The influence of dwelling in the Word within the Southern African Partnership of Missional Churches

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ID12858103
AuthorsMarius Nel (0000-0003-0304-5805, corresponding author), Marius J Nel (0000-0001-5922-1594, Stellenbosch University, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume34
Issue1
Publication date2013-02-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueVerbum et Ecclesia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1609-9982 • E-ISSN: 2074-7705
PublisherAOSIS (PUBLISHER • ZA)
DOI10.4102/ve.v34i1.778
OpenAlexW2091910440
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited2

All of creation dwells within the Word of God, the Word who created us, the Word who redeems us (Ellison 2009:91). The article evaluated the influence that the communal spiritual practice of dwelling in the Word had in the missional transformation of congregations that formed part of the Southern African Partnership of Missional Churches. It investigated the background, hermeneutic and methodology of dwelling in the Word on the participating congregations. The article concluded that the practice had a profound effect on the theology and missional practice of most of the participating congregations as it had a positive influence on the attitudes and beliefs, minimum knowledge base, and skills of a number of churches leading to spontaneous missional activity, the discernment of a specific missionary calling, and the integration of theory and practice. However, it had not always led to the formation of new faith communities

Discernment · Faith · General partnership · Linguistics · Political science · Sociology · Theology · Word (group theory · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Christian Theology and Mission · Law · Philosophy · Urban and Rural Development Challenges

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