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Day 7
Kingdom perspectives on mission
The church, empowered by the Spirit is sent to continue the work of Jesus in the world, proclaims God’s reign by:
- acts of liberation, healing activities, working for justice (econ, racial, gender), solidarity with those care for the poor, inclusion of the marginalized, redrawing social boundaries
- communicating the good news of the kingdom, mediators of grace, forgiveness, mercy, telling stories of another reality
- acts of hospitality (challange- how do we spread the gospel where hospitality is not a cultural norm?), generosity, joy
- love of enemies (no enemy but Satan), peacemaking
- egalitarian community, non-coercive leadership, voice for all
- announcing/denouncing, engaging, seeking
As you dream about your tradition, dream in these sorts of ways. Jesus was in a colonial situation and was practicing the above.
Local Theologies in Christian History was covered on a slide; the slide was to be made available to the class. This slide covered a history of Christian mission:
(Messianic Church to Hellenistic/Patristic/Eastern Era to Medieval/Barbaric/Catholic Era to Protestant Reformation to Englightenment Era to Postmodern/Southern Era).
The church, empowered by the Spirit is sent to continue the work of Jesus in the world, proclaims God’s reign by:
- acts of liberation, healing activities, working for justice (econ, racial, gender), solidarity with those care for the poor, inclusion of the marginalized, redrawing social boundaries
- communicating the good news of the kingdom, mediators of grace, forgiveness, mercy, telling stories of another reality
- acts of hospitality (challange- how do we spread the gospel where hospitality is not a cultural norm?), generosity, joy
- love of enemies (no enemy but Satan), peacemaking
- egalitarian community, non-coercive leadership, voice for all
- announcing/denouncing, engaging, seeking
Jesus didn't challenge the table fellowship of the culture, but he did challenge how it was executed. He ate with people who were social outcasts, which meant he redrew the social boundaries of the culture. Jesus wasn't completely counter-cultural, so we need to analyze the times in which he was (this analysis will give us a model for mission in any culture).
God has a great plan for the world, and you get to join in.
God has a great plan for the world, and you get to join in.
Missio Deo- Mission is not just about the church, it is about God and we get to participate in what he is doing in the world. Before the concept of Missio Deo, missions was believed to be a part of the church. Through the help of Karl Barth, missions transformed to view missions as part of God's activity. In other words, Mission Deo is revealed in God's plan for the world and we are invited to join in.
As you dream about your tradition, dream in these sorts of ways. Jesus was in a colonial situation and was practicing the above.
1) Describe your tradition in terms of kingdom language (Above). Give examples, what is like the kingdom, and what is not…
2) Describe what kingdom mission might look like in you tradition
3) What social boundaries exist in the context of your church tradition? What does the Gospel look like in relationship to these boundaries?
4) What does your tradition need to do to foster kingdom expressions in their congregations?
The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard; bringing people to church vs. apprentices/disciples of Jesus. There have been changes in focus in evangelical churches in America over the past few decades.
American churches have recently paid more attention to hospitality (creating space for another) as a part of spiritual life. Irony in Western "nonhospitable" missionaries reaching out to "hospitable" people that are not Christians. Spirituality is now being seen as more than right doctrine - there is a movement to see spirituality as how we relate with others, especially the poor.
The parables used by Jesus were versions of stories in his culture that were modified to send a message (e.g. prodigal son story/sermon on the mount).
Traditional American cultural stories:
1. American Dream, "America the Greatest Country"
2. The American Revolution- was war the only solution to the problem?
Popular examples of stories where the ending is flipped on its head:
1. Shrek
2. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
3. V for Vendetta
4. Unforgiven
2) Describe what kingdom mission might look like in you tradition
3) What social boundaries exist in the context of your church tradition? What does the Gospel look like in relationship to these boundaries?
4) What does your tradition need to do to foster kingdom expressions in their congregations?
The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard; bringing people to church vs. apprentices/disciples of Jesus. There have been changes in focus in evangelical churches in America over the past few decades.
American churches have recently paid more attention to hospitality (creating space for another) as a part of spiritual life. Irony in Western "nonhospitable" missionaries reaching out to "hospitable" people that are not Christians. Spirituality is now being seen as more than right doctrine - there is a movement to see spirituality as how we relate with others, especially the poor.
The parables used by Jesus were versions of stories in his culture that were modified to send a message (e.g. prodigal son story/sermon on the mount).
Traditional American cultural stories:
1. American Dream, "America the Greatest Country"
2. The American Revolution- was war the only solution to the problem?
Popular examples of stories where the ending is flipped on its head:
1. Shrek
2. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
3. V for Vendetta
4. Unforgiven
5. Wicked
6. DexterLocal Theologies in Christian History was covered on a slide; the slide was to be made available to the class. This slide covered a history of Christian mission:
(Messianic Church to Hellenistic/Patristic/Eastern Era to Medieval/Barbaric/Catholic Era to Protestant Reformation to Englightenment Era to Postmodern/Southern Era).
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