Toward a Theology of Mission Partnerships
Beginning with a consideration of the meaning of “partnership” as that has been understood by the various Christian traditions in the twentieth century, the author bases his theology of mission partnerships on a missiological reading of Ephesians 4:1 to 5:2. Drawing from the major emphases of Paul&#...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2001
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Missiology
Year: 2001, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 11-44 |
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| Summary: | Beginning with a consideration of the meaning of “partnership” as that has been understood by the various Christian traditions in the twentieth century, the author bases his theology of mission partnerships on a missiological reading of Ephesians 4:1 to 5:2. Drawing from the major emphases of Paul's thought in the text, Van Engen argues that because the church's oneness is centered in Jesus Christ (the motivation for mission), Christians are called to partner together for world evangelization, serving one another in love and humility (the agency of mission) as they participate in Christ's mission, offering to one another the unique gifts given by the Holy Spirit to their various regional and global organizations and churches (the means of mission), so that they may equip the saints for the work of ministry until they all together grow up into the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ (the goals of mission partnerships). |
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| ISSN: | 2051-3623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Missiology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009182960102900102 |