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| Titre : | Crossroad : An Exploration of the Emerging-Missional Conversation with a Special Focus on 'Missional Leadership' and Its Challenges for Theological Education |
| Auteurs : | Robert Doornenbal, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Delft [Pays-Bas] : Eburon Academic Publisher, 2012 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-90-5972-623-9 |
| Format : | xix + 434 p. |
| Note générale : | Thèse de doctorat présentée à la faculté de théologie de la Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam) |
| Langues: | Anglais , Néerlandais |
| Index. décimale : | DS/G (Nouvelles approches de l'Eglise) |
| Résumé : |
Churches in many Western countries are faced with an adaptive challenge. Adaptive challenges arise when deeply held beliefs are challenged, when the solutions that once worked well become less appropriate, and when legitimate, yet competing, perspectives emerge. Adaptive problems will not go away by ignoring them, or by making technical adjustments. Many churches in the West need to change their vision and practices thoroughly, in order not to become contextually obsolete and irrelevant. Since this has to do with innovation and change, it will require leadership.
Change seems to be especially necessary in the areas of theological envisioning; worship, spirituality and (local) church culture; and organizational structures. These areas have a direct impact on leadership, while also having consequences for leader education. This study aims to describe and analyze views on these topics in the so-called ‘Emerging-Missional Conversation’ that is currently under way in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, among other countries. Based on an exploration of this ‘conversation’ and views therein on missional leadership and leader education, challenges are formulated for protestant institutes that aim to educate future leaders of the church. This ground-breaking book is essential reading for anyone wanting to reflect on the identity and calling of the church in the twenty-first century, and be involved in working this out in reality. This includes ministers and other leaders in the church, particularly those working in theological education. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Foreword CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION: ‘EMERGING-MISSIONAL’ CONVERSATIONS ON CHURCH, CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP - 1.1 The Adaptive Challenge and Dutch Protestant Churches: 1.1.1 Two Movements: ‘Emerging’ and ‘Missional’ / 1.1.2 The Term ‘Emerging-Missional Conversation’ (EMC) / 1.1.3 The EMC and Its Relevance for Practical Theology and the Church / 1.1.4 Vision(s) on Leadership and Leader Education within the EMC -1.2 The Problem, Purpose, Objectives and Research Questions: 1.2.1 Research Question(s) - 1.3 Methodological Issues: 1.3.1 Methodological Approach: Hermeneutical, Critical, Theological / 1.3.2 From Methodology to Strategy / 1.3.3 Sources - 1.4 Content of Chapters - Figure 1.1 Overview of the Dissertation, Chapters 2-12 PART A. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EMERGING-MISSIONAL CONVERSATION AND ITS DISCOURSES CHAPTER 2. A CHOIR WITHOUT A CONDUCTOR: HISTORICAL ROOTS AND (THEOLOGICAL) CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EMERGING-MISSIONAL CONVERSATION - 2.1 Introduction - 2.2 Historical Roots of the Emerging Church Movement: 2.2.2 Emergent Village and the Wider Emerging Church Movement / 2.2.3 A Network of Grassroots Ecumenism and Innovation / 2.2.4 ‘Reactive’ or ‘Proactive’ - 2.3 The Theological Spectrum in the Emerging Church Movement: 2.3.1 ‘Relevants’ / 2.3.2 ‘Reconstructionists’ / 2.3.3 ‘Revisionists’ / 2.3.4 A Spectrum of Views / 2.3.5 Convergence with the Missional Church Movement - 2.4 The Nature and Task of the Church: 2.4.1 The Nature of the Church / 2.4.2 The Vocation of the Church / 2.4.3 Convergence with the Missional Church Movement - 2.5 Critical Discussion: 2.5.1 Negative Rhetoric / 2.5.2 What Kind of Trinity? / 2.5.3 What Kind of Community? CHAPTER 3. LOOKING UNDER THE SURFACE: PARADIGM’ IN THE EMERGING-MISSIONAL CONVERSATION - 3.1 Introduction - 3.2 The Use of Paradigm in the EMC: 3.2.1 Three Levels of Paradigm / 3.2.2 Paradigm Shift(s): Favoring Change / 3.2.3 Paradigms: Incommensurable, and Heavily Defended - 3.3 Critical Discussion: 3.3.1 Communication Breakdown / 3.3.2 From Macro-paradigm to Ideology - 3.4 Concluding Remarks CHAPTER 4. DISCERNING THE TIMES: THE POSTMODERN’, POST-CHRISTENDOM’ CONTEXT IN THE EMERGING-MISSIONAL CONVERSATION - 4.1 Introduction - 4.2 Postmodernism and Postmodernity in the EMC: 4.2.1 Stanley Grenz and John Franke on the Postmodern Turn / 4.2.2 Brian McLaren’s Criticisms of Modernity / 4.2.3 Mark Driscoll and the Postmodern Turn / 4.2.4 Alan Hirsch and Michael Frost and the Postmodern Turn - 4.3 Critical Discussion: 4.3.1 ‘Enlightenment’ as Stereotype / 4.3.2 ‘Enlightenment’ as Grand Narrative / 4.3.3 ‘Modernity’ within Revisionist Discourse / 4.3.4 Postmodernity / 4.3.5 The Postmodern Turn: Conclusions - 4.4 ‘Post-Christendom’ and the Emerging-Missional Conversation: 4.4.1 ‘(Post-)Christendom’ in the EMC / 4.4.2 On the Label ‘Post-Christendom’ / 4.4.3 ‘Post-Christendom’ and Alternative Labels - 4.5 Insights from Historical and Sociological Scholarship: 4.5.1 The Decline of Christendom in Western Europe / 4.5.2 ‘Secularization’ and the Transformation of Religion / 4.5.3 Religious Transformation in the Netherlands - 4.6 Summary and Concluding Reflections: 4.6.1 Postmodernity / 4.6.2 Post-Christendom CHAPTER 5. DANCING DINOSAURS: METAPHORS WITHIN THE EMERGING-MISSIONAL CONVERSATION - 5.1 Introduction - 5.2 Metaphorical Language in Relation to Mission and Epistemology: 5.2.1 Metaphors and Epistemology / 5.5.2 Metaphors and Change - 5.3 Heuristic Metaphors in the EMC: 5.3.1 Leaders and the Wizard of Oz - 5.4 Metaphors and (Macro)Paradigms: 5.4.1 'Chaos’ and Metaphorical Linking & Thinking / 5.4.2 Holistic Metaphors, Rhetoric, and Power - 5.5 Summary and Critical Discussion: 5.5.1 Critical Discussion / 5.5.2 Metaphor, Rhetoric and Ethics CHAPTER 6. “OBSERVE THE ANTS...”: COMPLEXITY THEORY AND THE EMERGING-MISSIONAL CONVERSATION - 6.1 Introduction - 6.2 Concepts in Complexity Theory: 6.2.1 Complex Adaptive System / 6.2.2 Self-organization and Nonlinearity / 6.2.3 Emergence - 6.3 Complexity Theory and the Emerging-Missional Conversation: 6.3.1 Complexity Theory and Worldview / 6.3.2 Complexity Theory and Church / 6.3.3 Complexity Theory, Church Structures, and Change - 6.4 Critical Discussion: 6.4.1 Epistemological Issues (6.4.1.1 Lack of Conceptual Rigor and Realism; 6.4.1.2 Complexity Metaphors) / 6.4.2 Ontological Issues / 6.4.3 Closing Remarks PART B. LEADERSHIP CHAPTER 7. “WE WANT LINUX, NOT WINDOWS”: EMERGING-MISSIONAL VIEWS ON LEADERSHIP - 7.1 Introduction - 7.2 Leadership Definitions, Labels, and Metaphors: 7.2.1 Leadership Labels and Metaphors - 7.3 Church Structures - 7.4 Authority and Power - 7.5 Decision Making - 7.6 Leadership Styles, Roles, and Tasks - 7.7 The Organic Leadership Paradigm: 7.7.1 The Classical, Transactional, and Visionary Leadership Paradigms / 7.7.2 The Organic Paradigm / 7.7.3 The Organic Paradigm Compared to EMC Views on Leadership CHAPTER 8. ENVISIONING MISSION: REFLECTIONS ON A DEFINITION OF ‘MISSIONAL LEADERSHIP’ - 8.1 Introduction - 8.2 Conversational Processes: 8.2.1 Three Central Terms - 8.3 Envisioning - 8.4 Cultural Formation - 8.5 Spiritual Formation - 8.6 Structuring - 8.6.1 Missional Leadership in a Dynamic Configuration - 8.7 Within a Christian Community - 8.8 Individual Participants, Groups, and the Community as a Whole - 8.9 That Enable... to Respond... and to Engage - 8.10 Concluding Reflections PART C. LEADER EDUCATION CHAPTER 9. ‘TRANSFORMISSIONAL’: LEADER EDUCATION IN THE EMERGING-MISSIONAL MILIEU - 9.1 Introduction: 9.1.1 Defining Our Terms - 9.2 A Framework of Nine Questions: 9.2.1 What Is the Purpose of Theological Education? / 9.2.2 What Is the Ideal Internal Culture of a School? / 9.2.3 How Is ‘Spiritual Formation’ Perceived and Given Form? / 9.2.4 What Is Emphasized in Regard to the Institutional Dimension? / 9.2.5 What Is the Preferred Relationship between Theological Institutions and the Local Context, Specifically the Local Church? / 9.2.6 What Are Essential Elements of the Curriculum? / 9.2.7 What Educational Philosophy and Teaching Practices Are Adopted? / 9.2.8 What Are Important Requirements of the Faculty? / 9.2.9 What Views Are There on the Recruitment of Students? - 9.3 Leader Education in the Emerging-Missional Milieu: 9.3.1 What Is the Purpose of Theological Education? / 9.3.2 What Is the Ideal Concerning the Internal Culture of the School? / 9.3.3 How Is ‘Spiritual Formation’ Perceived and Given Form? / 9.3.4 What Is Emphasized in Regard to the Institutional Dimension? / 9.3.5 What Is the Preferred Relationship between Theological Institutions and the Local Context, Specifically the Local Church? / 9.3.6 What Are Essential Elements of the Curriculum? / 9.3.7 What Educational Philosophy and Teaching Practices Are Adopted? / 9.3.8 What Are Important Requirements of the Faculty? / 9.3.9 What Views Are There on the Recruitment of Students? - 9.4 Summary and Concluding Reflections CHAPTER 10. MAINLINE, REFORMED, AND EVANGELICAL LEADER: EDUCATION IN THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTES IN THE LOW COUNTRIES - 10.1 Introduction: 10.1.1 Semi-structured Interviews / 10.1.2 Focus Groups / 10.1.3 Written Source / 10.1.4 Presentation of Data - 10.2 Visions on Leader Education in the Protestant Theological University (PThU) / 10.2.1 Obtaining the Data / 10.2.2 Presentation of Findings - 10.3 Theological University in Kämpen (TUK): 10.3.1 Obtaining the Data / 10.3.2 Presentation of Findings - 10.4 Evangelical Theological Faculty (ETF): 10.4.1 Obtaining the Data / 10.4.2 Presentation of Findings - 10.5 Concluding Remarks CHAPTER 11. SEMPER REFORMANDA: CHALLENGES FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY - 11.1 Introduction - 11.2 The Purpose of Theological Education and Its Consequences: 11.2.1 Challenges for the Protestant Theological University (PThU): 11.2.1.1 ‘Leadership' as an Integrative Focus; 11.2.1.2 ‘Leadership’ in the Curriculum; 11.2.1.3 Missional Leadership and Its Implications; 11.2.1.4 Spiritual Formation; 11.2.1.5 Possible Problems / 11.2.2 Challenges for the Theological University in Kämpen (TUK) / 11.2.3 Challenges for the Evangelical Theological Faculty (ETF) - 11.3 Teaching Practices: 11.3.1 Challenges for the Protestant Theological University (PThU) / 11.3.2 Challenges for the Theological University in Kämpen (TUK) / 11.3.3 Challenges for the Evangelical Theological Faculty (ETF) CHAPTER 12. CHURCH, LEADERSHIP, AND LEADER EDUCATION ON A CROSSROADS: SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS, CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH - 12.1 Introduction - 12.2 What Is the Historical Background of the Emerging-Missional Conversation and What Are Its Main Theological Characteristics?: 12.2.1 The Emerging Church Movement / 12.2.2 The Missional Church Movement and Its Shared Interests with the Emer; Church Movement / 12.2.3 Concluding Reflections - 12.3 What is Characteristic of the Discourse about Culture, Church, and Leadership within the EMC?: 12.3.1 How Does the Concept of Paradigm Function within the EMC? / 12.3.2 What Is Meant within the EMC by the Terms ‘Postmodern’ and ‘PostChristendom’ and (How) Are These Terms Appropriate to Describe Developments in Western Countries in General, and in the Netherlands in Particular? / 12.3.3 What Are the Motives for Using Metaphors in the EMC, and in What Way Are They Used? / 12.3.4 In What Way Does Complexity Theory Contribute to Thought on Church Organizations and Leadership, According to Opinion Leaders in the EM1 and Current Scholarship? - 12.4 What Views on Leadership Exist in the EMC and How Can These Be Interpreted in a Larger Theoretical Framework? - 12.5 How May Perspectives on Leadership within the EMC Be Conceptualized within a Definition of ‘Missional Leadership’ and What Does This Stand for? - 12.6 What Are Salient Views and Practices Concerning Leader Education within the Emerging-Missional Milieu? - 12.7 What Are Salient Views and Practices Concerning Leader Education within Three Theological Institutes in the Low Countries? - 12.8 In the Light of Proposals for and Practices of Leader Education a; Conceived of in the Emerging-Missional Milieu and in Recent Scholarship, What Challenges Can Be Formulated for Theological Institutes in the Low Countries? BIBLIOGRAPHY SAMENVATTING [SUMMARY IN DUTCH]: Deel A: Exploratie van de Emerging-Missional Conversation / Deel B: Leiderschap / Deel C. Het (theologisch) opleiden van leiders |
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