dc.contributor.author |
Franklin, Kirk James
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dc.contributor.author |
Niemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus)
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-07-07T05:00:26Z |
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dc.date.available |
2016-07-07T05:00:26Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016-05-31 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Structures for mission have been under review as a result of many factors. In particular have
been the widening influences of globalisation, and to a lesser degree, glocalisation. Various
models of leadership praxis and structures have been proposed along the way. As Christianity
moved farther away from the Christendom model of centralised control to other models of
structure and leadership, other paradigms have been proposed along the way. However, one
possibility, called the concept of polycentrism, has not been considered with any significant
effort. In order to understand polycentrism, this research covered a literature review of seven
spheres: (1) the urbanised-economic context; (2) political-ideological associations; (3) globalglocal
socio-cultural situations; (4) organisational-leadership contexts; (5) missional movements;
(6) the global church; and (7) the journey of the mission agency called the Wycliffe Global
Alliance. The application of the concept of polycentrism to the specific context of the Wycliffe
Global Alliance has enabled conclusions about the relevance of polycentrism in mission
structures that are part of the missio Dei. The study concluded that polycentrism was a very
helpful methodology that understood and resolved the inherent tensions and influences brought
about by globalisation upon structures in God’s mission. The implications shaped what
leadership communities look like in terms of values and ideals because of the benefits of
polycentrism. Through polycentrism, there has been a deliberate movement away from
established centres of power, so that leadership occurred among and with others, while creatively
learning together in community. |
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dc.description.department |
Science of Religion and Missiology |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2016 |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.hts.org.za |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Franklin, K. & Niemandt, N.,
2016, Polycentrism in the
missio Dei, HTS Teologiese
Studies/Theological Studies
72(1), a3145. http://dx.DOI.
org/ 10.4102/hts.v72i1.3145. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0259-9422 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2072-8050 (print) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.4102/hts.v72i1.3145 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53942 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
OpenJournals Publishing |
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dc.rights |
© 2016. The Authors.
Licensee: AOSIS. This work
is licensed under the
Creative Commons
Attribution License. |
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dc.subject |
Globalisation |
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dc.subject |
Missio Dei |
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dc.subject |
Polycentrism |
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dc.subject |
Wycliffe Global Alliance |
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dc.subject |
Mission structures |
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dc.title |
Polycentrism in the missio Dei |
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dc.type |
Article |
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