"Lewe vir die stad" - Life/Live for the city: A case study of reimagining congregational culture and its relationship with the city as a first step towards establishing a new social contract
In this paper, the researcher aims to reflect on the role of the church and local congregations in changing the congregational culture to contribute towards a missional ecclesiology focussed on the public space with the aim to establish a social contract between congregation and context (in the City...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of South Africa
2022
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Missionalia
Year: 2022, Volume: 50, Issue: 1, Pages: 44-58 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KDD Protestant Church NBN Ecclesiology RB Church office; congregation RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
action in hope
B Tshwane B congregational culture B Missional Church B Faithful presence |
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| Summary: | In this paper, the researcher aims to reflect on the role of the church and local congregations in changing the congregational culture to contribute towards a missional ecclesiology focussed on the public space with the aim to establish a social contract between congregation and context (in the City of Tshwane in this case). The paper utilises a case study of the Valleisig congregation in Tshwane to reimagine its relationship with the city as the first step towards establishing a new social contract between the congregation and the city. The paper will attend to: 1) the importance of reimagining congregational culture with a focus on being faithfully present in its context and a faithful presence in the commons; 2) a brief overview of the Valleisig congregation and the challenge to change the congregational culture from inward and attractional to outward and missional; and 3) action in hope - the dream of a congregation that contributes towards a new social contract for a new Tshwane. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-878X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Missionalia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7832/50-1-459 |