Doing mission inclusively

This article posits that Christians, while being in the world, are not of this world. This duality confronts them with the twofold need to be fully compliant with the demands of their faith and its calling to evangelise this world, on the one hand; and to live fully as fellow citizens of this world,...

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Autori: Reimer, Johannes 1955- (Autore) ; Banda, Zuze (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: 2016
In: HTS teologiese studies
Anno: 2016, Volume: 72, Fascicolo: 1
Altre parole chiave:B Convivential
B Society-Transformative
B Cultural-Anthropology
B Evangelism
B Inclusiveness
B Change
B Missions
B Trust
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Riepilogo:This article posits that Christians, while being in the world, are not of this world. This duality confronts them with the twofold need to be fully compliant with the demands of their faith and its calling to evangelise this world, on the one hand; and to live fully as fellow citizens of this world, and to cooperate with them in search of solutions for this world’s challenges, on the other hand. Lessons are drawn from cultural anthropology theories to underscore dynamic processes of change, that start from non-threatening positions of working together inclusively, thus building trust, and advancing progressively, paving ways for dialogically sharing the Gospel. These developments are at the end argued and justified theologically, and then concluded with pragmatic examples drawn from live ministries born out of the co-author’s initiatives.Keywords: Evangelism; missions; cultural-anthropology; inclusiveness; change; trust; convivential; society-transformative
ISSN:2072-8050
Comprende:Enthalten in: HTS teologiese studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4102/hts.v72i1.3126