東華大學圖書館 |

語系: 繁體中文

說明(常見問題)

回圖書館首頁

手機版館藏查詢

登入

回首頁

切換: 標籤 | MARC模式 | ISBD

FindBook

Google Book

Amazon

博客來

Understanding of and Participation in the missio Dei among Mennonite Churches in Eastern Pennsylvania.

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Understanding of and Participation in the missio Dei among Mennonite Churches in Eastern Pennsylvania./
作者:	Okanya, Nelson O.
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (171 pages)
附註:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 83-12, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International83-12A.
標題:	Multicultural education. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=29214794click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798802751510

Understanding of and Participation in the missio Dei among Mennonite Churches in Eastern Pennsylvania.
Okanya, Nelson O.

Understanding of and Participation in the missio Dei among Mennonite Churches in Eastern Pennsylvania. - 1 online resource (171 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 83-12, Section: A.

Thesis (D.I.S.)--Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Intercultural Studies, 2022.

Includes bibliographical references

Buoyed by the modern worldwide missionary movement, Pietism and the larger expansion of evangelical Protestantism circa the 1860s (Juhnke 1989; Schlabach 1980) Mennonites in North America developed a renewed interest in missions. They participated by sending missionaries locally and globally after more than three centuries of social withdrawal from the world (Jacobs 1983; Ruth 2001; Juhnke 1989; MacMaster 1985; Kaufman 1931). Current trends, however, indicate a declining pattern in participation in missions among Mennonites (Kanagy 2007; Kanagy, Beyene, and Showalter 2012). What is causing this recent decline and how do contemporary Mennonite leaders see the role of their churches in the global missio Dei? Since the Mennonite church is extensive worldwide and could not be studied in one piece of doctoral research, this study explored possible causes of the declining trend in missions through the lens of church and mission leaders and young adults associated with Mennonite churches in Eastern Pennsylvania-a microcosm of what is happening throughout the Mennonite denomination in other parts of the United States. The Mennonite churches in Eastern Pennsylvania also form the conference of churches in which I am an ordained minister. This research examined current understanding of the missio Dei and the missional church concepts by Mennonite church leaders, the role of the church in it, and the factors (negative or positive) they believe to be affecting their members' current understanding and participation in the missio Dei. The missio Dei and missional church literature argue that when the theological concept of missio Dei and missional theology are properly understood and practiced, the church discovers its nature and purpose and organizes itself for missional faithfulness. The North American context is changing rapidly. Many influential forces are shaping believers' understanding of and convictions about their personal and communal calling to be involved in God's mission of redemption and reconciliation for the entire creation. These changes are also affecting the Mennonite church. Having reviewed the Anabaptist-Mennonite history of mission and discovered the current understanding and participation in missions through interviews with a selected sample of Mennonite pastors, scholars and the younger generation, this study proposes a data-informed change model that could help these congregations change from being churches that only financially support mission programs and projects that others carry out to become missional churches where the heart of the church is focused on God's mission locally and globally. The model will be tested and evaluated at my home congregation James Street Mennonite church for its effectiveness. A follow up plan will be informed by the results from the pilot project.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2023

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798802751510Subjects--Topical Terms:

526718
Multicultural education.
Subjects--Index Terms:

ChurchIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

542853
Electronic books.

Understanding of and Participation in the missio Dei among Mennonite Churches in Eastern Pennsylvania.
LDR:04352nmm a2200421K 4500 001 2364049
005 20231130104624.5
006 m o d
007 cr mn ---uuuuu
008 241011s2022 xx obm 000 0 eng d
020 $a 9798802751510
035 $a (MiAaPQ)AAI29214794
035 $a AAI29214794
040 $a MiAaPQ $b eng $c MiAaPQ $d NTU
100 1 $a Okanya, Nelson O. $3 3704840
245 1 0 $a Understanding of and Participation in the missio Dei among Mennonite Churches in Eastern Pennsylvania.
264 0 $c 2022
300 $a 1 online resource (171 pages)
336 $a text $b txt $2 rdacontent
337 $a computer $b c $2 rdamedia
338 $a online resource $b cr $2 rdacarrier
500 $a Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 83-12, Section: A.
500 $a Advisor: Downes, Donna R.;Glanville, Elizabeth L.
502 $a Thesis (D.I.S.)--Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Intercultural Studies, 2022.
504 $a Includes bibliographical references
520 $a Buoyed by the modern worldwide missionary movement, Pietism and the larger expansion of evangelical Protestantism circa the 1860s (Juhnke 1989; Schlabach 1980) Mennonites in North America developed a renewed interest in missions. They participated by sending missionaries locally and globally after more than three centuries of social withdrawal from the world (Jacobs 1983; Ruth 2001; Juhnke 1989; MacMaster 1985; Kaufman 1931). Current trends, however, indicate a declining pattern in participation in missions among Mennonites (Kanagy 2007; Kanagy, Beyene, and Showalter 2012). What is causing this recent decline and how do contemporary Mennonite leaders see the role of their churches in the global missio Dei? Since the Mennonite church is extensive worldwide and could not be studied in one piece of doctoral research, this study explored possible causes of the declining trend in missions through the lens of church and mission leaders and young adults associated with Mennonite churches in Eastern Pennsylvania-a microcosm of what is happening throughout the Mennonite denomination in other parts of the United States. The Mennonite churches in Eastern Pennsylvania also form the conference of churches in which I am an ordained minister. This research examined current understanding of the missio Dei and the missional church concepts by Mennonite church leaders, the role of the church in it, and the factors (negative or positive) they believe to be affecting their members' current understanding and participation in the missio Dei. The missio Dei and missional church literature argue that when the theological concept of missio Dei and missional theology are properly understood and practiced, the church discovers its nature and purpose and organizes itself for missional faithfulness. The North American context is changing rapidly. Many influential forces are shaping believers' understanding of and convictions about their personal and communal calling to be involved in God's mission of redemption and reconciliation for the entire creation. These changes are also affecting the Mennonite church. Having reviewed the Anabaptist-Mennonite history of mission and discovered the current understanding and participation in missions through interviews with a selected sample of Mennonite pastors, scholars and the younger generation, this study proposes a data-informed change model that could help these congregations change from being churches that only financially support mission programs and projects that others carry out to become missional churches where the heart of the church is focused on God's mission locally and globally. The model will be tested and evaluated at my home congregation James Street Mennonite church for its effectiveness. A follow up plan will be informed by the results from the pilot project.
533 $a Electronic reproduction. $b Ann Arbor, Mich. : $c ProQuest, $d 2023
538 $a Mode of access: World Wide Web
650 4 $a Multicultural education. $3 526718
650 4 $a Theology. $3 516533
650 4 $a Religious education. $3 555072
653 $a Church
653 $a Leadership structure
653 $a missio Dei
653 $a Mission theology
653 $a Missional hermeneutics
653 $a Missions
653 $a Pennsylvania
655 7 $a Electronic books. $2 lcsh $3 542853
690 $a 0455
690 $a 0469
690 $a 0527
710 2 $a ProQuest Information and Learning Co. $3 783688
710 2 $a Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Intercultural Studies. $b School of Intercultural Studies. $3 1676305
773 0 $t Dissertations Abstracts International $g 83-12A.
856 4 0 $u http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=29214794 $z click for full text (PQDT)