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Join Me in the Commons : Towards a Contextual Urban Ministry Education Model for Anchorage, Alaska
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2019.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/75257 Join Me in the Commons : Towards a Contextual Urban Ministry Education Model for Anchorage, Alaska De Beer, Stephan F u15078142@tuks.co.za Kiekintveld, Joel Scott UCTD Urban ministry Contextual theology Faith-based education Community development Anchorage, Alaska Religion and society Multi-faith engagement Sustainable communities Theology theses SDG-04 Theology theses SDG-10 Theology theses SDG-11 Theology theses SDG-16 Theology theses SDG-17 Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2019. The largest city in the state of Alaska, Anchorage, does not house a urban ministry training program or seminary for theological education. Furthermore, the city needs transformation, as it does not reflect the perfect urban found in the vision of the eternal city described in Revelation 21 and 22. This thesis explores how an urban ministry education, contextually relevant to Anchorage and focused on transforming both the participants and the city, can be created that develops in the participants a new way of seeing, ministering and acting in the city. In pursuit of answering this question, I employ Richard Osmer’s practical theology questions and Julian Müller’s narrative approach to practical theology research. I interviewed 38 pastors and ministry leaders in Anchorage in order to gain their understandings of ministry and the shape of the practice of ministry enacted in the city as well as their perceptions of the city. I used the data from those interviews and the available literature to assess the historical and cultural realities, local theologies, ministry climate, perceptions of the city, and ministry praxis of pastors and ministry leaders in Anchorage. I also interviewed urban ministry practitioners from around the U.S. and the world to understand how urban ministry education is being practiced in other cities. From that research, I created a proposal for an education program and explored the type of environment needed to develop the relationships such a program would need. I propose that a commons approach to education be developed, in which the community maintains the shared resource of training and seeks to embody the transformation of the city. ae2026 Practical Theology PhD Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals 2020-07-15T13:09:12Z 2020-07-15T13:09:12Z 2020/04/08 2019 Thesis Kiekintveld, JS 2019, Join Me in the Commons : Towards a Contextual Urban Ministry Education Model for Anchorage, Alaska, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/75257> A2020 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/75257 en © 2020 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 | UCTD Urban ministry Contextual theology Faith-based education Community development Anchorage, Alaska Religion and society Multi-faith engagement Sustainable communities Theology theses SDG-04 Theology theses SDG-10 Theology theses SDG-11 Theology theses SDG-16 Theology theses SDG-17 Join Me in the Commons : Towards a Contextual Urban Ministry Education Model for Anchorage, Alaska |
| title | Join Me in the Commons : Towards a Contextual Urban Ministry Education Model for Anchorage, Alaska |
| title_full | Join Me in the Commons : Towards a Contextual Urban Ministry Education Model for Anchorage, Alaska |
| title_fullStr | Join Me in the Commons : Towards a Contextual Urban Ministry Education Model for Anchorage, Alaska |
| title_full_unstemmed | Join Me in the Commons : Towards a Contextual Urban Ministry Education Model for Anchorage, Alaska |
| title_short | Join Me in the Commons : Towards a Contextual Urban Ministry Education Model for Anchorage, Alaska |
| title_sort | join me in the commons towards a contextual urban ministry education model for anchorage alaska |
| topic | UCTD Urban ministry Contextual theology Faith-based education Community development Anchorage, Alaska Religion and society Multi-faith engagement Sustainable communities Theology theses SDG-04 Theology theses SDG-10 Theology theses SDG-11 Theology theses SDG-16 Theology theses SDG-17 |
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