Spirit-driven Gospel Communities of Transformation
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 pent...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Mission studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 168-192 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Pentecostal churches
/ Charismatic movement
/ Missiology
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RelBib Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDG Free church RJ Mission; missiology |
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Pentecostal
charismatic
renewal
renewalist
missiology
Holy Spirit
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Summary: | 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. |
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ISSN: | 1573-3831 |
Contains: | In: Mission studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15733831-12341501 |