Mission Paradigm Research Articles

Pendidikan Calon Imam di Flores dalam Paradigma Misi Inter Gentes

<p>This article focuses attention on the educational praxis of prospective priests in Flores within the <em>inter gentes</em> mission paradigm. The education of prospective priests in the Catholic Church in Flores is still a closed education, namely an educational process that separates people from society for a form of life that is separate from society. Educational praxis like this can be fruitful output who considers himself a 'master' with all-round qualities for all pastoral matters. On this basis, it is very important to create a <em>inter gentes </em>mission paradigm as a theological basis for the practical education of prospective priests in Flores. <em>Gentes</em> in understanding <em>inter gentes</em> understood as nations, cultures, and groups of people with distinctive views and lifestyles. Mission <em>inter gentes</em> considered suitable to answer the needs of Flores which is marked by cultural diversity and a society that still faces the problem of poverty. The education of priest candidates in Flores is carried out in the <em>inter gentes</em> mission paradigm requires the educational practice of prospective priests to be more open to the complexity of the reality of life which is marked by the plurality of religions, cultures and perspectives in society. Apart from that, the commitment to defending the environment and involving women in the formation of prospective priests is also a concern of the mission <em>inter gentes.</em></p>

Preaching and Living Out the Gospel: A Confessional Reformed Theology of Mission

This article aims to respond to Gustav Warneck and MacGavran's critique of the deficit of missionary conscience in Protestantism, while building on Robert Recker, Fred Klooster, and Anthony Hoekema's findings that missionary conscience is not absent in Reformed confessions of faith. In particular, this article examines whether Reformed confessional documents provide guidelines in the theology and practice of mission for Reformed churches that can be used to develop a mission paradigm in the contemporary era. A thorough reading and critical exploration of the confessional documents and a reconstruction of the theology of mission in them show that they contain basic guidelines in the theology and practice of mission, especially in terms of the scope, motive, and expression of mission.

Prokhanov’s missiology: A forerunner to Bosch’s Emerging Paradigm

This article examines the hypothesis proposed by missiologist Johannes Reimer that Ivan Prokhanov, the founder of the missionary movement in Russia in the early 20th century, anticipated and, to some extent, embodied the emerging missional paradigm articulated by David Bosch in 1991, approximately 60–70 years later. The article argues that Reimer’s intuition was largely correct, as Prokhanov significantly aligned with at least 9 of the 13 elements identified by Bosch. Furthermore, it suggests that the correlation between the views of Prokhanov and Bosch can be explained by their shared epistemological orientation towards the New Testament missional paradigm, particularly the paradigm of Matthew, Luke and Paul, as described by Bosch.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: According to this hypothesis, Bosch’s analysis of the historical development of missional theology traces the deviation from the apostolic paradigm established by these New Testament authors, with the emerging missional paradigm representing a partial return to that original framework. For Prokhanov, New Testament missiology was the foundational basis of his mission theology.

The Church Amidst the War of Attrition: Ukrainian Evangelical Community in Search of a New Mission Paradigm

The Church Amidst the War of Attrition: Ukrainian Evangelical Community in Search of a New Mission Paradigm

In search of spirituality for intercultural mission: Hospitality, solidarity and marginality

Today's multicultural situation in many parts of the world requires a new missionary approach and practices. In addition, along with advanced understanding of culture and mission, interculturality is being presented as an alternative to complement the existing cross-cultural mission paradigm. In this intercultural mission paradigm, which emerges in the vision that people with various backgrounds and orientations participate in God's mission together with equal status on the Christian base, mission is not understood as a human strategy, but as a spiritual activity that involves the task of discerning God's initiatory work and of practicing a way of life appropriate for it. This article examines the possibility that the Christian mission as a joint participation in God's mission is practiced interculturally in today's multicultural situation. Focusing on the migration context, this article attempts to define “intercultural mission” within the larger framework of the missio Dei, and presents hospitality, solidarity, and marginality, which has been already recognized as important mission spiritualities in existing studies, as core mission spiritualities for intercultural mission. And, from this, this paper describes intercultural mission as a joint spiritual practice of creating space and building bridges for God's mission.

Entrepreneurial universities and the third mission paradigm shift from economic performance to impact entrepreneurship: Germany’s EXIST program and ESG orientation

The proliferation and intensity of modern grand challenges, and the current broad public awareness of them, has resulted in a demand for entrepreneurship with an eye toward environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters, not just profits and economic gain. When it comes to economic applications, this realigned focus on impact-oriented entrepreneurship has significantly altered the way in which entrepreneurial universities address their third mission of service to society. The overall paradigm shift toward an ESG orientation drives these entrepreneurial universities to structure their efforts in technology transfer and creating academic spinoffs to produce startups which heavily employ impact entrepreneurship and ESG principles. This paper finds that governments can assist with this transition by creating funding programs, or updating existing funding programs, which favor the selection of impact entrepreneurship focused spinoffs that make use of ideas and knowledge from the university sphere. The EXIST program from the German government serves as a prime example of just such a financial mechanism that has evolved across multiple decades to more heavily incentivize academic spinoffs that place ESG at the core of what they do, in addition to the original goals of producing economic and technological development and increasing local, regional and national competitiveness. These findings bear implications for government and university leaders in regard to technology transfer policy and academic spinoffs at entrepreneurial universities.

Matthew 28:16-20 - hermeneutical key to the Gospel of Matthew

This study analyses Matthew 28:16-20 as the hermeneutical key to the Gospel of Matthew. The text contains a narrative part about the eleven disciples meeting the risen Jesus in Galilee (vv. 16-17) and Jesus’ final words commissioning them to evangelize all nations (vv. 18-20). The location of Galilee symbolizes openness to the Gentiles, fulfilling Old Testament prophecy. The mountain setting represents an encounter with God, as in other key moments of Jesus’ ministry. The disciples’ worship yet doubt (v. 17) shows imperfect faith, inviting readers to mature belief. Jesus claims absolute, cosmic authority from God (v. 18) as the basis for commissioning the disciples to “make disciples of all nations” through baptism and teaching (vv. 19-20). This universal mission corrects earlier limitations only to Israel. Teaching them to obey Christ’s commands grounds the mission in Jesus’ ethical demands. His perpetual presence (v. 20) assures guidance despite uncertainty. Thus, the text presents a mission paradigm for readers: Christ – centered proclamation for God’s kingdom, not power; fidelity to Jesus’ original disciples; invitation to internalize divine daughterhood; and responsibility to embody values commanded by Jesus. This call for active discipleship awaiting the Parousia proposes to resolve doubt into faith.

Reimagining GO and SEND Mission Paradigms for an Age of Global Migration and World Christianity

I interrogate the principal mission terms GO and SEND from post-Christendom, post-Western, and World Christianity perspectives, considering our increasingly globalized and polarized world and the emerging context of twenty-first-century Christianity. This approach exposes some of the inherent bias in mission thinking and calls for a perspectival shift toward bidirectionality and polycentrism, as the missionary impetus can now originate anywhere and result anywhere else in the world. Christian mission is no more from the West to the Rest but increasingly from everywhere to everywhere, which requires a new consideration of dispersion and reciprocity that is embedded within a multipolar world.

Learning English for Faith Work: The Australian Experience of Non-Anglophone Catholic Missionaries

ABSTRACT The Catholic Church is the oldest religious institution in the West and the biggest Christian denomination in Australia. Its success is partly due to its sustained efforts to supply missionaries across the globe. While the traditional missionary paradigm involved Europe-born religious workers being sent to colonies, this flow has been reversed in recent years. Increasingly, priests from the Global South are serving in Global North churches. This reversal of mission flows involves shifting from learning peripheral languages to learning center languages. This shift has important, but little understood implications in this context where language learning has moral consequences. This qualitative study examines the English language learning experiences in Australia of missionaries from Asia, Africa, and Latin America, highlighting their language socialization practices, challenges, and ideologies. Findings contribute to theorizing Catholic missionaries as a community of practice whose language learning strategies and views are partly shaped by their religious identity.

새로운 선교 패러다임으로 부상하는 국내 이주민 선교: 패러다임 특징 분석과 이주민 선교 현황을 중심으로

국내 이주민 선교는 한국 기독교 선교의 새로운 선교 패러다임으로 부상하고 있다. 이는 토마스 쿤(Thomas S. Kuhn), 한스 큉(Hans Küng) 그리고 데이빗 보쉬(David Bosch) 등의 여러 학자들이 제시하는 새로운 패러다임 출현의 특징에 부합하고, 현재 진행되어가는 국내 이주민 선교의 현황에서도 나타나고 있다. 이주민 선교 패러다임은 선교를 시작한 초기부터 맹아(萌芽) 상태로 존재해오다, 다양한 이주민 유입과 증가라는 변화에 맞춰 새로운 선교 방향과 기준을 제시하며, 현재의 ‘가는’ 선교 패러다임을 보완하고, 이와 병행을 할 수 있는 국내 타문화권 선교 패러다임으로 등장하고 있다. 현재 국내 이주민 선교를 담당하는 교회와 단체의 수가 지속적으로 증가하고 있고, 각 교단들의 이주민 선교 협의회 설립과 정책의 구체화, 포럼과 세미나를 통한 이주민 선교 방향 모색, 전문 훈련기관을 통한 이주민 선교사 육성 그리고 이주민 선교 관련 연구와 이주민 신학 발전의 노력 등이 일어나고 있다. 이런 현황 역시 국내 이주민 선교가 하나의 선교 패러다임으로 자리매김해 나가고 있음을 잘 보여주고 있다.

Developing a missiology for ministry to nomads

Nomads are sometimes referred to as the last to reach. Their remoteness and marginalization make it challenging for missionaries to live with them. Their different mindsets and values require different approaches than those used to reach sedentary peoples. Major advocates for mission to nomads, David Phillips and Malcolm Hunter, have advocated for a different paradigm of mission and church that reflects nomads’ way of life. Relatively little has been written about missionary work among nomads in recent decades. In 2018, 37 national and expatriate missionaries to nomads were interviewed. The interview data were compared with the experience of missionaries recorded in the literature. Alongside making disciples, missionaries to nomads are involved in a wide range of activities, including caring for nomads’ animals. In this article we outline what missionaries to nomads today are doing and the major challenges they face. We affirm the need for a specific missiological focus on ministry to nomadic peoples and suggest some essential areas for its development.

Menalar Secara Historis Misi Universal dalam Kitab Yunus

This research aims to reason historically the universal mission in the book of Jonah. The method used is a qualitative approach by analyzing the text of the Bible using historical criticism exegesis. Because this research is descriptive qualitative in nature without field research, the researcher as the main instrument utilizes literature studies with various literature ranging from printed books, journals, websites and online applications. After analyzing the introduction of the book of Jonah, the problematic interpretation of the book of Jonah, the universal mission contained in the book of Jonah, to reflecting on it theologically, the research results show that the book of Jonah can be reasoned with historically. The universal mission contained in one of the Old Testament books emphasizes the mission paradigm that cannot be confined by a particular group or nation. Then it becomes a challenge for thinkers and researchers who tend to emphasize ratios more to reflect on the possibility of reasoning historically about things that are considered nonsensical stories. Thus, it is highly recommended to conduct research on other books, both in the Old Testament and the New Testament to find universal missionary characteristics as well as to answer the challenges of the 21st century which are increasingly critical and crises.

Membaca dan Menafsir Kejadian 1:26-28 dalam Fungsi Kosmis Budaya Toraja untuk Membangun Paradigma Misi Kontekstual-Ekologis

Abstract: The mission perspective developed over the years which is anthropocentric in nature indirectly legitimizes the massive exploitation of nature which causes environmental damage. This departs from a human desire to lead to prosperity and prosperity by increasing economic production. However, what has happened has resulted in inequality and sustainable natural damage. The research will focus on reinterpreting Genesis 1:26-28 from the perspective of the cosmic function of Toraja culture to build a contextual-ecological mission paradigm. So that nature is seen in a different way and treated as it should be. This research will use descriptive qualitative method with text analysis approach and tenography. The end of this study shows that the cosmic function of Toraja culture and the reinterpretation of the text of Genesis 1:26-28 have similarities by viewing that other creations are human brothers and are one unified whole, so they are called sangserekan. It brings awareness of a new missionary paradigm that nature or cosmic is part of Christ's redemptive design. The mission paradigm that had been built up from the West then slowly shifted from ecclesiastical to theocentric. From an organizational church to an organismic church.

Missio Dei: Is There Any Common Ground?

Abstract Missio Dei has become a common and valued expression in most wings of the church. To what extent do we mean the same thing when we use this term? This article explores the understanding of the concept missio Dei in contemporary conciliar and evangelical contexts, with special emphasis on The Cape Town Commitment and Together towards Life. Although missio Dei has had a turbulent life with diverse definitions and connected interests in the relatively short time span of the term, there seems to be a growing convergence in its usage. This common ground is primarily connected to the change from an ecclesiocentric to a Trinitarian paradigm of mission and to understanding the kingdom of God as the goal of mission. There are, however, differences in the documents, and these are evident in the relative emphases they give to the centrality of Christ and the role of the Spirit.

Paradigma Misi dalam Syair Lagu Kolose Terhadap Pluralisme Keallahan Postmodern

Great Commission that should be the responsibility of believers becomes irrelevant in the midst of the challenges of post-modern era where everything is relative. The mission paradigm in this era began to shift, which all were motivated by post-modern culture. In this relative era, digital acceleration can directly make Christians facing global culture of the world that focuses on the universal view which state that Jesus is not the only way to salvation but one of the ways to salvation. This is because the post-modern paradigm of thinking concerning religion is no longer talking about truth but about what does someone want. Of course this is contrary to Christianity which states that Jesus is the final and the only way of salvation. This study uses a qualitative research with a descriptive approach to find out the truth in Paul’s writings in the Colossian Song which describe the pre-existence of Christ. In Paul’s writings especially in Colossians 1:15-20, is a quote from the early church confession that Paul took and used it to show about Christ who is the only God.

Implikasi Pemahaman Tritunggal terhadap Perbedaan Pandangan tentang Misi

The correct understanding of the doctrine of the Trinity play an important role in the theology and praxis of believers. Unfortunately, these implications have not yet appeared in the church’s mission in which every believer is called to proclaims and live the truth of God -- something that cannot be separated from deeds and words. Not just thinking about the concept of going out to send. This article is an integrative effort that has been started by Lesslie Newbigin and David Bosch to change the paradigm of church mission in the world. This article shows that a relation between concept of Trinitarian and mission. With this attempt the church will be able to play a significant role and contextually without losing the important values of the Bible.

Missional Discipleship in the Public Sphere: With Special Reference to Lordship, Followership and Christlikeness in the Concept of Public Discipleship

Missional discipleship is more than a movement seeking a new methodological and strategic mission paradigm. Missional discipleship is the essence of Christianity concerning the ontological foundation for the prime reason for existence as believers and the epistemological lens to see the world from the perspective of transformed values in Christ. In other words, missional discipleship requires acknowledging the lordship of Christ by demonstrating the ontological embodiment of who Christ is and epistemological resemblance by perceiving the reality as Christ does. These radical transformations in both ontological and epistemological areas can enable believers to authentically follow Christ as disciples and demonstrate Christlikeness in all spheres of their existence as missionaries. Christlike attributes and qualities are progressively cultivated in believers lives as they conform to the image of Christ, and the most profound nature of Christlikeness is holiness. Missional discipleship provides a platform to expand the concept of Christlikeness as holiness from the personal dimension to the public dimension to overcome the privatisation of discipleship and Christian religious dualism polarising things into the categories of the sacred and secular.

Perubahan-Perubahan Paradigma Dan Praksis Misi Gereja Di Era Society 5.0

Facing the massive changes that occur in society as a result of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 era, an era marked by a blend of technology that blurs the lines between the physical, digital, and biological fields. Between the physical and digital become connected. Acceleration towards the digital world was stimulated by the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic. The digital world becomes a world no longer a virtual world but a real world whose existence is in our midst. Changes in the Industrial Revolution 4.0 era will greatly impact the religious social life of mankind. The development of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 era, has given birth to changes in community culture which of course must also change the paradigm and praxis of the church's mission. The paradigm and praxis of the church's mission need to be evaluated and rethinking and reconstruction need to be carried out in the light of God's Word and contextually. This study uses the following methods: 1. Systematic Literature Review by collecting several references through literature study so as to obtain data related to the paradigm and praxis of the church's mission that is developing; 2. Hermeneutics by examining several Bible verses related to the topic as the basis for the construction of paradigms and missionary praxis in the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0. The results of this research are expected to be able to contribute to the church, especially with regard to the construction of the paradigm and practice of the church in carrying out its mission in the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0. The church can take advantage of the opportunities resulting from the Industrial Revolution 4.0 era. in carrying out its mission.

마크 C. 테일러(Mark C. Taylor)의 ‘Erring’ 개념에 대한 선교학적 의미 - 『Erring』 속 성서 본문 세 가지를 중심으로 -

This article is about the concept of “Erring”, articulated in Marck C. Taylor’s most influential book, Erring: A Postmodern A/Theology. The article argues that the concept of Erring can be meaningfully influential in shaping current mission paradigms required for change in the secular world. Erring, as introduced in A/Theology, is explained to be an important theological concept for both those who are spiritual atheists and dissatisfied theists. Therefore, this article seeks to connect the concept of Erring and missiology in order to go beyond the ontological tradition that Christianity has been deeply based upon. This article recaptures and reconstructs the concept of Erring by using three bible passages in Taylor’s writing which are Mark 4:3-9 (The Parable of the Sower), Luke 24:13-35 (The Walk to Emmaus) and the Exodus story. Disappearing subjectivity, the recognition of betweenness, marginality, divine aspects of rootlessness and wandering that can open unexpected and undetermined elements of life, such as grace, are explained. This article concludes philosophically that mission as a carnival of spontaneous and unintentional joyfulness, as the concept of Erring prescribes, should be considered for a new paradigm of missiology.

Rekonstruksi Paradigma dan Implementasi Misi Gereja Masa Kini di Indonesia

The relationship between evangelism and social care is a hot topic that is still being debated. Some argue that the Church should only work on evangelism, that is, on eternal salvation (spiritual matters), not on social issues. Others are of the view that working on social issues is a means for the purpose of evangelizing. By using a descriptive qualitative approach, this article is intended: firstly to show that the mission of the Church is an integrative-holistic mission covering the field of evangelism and social service. The two are united in Missio Dei. Second, in order to attract reflections for churches everywhere, it is necessary to reconstruct the paradigm and implementation of the Church's mission in the present. The results of the discussion conclude that the Church's mission should be integrative-holistic. This means that the Church does not separate (dualism) between evangelism and social care. The integrative-holistic mission is considered very relevant and needed as an answer to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ into reality and at the same time can alleviate the problems or conditions of the society in which the Church is located.