, and Participation in Faithful Witness

Mission is shaped by the life and experience of the church, both past and present, and this in turn is the function of both the work of the Spirit of God and the interaction of the people of God with their contexts. In line with this position, we examine the impact of Covid-19, highlighting some ele...

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Main Author: Bendor-Samuel, Paul (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2020
In: Transformation
Year: 2020, Volume: 37, Issue: 4, Pages: 255-265
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B World Christianity
B mission paradigm
B Christendom
B Identity
B Mission (international law
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Summary:Mission is shaped by the life and experience of the church, both past and present, and this in turn is the function of both the work of the Spirit of God and the interaction of the people of God with their contexts. In line with this position, we examine the impact of Covid-19, highlighting some elements of the global context of mission, trends in world Christianity and mission. We then explore how global mission is in a process of realignment that has the potential to be enhanced through embracing the conditions Covid-19 has imposed on us. Finally, we consider the need for deep reflection on our identity if we are to take the opportunity to bear faithful witness in this moment.
ISSN:1759-8931
Contains:Enthalten in: Transformation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0265378820970225