Stefan Paas
Biographic Data
| ID | 6001145 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stefan Paas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stefan |
| FAMILY NAME | Paas |
| SIGNATURE | PAAS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ministers on Salvation: Soteriological Views of Pioneers and Pastors in the Protestant Church in the Netherlands
Missiology has always been inspired by soteriology, that is, Christian views of salvation. However, little is known about the actual soteriological beliefs of missionary practitioners. This article is an explorative qualitative study of soteriological beliefs among Dutch Protestant ministers who work in pioneer settings (N=20) and established churches (N=40). Our research shows that, contrary to what might be expected, these two groups (termed ‘p…
Soteriology in Evangelical Practice: A View from the Street
This article discusses the difficulties experienced by evangelical missionary practitioners in the West from the perspective of soteriology. This is done ‘from below,’ that is, based on recent empirical studies. First, the ‘benchmark soteriology’ of evangelicalism is presented. Second, based on an analysis of recent field studies of missionary practices in Europe a series of challenges for evangelical evangelism are listed. It appears that evange…
Missional Christian Communities in Conditions of Marginality: On Finding a ‘Missional Existence’ in the Post-Christian West
There is a particular vulnerability to mission in the secularized societies of Western Europe. Much of this has to do with a loss of confidence, which hinders participation in the mission of God. This article presents an analysis of this vulnerability that comes from a loss of heart, and it offers possible solutions for a bold minority mission as participation in the missio Dei . This includes the de-instrumentalization of mission and rooting it …
The Missional Future of Free Churches in a Secular Context: A German Case Study
Similar to most Western nations, Germany has experienced a history of secularization, resulting in church decline. However, some Christian communities have been less affected by decline. The historical free churches ( Freikirchen ), usually of an evangelical nature, have not only developed a more explicit missionary identity than the mainline churches, some of them have also been able to experience church growth against the larger trends. In this…
Notoriously Religious' or Secularising? Revival and Secularisation in Sub-Saharan Africa
In scholarly literature there is an ongoing debate about the definition and scope of secularisation. This article discusses the question of secularisation in Africa as a post-Christian phenomenon. Particularly, the role of recent Pentecostal revivalism in Sub-Saharan Africa is examined. After some clarification of terms and concepts, the historical relationship between (evangelical) revivalism and secularisation is presented. This template is the…
Personality Traits of Church Planters and Other Church Leaders in Europe (II)
In search of a renewal of their mission in the secularized West, an increasing number of (Protestant) churches have embarked on the creation of new faith communities with a strong missionary purpose. This entrepreneurial approach of mission raises a number of questions, among which the issue of leadership is paramount. Currently, however, very little reliable empirical research has been done among faith entrepreneurs, or ‘church planters’, in Eur…
Crisis and Resilience among Church Planters in Europe
Church planting – the creation of new Christian communities for missionary reasons – is becoming increasingly accepted among the larger churches and denominations in Europe. As church plants in the secular parts of Europe are usually under-resourced, and remain small, the normalization of this entrepreneurial approach of church and mission raises the question of its sustainability. Part of the answer to this question lies in the resilience of chu…
Personality Traits of Church Planters in Europe
In this article we present the results of a Big Five personality test among 59 religious entrepreneurs (church planters) in Europe, and we compare these results with (a) a general database, and (b) existing research among secular entrepreneurs. Our study concludes that church planters are significantly more extravert and significantly less neurotic than the general population. Although our research also indicates that church planters are more agr…
Europe as the Other: External Perspectives on European Christianity, written by Judith Becker and Brian Stanley
Understanding Christian Mission: Participation in Suffering and Glory, written by Scott W. Sunquist
Evangelical Mission in Co-operation with Catholics: A Study of Evangelical Missiological Tensions, written by Paul M. Miller
We Are Pilgrims: Mission from, in and with the Margins of our Diverse World, written by Darren Cronshaw and Rosemary Dewerse
Mission from Anywhere to Europe
World Christianity entails a multi-centric Christianity, and mission from anywhere to anywhere. Today, any place can be a mission base and a mission field at the same time. According to Andrew Walls this may lead to a new “Ephesian moment” in Christianity. To what extent this is happening can only be found out, however, by doing actual research into local encounters of different Christianities. In this article three post-War missionary movements …
Testing Fresh Expressions: Identity and Transformation, written by John Walker
A Missiology of the Road: Early Perspectives in David Bosch’s Theology of Mission and Evangelism, written by J. Kevin Livingston
Tangen, Karl Inge (2012). Ecclesial identification beyond late modern individualism? A case study of life strategies in growing late modern churches. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004206175
"Tangen, Karl Inge (2012). Ecclesial identification beyond late modern individualism? A case study of life strategies in growing late modern churches. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004206175." published on 01 Jan 2012 by Brill
The Making of a Mission Field: Paradigms of Evangelistic Mission in Europe
Since the Second World War Europe has increasingly been considered as a ‘mission field’. Sometimes it is suggested that this belief could only emerge after the collapse of the colonial empires, effectively abolishing the difference between the ‘Christian’ and the ‘pagan’ world. However, this is only partially true. There has always been a strong undercurrent within European churches, especially among missionary practitioners, that Europe was not …
Church Renewal by Church Planting: The Significance of Church Planting for the Future of Christianity in Europe
The current secularization of Europe faces churches with two challenges: poor contextualization and a lack of credibility. It is clear that innovation is needed to answer these challenges. Planting new churches, instead of being a rapid way to numerical growth (which it is not, at least not in Europe), can become a road to this innovation. This is an important reason to plant churches, apart from other, ecclesiological, and missiological reasons.…
Post-Christian, Post-Christendom, and Post-Modern Europe: Towards the Interaction of Missiology and the Social Sciences
Three concepts are often used in missiological literature relating to the West. These are “post-Christian,” “post-Christendom,” and “post-modern.” Often, they have been used as if they are more or less synonyms without much precision or reflection. By relating them to different strands in social theory around “secularization,” this article suggests how these terms can be defined more precisely. In this way the author intends to stimulate the disc…
Notoriously Religious' or Secularising? Revival and Secularisation in Sub-Saharan Africa
In scholarly literature there is an ongoing debate about the definition and scope of secularisation. This article discusses the question of secularisation in Africa as a post-Christian phenomenon. Particularly, the role of recent Pentecostal revivalism in Sub-Saharan Africa is examined. After some clarification of terms and concepts, the historical relationship between (evangelical) revivalism and secularisation is presented. This template is the…
The Making of a Mission Field: Paradigms of Evangelistic Mission in Europe
Since the Second World War Europe has increasingly been considered as a ‘mission field’. Sometimes it is suggested that this belief could only emerge after the collapse of the colonial empires, effectively abolishing the difference between the ‘Christian’ and the ‘pagan’ world. However, this is only partially true. There has always been a strong undercurrent within European churches, especially among missionary practitioners, that Europe was not …
Post-Christian, Post-Christendom, and Post-Modern Europe: Towards the Interaction of Missiology and the Social Sciences
Three concepts are often used in missiological literature relating to the West. These are “post-Christian,” “post-Christendom,” and “post-modern.” Often, they have been used as if they are more or less synonyms without much precision or reflection. By relating them to different strands in social theory around “secularization,” this article suggests how these terms can be defined more precisely. In this way the author intends to stimulate the disc…
Tangen, Karl Inge (2012). Ecclesial identification beyond late modern individualism? A case study of life strategies in growing late modern churches. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004206175
"Tangen, Karl Inge (2012). Ecclesial identification beyond late modern individualism? A case study of life strategies in growing late modern churches. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004206175." published on 01 Jan 2012 by Brill
The Making of a Mission Field: Paradigms of Evangelistic Mission in Europe
Since the Second World War Europe has increasingly been considered as a ‘mission field’. Sometimes it is suggested that this belief could only emerge after the collapse of the colonial empires, effectively abolishing the difference between the ‘Christian’ and the ‘pagan’ world. However, this is only partially true. There has always been a strong undercurrent within European churches, especially among missionary practitioners, that Europe was not …
Church Renewal by Church Planting: The Significance of Church Planting for the Future of Christianity in Europe
The current secularization of Europe faces churches with two challenges: poor contextualization and a lack of credibility. It is clear that innovation is needed to answer these challenges. Planting new churches, instead of being a rapid way to numerical growth (which it is not, at least not in Europe), can become a road to this innovation. This is an important reason to plant churches, apart from other, ecclesiological, and missiological reasons.…
Mission from Anywhere to Europe
World Christianity entails a multi-centric Christianity, and mission from anywhere to anywhere. Today, any place can be a mission base and a mission field at the same time. According to Andrew Walls this may lead to a new “Ephesian moment” in Christianity. To what extent this is happening can only be found out, however, by doing actual research into local encounters of different Christianities. In this article three post-War missionary movements …
Testing Fresh Expressions: Identity and Transformation, written by John Walker
A Missiology of the Road: Early Perspectives in David Bosch’s Theology of Mission and Evangelism, written by J. Kevin Livingston
Europe as the Other: External Perspectives on European Christianity, written by Judith Becker and Brian Stanley
Understanding Christian Mission: Participation in Suffering and Glory, written by Scott W. Sunquist
Evangelical Mission in Co-operation with Catholics: A Study of Evangelical Missiological Tensions, written by Paul M. Miller
We Are Pilgrims: Mission from, in and with the Margins of our Diverse World, written by Darren Cronshaw and Rosemary Dewerse
Personality Traits of Church Planters in Europe
In this article we present the results of a Big Five personality test among 59 religious entrepreneurs (church planters) in Europe, and we compare these results with (a) a general database, and (b) existing research among secular entrepreneurs. Our study concludes that church planters are significantly more extravert and significantly less neurotic than the general population. Although our research also indicates that church planters are more agr…
Personality Traits of Church Planters and Other Church Leaders in Europe (II)
In search of a renewal of their mission in the secularized West, an increasing number of (Protestant) churches have embarked on the creation of new faith communities with a strong missionary purpose. This entrepreneurial approach of mission raises a number of questions, among which the issue of leadership is paramount. Currently, however, very little reliable empirical research has been done among faith entrepreneurs, or ‘church planters’, in Eur…
Crisis and Resilience among Church Planters in Europe
Church planting – the creation of new Christian communities for missionary reasons – is becoming increasingly accepted among the larger churches and denominations in Europe. As church plants in the secular parts of Europe are usually under-resourced, and remain small, the normalization of this entrepreneurial approach of church and mission raises the question of its sustainability. Part of the answer to this question lies in the resilience of chu…
Notoriously Religious' or Secularising? Revival and Secularisation in Sub-Saharan Africa
In scholarly literature there is an ongoing debate about the definition and scope of secularisation. This article discusses the question of secularisation in Africa as a post-Christian phenomenon. Particularly, the role of recent Pentecostal revivalism in Sub-Saharan Africa is examined. After some clarification of terms and concepts, the historical relationship between (evangelical) revivalism and secularisation is presented. This template is the…
The Missional Future of Free Churches in a Secular Context: A German Case Study
Similar to most Western nations, Germany has experienced a history of secularization, resulting in church decline. However, some Christian communities have been less affected by decline. The historical free churches ( Freikirchen ), usually of an evangelical nature, have not only developed a more explicit missionary identity than the mainline churches, some of them have also been able to experience church growth against the larger trends. In this…
Missional Christian Communities in Conditions of Marginality: On Finding a ‘Missional Existence’ in the Post-Christian West
There is a particular vulnerability to mission in the secularized societies of Western Europe. Much of this has to do with a loss of confidence, which hinders participation in the mission of God. This article presents an analysis of this vulnerability that comes from a loss of heart, and it offers possible solutions for a bold minority mission as participation in the missio Dei . This includes the de-instrumentalization of mission and rooting it …
Ministers on Salvation: Soteriological Views of Pioneers and Pastors in the Protestant Church in the Netherlands
Missiology has always been inspired by soteriology, that is, Christian views of salvation. However, little is known about the actual soteriological beliefs of missionary practitioners. This article is an explorative qualitative study of soteriological beliefs among Dutch Protestant ministers who work in pioneer settings (N=20) and established churches (N=40). Our research shows that, contrary to what might be expected, these two groups (termed ‘p…
Soteriology in Evangelical Practice: A View from the Street
This article discusses the difficulties experienced by evangelical missionary practitioners in the West from the perspective of soteriology. This is done ‘from below,’ that is, based on recent empirical studies. First, the ‘benchmark soteriology’ of evangelicalism is presented. Second, based on an analysis of recent field studies of missionary practices in Europe a series of challenges for evangelical evangelism are listed. It appears that evange…
Philosophy (17 works) · Sociology (17 works) · Religious studies (13 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (12 works) · Christian Theology and Mission (11 works) · Philosophy (10 works) · Theology (9 works) · History of religions (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (8 works)