Mission Requires Attention to Power
Seed — an idea to develop
The notes on empire, poverty, justice hubs, and marginalised communities suggest that mission must ask who benefits from a church’s activity and whose voice remains unheard.
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...on to those who are marginalised, economically poor, or socially excluded. Related seedlings - [[Mission Requires Attention to Power]] -...
...d’s sovereignty while remaining responsible to resist injustice and participate in change. Related seedlings - [[Divine Order Is Knowable but Not Exhaustively Masterable]] - [[Mission Requires Attention to]]
...hurch planting and revitalisation should attend to the history, symbols, memories, and local stories already present in a place. Related seedlings - [[Human Beings Are Formed by Narratives]] - [[Mission Requires Attention to]]
...ts theological meaning, or when proclamation is detached from embodied concern. Related seedlings - [[The Church Participates in God’s Mission Rather Than Owning It]] - [[Mission Requires Attention to]]
The idea of missio Dei shifts mission away from institutional expansion and toward participation in what God is already doing. Related seedlings - [[Mission Is Word and Deed Held Together]] - [[Mission Requires Attention to]]
...tionary accounts shows how doctrines of salvation are shaped by their cultural and political contexts. Related seedlings - [[Atonement Images Carry Anthropological Assumptions]] - [[Mission Requires Attention to]]