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The Wycliffe global alliance - from a U.S. based international mission to a global movement for Bible translation
Dissertation (MA Theol)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/32974 The Wycliffe global alliance - from a U.S. based international mission to a global movement for Bible translation Niemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus) kirkfranklin31@gmail.com Franklin, Kirk James Commission of World Mission and Evangelism Lausanne Congress for World Evangelization World Council of Churches (WCC) Wycliffe Global Alliance Wycliffe Bible Translators International Wycliffe Bible Translators UCTD Dissertation (MA Theol)--University of Pretoria, 2012. This thesis deals with the complex question of how global Christian mission organizations must learn to function, especially the Wycliffe Global Alliance (WGA). I summarize how the Wycliffe Bible Translators (WBT) began in 1942 as the resourcing organization for the Summer Institute of Linguistics (now called SIL International) and how their mutual founder, American William Cameron Townsend, was influenced by Western mission strategy and conservative evangelical theology. The changing global context is impacting how the missio Dei takes place and this is influencing how mission agencies interact with each other and the church worldwide. This is leading to new paradigms of how mission is conceptualized around the world. The thesis outlines how the changing global context has forced Wycliffe to reevaluate its place in the world because, half a century after its formation, the church has new homes in the global South and East. It follows that as a Western mission, Western resources have decreased and this has shaped how Wycliffe Bible Translators (International) has now become Wycliffe Global Alliance (WGA). However, this goes beyond a mere change of name and has resulted in a type of structure that enables it to better engage with the church worldwide. The thesis also examines the complexity of contextualization in the global environment, noting how different languages and cultures are involved, each with its own rules and subtleties. I show how the shift of the centre of gravity of the church to the global South and East presents new theological challenges for the Bible translation effort and these directly impact WGA. There are many missiological implications for WGA that come from influences in church history regarding the importance of language, the translatability of the gospel, the history of Bible translation and how missional reflection is necessary in various situations. These merge together to provide new implications which are influenced by globalization for mission agencies such as WGA. The thesis also emphasises that WGA is a global mission movement, so I have identified methods of leadership development and structure, all of which are critical to WGA’s effectiveness and involvement in the missio Dei. I show that forming global mission leaders is unique and complex, and how the leaders must embrace a wide variety of qualities, skills and capabilities, especially in responding to greater cultural diversity. Since most leadership principles are culturally bound, this creates obstacles in cross-cultural situations. Therefore, I emphasize that a successful multicultural organization like WGA must learn to focus on both worldwide and local objectives. The thesis outlines how theological, missiological, cultural, contextual and leadership values converge and therefore reshape a mission movement like WGA. My conclusion is that none of these influences can be ignored – all are relevant. Each must be reflected upon in order to provide directions for WGA as it seeks to be faithful to its vision and serve the global church. gm2013 Science of Religion and Missiology unrestricted 2014-01-13T12:29:52Z 2014-01-13T12:29:52Z 2013-04-03 2012 Dissertation Franklin, KJ 2012, The Wycliffe global alliance - from a U.S. based international mission to a global movement for Bible translation, MA Theol dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32974> E13/4/319/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32974 en © 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 University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Commission of World Mission and Evangelism Lausanne Congress for World Evangelization World Council of Churches (WCC) Wycliffe Global Alliance Wycliffe Bible Translators International Wycliffe Bible Translators UCTD The Wycliffe global alliance - from a U.S. based international mission to a global movement for Bible translation |
| title | The Wycliffe global alliance - from a U.S. based international mission to a global movement for Bible translation |
| title_full | The Wycliffe global alliance - from a U.S. based international mission to a global movement for Bible translation |
| title_fullStr | The Wycliffe global alliance - from a U.S. based international mission to a global movement for Bible translation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Wycliffe global alliance - from a U.S. based international mission to a global movement for Bible translation |
| title_short | The Wycliffe global alliance - from a U.S. based international mission to a global movement for Bible translation |
| title_sort | wycliffe global alliance from a u s based international mission to a global movement for bible translation |
| topic | Commission of World Mission and Evangelism Lausanne Congress for World Evangelization World Council of Churches (WCC) Wycliffe Global Alliance Wycliffe Bible Translators International Wycliffe Bible Translators UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32974 |