Together towards new life for missiology? Mission and missiology in the light of the World Council of Churches 2013 policy statement

Any meaningful discussion of the various understandings of mission and Missiology needs to take cognizance of the important policy document accepted by the World Council of Churches at its 10th Assembly in Busan, South-Korea, in October 2013: “Together towards life – mission and evangelism in chang...

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Main Author: C. J. P. Niemandt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2015-12-01
Series:Acta Theologica
Online Access:https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2713
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description Any meaningful discussion of the various understandings of mission and Missiology needs to take cognizance of the important policy document accepted by the World Council of Churches at its 10th Assembly in Busan, South-Korea, in October 2013: “Together towards life – mission and evangelism in changing landscapes”. This is the first new mission affirmation by the WCC in 30 years,  and presents a compelling new vision of Christian mission, namely its rootedness in God and its present role in the strengthening/consolidation/reinforcement of the reign of God. This research explores the relevance of the aforementioned policy document for mission and Missiology in terms of three themes: “Where do we come from?”; “What is happening now?”, and “What could the future look like?”
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spelling doaj-art-039ffe674276405e81320bf2db470e2c2025-02-11T09:53:47ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Theologica1015-87582309-90892015-12-0135210.38140/at.v35i2.2713Together towards new life for missiology? Mission and missiology in the light of the World Council of Churches 2013 policy statementC. J. P. Niemandt0University of Pretoria, South Africa Any meaningful discussion of the various understandings of mission and Missiology needs to take cognizance of the important policy document accepted by the World Council of Churches at its 10th Assembly in Busan, South-Korea, in October 2013: “Together towards life – mission and evangelism in changing landscapes”. This is the first new mission affirmation by the WCC in 30 years,  and presents a compelling new vision of Christian mission, namely its rootedness in God and its present role in the strengthening/consolidation/reinforcement of the reign of God. This research explores the relevance of the aforementioned policy document for mission and Missiology in terms of three themes: “Where do we come from?”; “What is happening now?”, and “What could the future look like?” https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2713
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Together towards new life for missiology? Mission and missiology in the light of the World Council of Churches 2013 policy statement
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title Together towards new life for missiology? Mission and missiology in the light of the World Council of Churches 2013 policy statement
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title_short Together towards new life for missiology? Mission and missiology in the light of the World Council of Churches 2013 policy statement
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