(Re) discovering a missional-incarnational ethos

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Kok, Jacobus (Kobus)
Niemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus)

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OpenJournals Publishing

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In this article, a few of the elements and dynamics of social movements will be explored. It will be argued that the traditional institutional church is in a critical period in the cycle of movements, where the need for the (re)discovery of our missional-incarnational ethos and the theology of restoration might energise the church to (re)activate the dynamics of movements. The narrative of Jesus and the Samaritan woman in John 4 will be investigated as an example of Jesus’s missional-incarnational ethos and of the relation to a theology of restoration. Finally, some challenges for the church with regard to ecclesiology, spirituality and leadership will be proposed.

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Ecclesiology, Healing and restoration

Sustainable Development Goals

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Kok, J. & Niemandt, C.J.P., 2009, ‘(Re)discovering a missional-incarnational ethos’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 65(1), Art. #274, 7 pages. DOI: 10.4102/hts.v65i1.274 [http://www.hts.org.za]