Globalised mission as opportunity
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Jacobs, Pierre J.
Van Eck, Ernest
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OpenJournals Publishing
Abstract
Globalisation develops at a staggering pace that envelopes and infiltrates local South African
communities in various ways. Through technology a person can have access to anything
today. Should the church try to keep up, or compete with such a reality? This article aims
to encourage the church to develop a responsible missional character, which embraces the
opportunities globalisation offers – to be a participative forum in a community comprising of
more than religious people. Through re-evaluating the church’s missional intent, by shifting
the paradigm away from self-centred outcomes, the church should contribute to such a
community’s articulation of faith.
Description
This article represents a
reworked version of aspects
from the PhD dissertation
(University of Pretoria) with
Prof. Dr Ernest van Eck as
supervisor.
Keywords
Globalisation, Technology, South African communities, Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa (NRCA), Church, Faith
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Jacobs, P. & Van Eck, E., 2015, 'Globalised mission as opportunity', HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 71(3), Art. #2871, 9 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v71i3.2871.