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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Missio Dei"”.
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Applying the principles of Missio Dei: Ministering to the Mozambican migrants in the North West province of South Africa
… through the contextualized application of Missio Dei and also presents a Biblical foundation for the application of integral mission in the lives of Mozambican migrants living in the North West Province of South Africa.
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An evaluation of the Accelerate Christian Schools for reaching children for the Kingdom of God as part of Missio Dei in South Africa
… study are centred on the effectiveness of the mission calling of the School of Tomorrow, Accelerated Christian Education. In order to achieve this outcome, the history of ACE Schools in America and South Africa will be discussed, as well as the role of the school, the parent and the teacher in …
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Proclamation in Cross-Cultural Context: Missiological Implications of the Book of Daniel
… to explore the biblical foundation ofsalvific mission as revealed in God's purposes for the nations (<em>missio Dei</em> ) in the book of Daniel and to investigate the means that Daniel employed in his ministry as an overt missionary who was sent to witness to God's salvific purpose in the …
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Church Amalgamation: A Theological Rationale and Proposed Model
… fail when they stop being engaged in the missio Dei. The missio Dei is God's mission in the world to establish his Kingdom "on earth as it is in heaven." The church is a community of people in mission for God.</p> <p> Churches that are interested in amalgamation should consider following a …
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Transforming Mission Culture In Church Revitalization: A Mixed Methods Study
… sight of their partnership and fellowship in the missio Dei. How can individual church leaders turn their congregants toward outward ministry and reignite their connection with the missio Dei in a way that grows individual believers and revitalizes the local church? The purpose of this study was …
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Teaching English as a missionary language: a revised theory for the evangelical use of English language teaching for religious ends.
… by the phenomenon of Teaching English as a Missionary Language (TEML): that is, the evangelical Christian use of English Language Teaching (ELT) as a means for achieving religious ends. Four aspects of ELT were examined as a way to identify factors that could contribute to an improved …
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A critical study on Christian mission with special reference to the Presbyterian church of Mizoram
… is an attempt to do relevant Mizo Theology of Mission in a Mizo context. The author has drawn theological hermeneutics from the interaction of the gospel and Mizo cultural elements with the aim of reconstructing Mizo Contextual Theology of Mission. Methodologically the author employed the …
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A Study of Nones in Brazil and the USA in Light of Secularization Theory with Missiological Implications
… period, a suggested biblical framework for mission with the group was chosen based on biblical narratives describing the missio Dei among what the Bible calls foreigners.</p> <p>In the fifth chapter, the study proposes eight areas considered sensitive for the missional relationship with the …
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Mission as Encounterology – a Kenotic Approach
… investigate the role of kenosis in the Christian missiological encounters with other religions. We shall begin with a brief history of the missiological approach employed in Christian mission in their efforts of reaching out to other religions. This will be followed by a detailed study of kenosis …
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Mission as Virtuous Practice: A Theology Of Mission Through the Lens of Virtue Ethics
… both for critiquing various models of Christian mission and for constructing a model of mission that adequately addresses these criticisms. The first section of the dissertation (chapters one, two, and three) is devoted to an assessment of three major models of mission, which I have labeled …
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Yahweh's 'Priestly Kingdom': A Metaphor for Israel's Priestly Status Function in Exodus 19.6a
… Testament, for assessing Israel’s role in the missio Dei, and impacts the way 1 Peter 2.5, 9 and Revelation 1.6; 5.9–10; 20.6 are conceptualised by the Christian movement today.
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A mission reading of the Fourth Gospel
… theological themes. This thesis studies the missiology of the Gospel by reading the Fourth Gospel from a missional perspective. The study does not seek to find a pre-defined mission within the Gospel but seeks instead to discover the central message of the Gospel from a missional point of …
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Cosmic Conflict as a Hermeneutical Framework for Mission Theology in the Old Testament
<p>This research aims to rediscover mission as taught by the Old Testament and to show how that mission is consistent with God's loving and just character as reflected in the whole Bible. Toward this end, the research surveys assumptions that influence Old Testament mission theology and evaluates …
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A missional approach to the traditional social associations of the NSO’ people of Cameroon
This research deals with Christian missions and African cultures. It focuses on the traditional social associations of the Nso’ people of Cameroon. The main problem the research addresses is that missionaries who came to Nso’ mostly imposed their culture on the Nso’ and by extension Africa in the …
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"You Must Prophesy Again": The Mission of God's People in Revelation 10-14
… of this study was to delineate the theology of mission in the book of Revelation, with a focus on chaps. 10–14 and special attention to the people of God as participants in the mission of God. The historical survey demonstrated that the theology of mission conveyed by the book of Revelation is a …
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Planting Missional Mennonite Churches in Complex Social Contexts as the Denomination Undergoes a Paradigm Shift in Ecclesiology: a Multiple Case Study
… in the midst of an ecclesial paradigm shift in mission.</p> <p>Method. This qualitative research used a multiple case design with an emphasis on narrative inquiry. Data collection involved conducting semi-structured interviews with denominational and conference leaders, church planters, and key …
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A Contextual Missiological-Theological Response to Widow Cleansing in the Church of God in Zambia
One of the missiological tasks of the Church in Africa is to identify, study, and respond suitably to African cultural issues that impact its members, thereby promoting, protecting, and enhancing their well-being and dignity. This study has adopted that missiological approach. Consequently, the …
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The summing up of all things in Christ and the restoration of human viceregency: Implications for ecclesiology
… God's purposes. It will be established that this mission requires a meticulous providence. Yet, because God's activity has a christotelic thrust, a meticulous model of providence must have this christological distinction, which is defended in the last section. Chapter 3 sets forth a biblical …
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A Theory Base and Mission-Sending Model for the South American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
<p>Problem</p> <p>Effective missionary work depends on a combination of three preconditions, equally indispensable: (1) a body of committed and adaptable personnel who are prepared to transmit to another cultural group the relevance of the Christian message; (2) an organization that is equipped to …