TY - JOUR
T1 - Missional Christian Communities in Conditions of Marginality
T2 - On Finding a ‘Missional Existence’ in the Post-Christian West
AU - Paas, S.
PY - 2021/5
Y1 - 2021/5
N2 - There is a particular vulnerability to mission in the secularized societies of Western Europe. Much of this has to do with a loss of confidence, which hinders participation in the mission of God. This article presents an analysis of this vulnerability that comes from a loss of heart, and it offers possible solutions for a bold minority mission as participation in the missio Dei. This includes the de-instrumentalization of mission and rooting it in a doxological approach. Furthermore, the biblical metaphors of exile and priesthood are explored to redefine what it means to do mission from a position of joyful weakness.
AB - There is a particular vulnerability to mission in the secularized societies of Western Europe. Much of this has to do with a loss of confidence, which hinders participation in the mission of God. This article presents an analysis of this vulnerability that comes from a loss of heart, and it offers possible solutions for a bold minority mission as participation in the missio Dei. This includes the de-instrumentalization of mission and rooting it in a doxological approach. Furthermore, the biblical metaphors of exile and priesthood are explored to redefine what it means to do mission from a position of joyful weakness.
UR - https://brill.com/view/journals/mist
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85107421080
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85107421080&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1163/15733831-12341778
DO - 10.1163/15733831-12341778
M3 - Article
SN - 0168-9789
VL - 38
SP - 142
EP - 160
JO - Mission Studies: Journal of the International Association of Mission Studies
JF - Mission Studies: Journal of the International Association of Mission Studies
IS - 1
ER -
