Pioneering spots in the Netherlands: a missional mainline Church's turnaround and the discovery of innovative ways of communicating the gospel in a pluralistic society (a research overview on the years 2012 – 2020)
The article analyzes the recent missional mainline turnaround in the Protestant Church of the Netherlands, founded in a re-discovery of the basic Christian values of what church is about and opening up new ways of being church in a highly secularized, pluralistic society by starting “Pioneer Places/...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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AETE
2020
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Witness
Year: 2020, Volume: 34, Pages: 1-15 |
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| Summary: | The article analyzes the recent missional mainline turnaround in the Protestant Church of the Netherlands, founded in a re-discovery of the basic Christian values of what church is about and opening up new ways of being church in a highly secularized, pluralistic society by starting “Pioneer Places/Pioneering spots.” The article combines reflections on church memoranda and research reports, including personal interviews with pioneers on-site in both urban and rural settings. From this perspective the article encourages a fresh approach for mission and evangelism within societies of Western imprint. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 14-15 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Witness
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15496/publikation-72375 HDL: 10900/131015 |