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Spirit-driven Gospel Communities of Transformation

Andy Lord
- 02 May 2017 - 
- Vol. 34, Iss: 2, pp 168-192
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In this paper, a review of the development of renewalist identity against the wider background of missiology is presented, which suggests elements of a renewalist approach to mission with reference to both practice and theology.
Abstract
Studies of mission have started using the category of “renewalist” particularly in regard to the statistics of Christian growth across the world. This embraces those with links to classical Pentecostal, charismatic and evangelical approaches to faith. It is a helpful way of seeing the growth of pentecostal-like movements over the last century. However, little has been done to clarify renewalist identity and what might constitute a renewalist approach to mission. This article seeks to review the development of this identity against the wider background of missiology to then clarify key aspects of renewalist identity. It then suggests elements of a renewalist approach to mission with reference to both practice and theology. These highlight the work of the Holy Spirit, the importance of the gospel and community, the desire for wider integration and the emphasis on transformation. In providing more depth to existing terminology this article seeks to contribute to wider mission studies.特别在使用世界上基督徒快速成长的数据时,宣教研究开始使用‘更新者’这样的类别。这包括了那些信奉传统的五旬宗,灵恩派及福音派的信徒。这样的使用很帮助我们了解过去一个世纪来五旬宗式运动的成长。但是,更新者的身份及他们宣教的方式却很少被阐明过。本文寻求在广泛的宣教背景下查考这身份的发展及其主要方面,然后提出更新者在实践和神学上宣教的模式。借此显明的乃是圣灵的工作、福音及群体的重要、人们对整合的渴求以及对转化的重视。透过对现存的术语更深的解读,本文试图对宣教研究做出些许贡献。Los estudios de la mision han empezado a utilizar la categoria de “carismaticos o de renovacion”, especialmente en relacion a estadisticas sobre el crecimiento cristiano global. Abarca a aquellos que tienen vinculos con enfoques de fe de tipo pentecostal clasico, carismatico y evangelico. Es una manera util de observar el crecimiento de movimientos similares a los pentecostales durante el siglo pasado. Sin embargo, poco se ha hecho para esclarecer el significado de una identidad carismatica o de renovacion y lo que podria conformar un enfoque carismatico o de renovacion de la mision. Este articulo busca revisar el desarrollo de esta identidad en el contexto mas amplio de la misionologia para luego aclarar aspectos clave de la identidad carismatica o de renovacion. A continuacion, sugiere elementos de un enfoque carismatico o de renovacion de la mision con referencia tanto a la practica como a la teologia. Estos destacan la obra del Espiritu Santo, la importancia del evangelio y la comunidad, el deseo de una mayor integracion y el enfasis sobre la transformacion. Al trabajar con mas profundidad la terminologia existente, este articulo busca contribuir a un estudio mas amplio de las mision.This article is in English.

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Postdenominational Missiology: Developing an Ecumenical Renewalist Approach:

TL;DR: A renewalist approach is contrasted with the ecumenical approaches of Lausanne and the World Council of Churches as represented in their latest agreed statements on mission as mentioned in this paper, and the next stage of renewalist development by asking how it might learn from these mission statements.
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