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Leading toward missional change : an afro-centric missional perspective on the history of South African Baptists

Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2012.

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/27078 Leading toward missional change : an afro-centric missional perspective on the history of South African Baptists Niemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus) desandlara@gmail.com Henry, Desmond Glocal Npc Mic Aic Missions Global south Africa Missional Busa Baptist union of southern africa UCTD Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2012. This study shows the importance of leading toward missional change within BUSA in post-1994 contexts incorporating global, afro-centric missional perspectives as South African Baptists. As my research will indicate, BUSA is at a crucial junction, and I contend that BUSA’s main problem is primarily a missiological problem, with ecclesiastical challenges that urgently need to be addressed by BUSA’s leaders. The importance of BUSA’s critical self- reflection and analysis is paramount. Does BUSA and her mission have a future, or will it fade into obscurity? Utilizing the South African Baptist faith heritage as an important interlocutor with a view to retrospective and prospective Baptist ecclesiology in post- 1994 South African society. Special recognition is given to the contribution of emerging Afro-centric missional voices within the current South African/African context. In doing so, this study seeks to be leadership-oriented, biblically-based and Afro-centric in its approach to missional change with South African Baptist Union churches. Toward missional leadership within BUSA churches this study: <ul> <li>1. Uncovers the importance of an Afro-centric missional ecclesiology, taking into consideration both local and global trends and conversations.</li> <li>2. Uncover a retrospective view of Baptist Ecclesiology within the Southern African context, with its relevance to the history and present-day context of ministry within BUSA.</li> <li>3. Analyses existing statistical data found within the Baptist Annual Handbook, to establish denominational trends since 1994, with a view to identifying significant ministry trends operable within BUSA.</li> 4. Collects, analyses and interprets data from a number of churches from within the Baptist Union of Southern Africa that stand out as significant in three or more ‘missional indicators’ in the first tier of research and analysis. In reading through the pages to follow, you will journey alongside the researcher in:</li> </ul> <ul> <li> Analysing and interpreting the history of Baptists in South Africa with reference to BUSA, BCSA, SABMS and the ABK through a ‘missional lens’</li>. <li> Critically examining current trends visible within BUSA churches since 1994 to the present-day.</li> <li> Undertaking qualitative research to identify phenomenology of people’s shared experience in BUSA</li> <li> Interpreting and objectifying statistical results drawn from qualitative research at local church level; making further recommendations towards an Afro-centric missional ecclesiology relevant to BUSA churches in post-1994 contexts.</li> </ul> Science of Religion and Missiology unrestricted 2013-09-07T10:23:33Z 2013-08-14 2013-09-07T10:23:33Z 2013-04-03 2012 2013-08-06 Thesis Henry, D 2012, Leading toward missional change : an afro-centric missional perspective on the histoty of South African Baptists, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27078 > D13/4/321/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27078 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08062013-132259/ © 2012 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria
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Npc
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Aic
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Leading toward missional change : an afro-centric missional perspective on the history of South African Baptists
title Leading toward missional change : an afro-centric missional perspective on the history of South African Baptists
title_full Leading toward missional change : an afro-centric missional perspective on the history of South African Baptists
title_fullStr Leading toward missional change : an afro-centric missional perspective on the history of South African Baptists
title_full_unstemmed Leading toward missional change : an afro-centric missional perspective on the history of South African Baptists
title_short Leading toward missional change : an afro-centric missional perspective on the history of South African Baptists
title_sort leading toward missional change an afro centric missional perspective on the history of south african baptists
topic Glocal
Npc
Mic
Aic
Missions
Global south
Africa
Missional
Busa
Baptist union of southern africa
UCTD
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27078
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08062013-132259/