Incarnational Mission MAE3

Goals To place the Incarnational model of Mission into the context of models of mission To examine the various ways this dominent model is understood and used To critique this model of mission

Incarnational Mission MAE3 Models provide a guiding theme or metaphor that describes why you do mission and leads into how you do mission. They are not exclusive. Each Model looks at God; Church; World; People.

Incarnational Mission MAE3 1. Missio Dei: Dominant concept since the Middles of last Century. Refers to the purpose and activities of God in and for the whole universe. What does it actually mean? What are the implications

Incarnational Mission MAE3 2.Missio Trinitas: Missio Dei is rooted in who God is thus closely related to Missio Trinitas – p.390 Bosch The Trinity, not ecclesiology or soteriology is where mission is derived from. Perichoresis… 3 persona but one substance. One God. A monotheism – One God – that wills to be known and in relationship to all of creation. Chris Wright – 127.

Incarnational Mission MAE3 3. Missio Scriptura Why do you engage in mission? Founded on Matthew 28: and Acts 1:7-8 Becomes subsumed in the mission of Christ Selective engagement with Biblical scholarship – limited understanding of God and mission

Incarnational Mission MAE3 4. Missio Ecclesiae (RC – but also protestant) Its all about the church – It sends it receives. The Kingdom grows when the church grows There is not Gospel without the church and no church without the Gospel. (Cocksworth, Faith of Generation Y, 2010 p 121,

Incarnational Mission MAE3 5. Missio Humanitas Begins with the common task of humanity Humanity has a mission because: mission is a public word and it’s possible to discuss the ‘mission of humanity’. there are sufficient common characteristics to allow certain things to be said about all humanity people are historical beings who transcend time and space and create history people are ecological beings who live in interdependence on this planet

Incarnational Mission MAE3 6. Mission as Dialogue Doesn’t come with arrogance of the truth but wants to converse with humanity. Approach of other faiths? 7. Prophetic Mission Addressing what is wrong in society i.e. poverty, ecology. 8. Mission as Liberation

Incarnational Mission MAE3 Need a Theory of Mission Need to develop a contextual understanding Need a praxis of faith Need reflection on the praxis based on our theory and context

Incarnational Mission MAE3 The Incarnational Model The dominance of this model within the context of the trinity and missio Dei A Christological support based on the incarnation – Relational Youth Ministry. YFC, Pete Ward, Andrew Root etc. Incarnation, Missio Dei Ward’s emphasis on outside in

Incarnational Mission MAE3 Defining the model Translation Vs. Contextualisation Strengths and weakness of these Examples of these

A theology of youth BY SEEKING OUT THE ONE LOVE THAT MATTERS ABOVE ALL OTHERS, PASSION UNITES LESSER COMMITMENTS OF SELF INTO SOMETHING APPROACHING AN INTEGRATED WHOLE. A PASSION THAT INSPIRES LIFE AND TAKING UP THE CROSS. A PASSION THAT IS WORTH LIVING AND DYING FOR. Kenda Dean Theology of Youth Ministry

Roots Critique Griffiths creates a broader based Christological underpinning. Incarnational Crucified Resurrected Ascended Eschatological Jesus: Kingdomship and Discipleship

Theology of Youth Ministry Griffiths Critique Emery-Wrights Critique

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Models of Mission MAE2 See also Stephen Spencer: Christian Mission 1.Apostolic Mission: initiating, church planting 2.Orthodox Mission: radiating truth 3.Catholic Mission: building Christendom 4.Protestant Mission: conversion of individuals ??? 5.Enlightenment Mission: building the Kingdom of God on earth 6. Postmodern Mission: finding hope in local communities Andrew Kirk (Lectures) in library 1. Church Growth, Church Planting and Discipleship 2. Presence and dialogue 3. Option for the Poor, Peacemaking and care for the environment

Models of Mission MAE2 Various Perspectives: Scripture: Brueggemann, Biblical Perspectives on Mission; Klaiber, Call and Response. Wright, The Mission of God. History: Neill, A History of Christian Mission; Yates, The Christian Mission in the Twentieth Century. Theology: Anderson, The Theology of the Christian Mission; Kirk The Mission of Theology and the Theology of Mission, Guder, The Continuing Conversion of the Church.

Models of Mission MAE2 Humanity and society: Newbigin, The Gospel in a Pluralist Society; Hesselgrave, Contextualisation; Shorter, Evangelisation and Culture. Practical Implications: McGavran, Understanding Church Growth; Green, Evangelism through the Local Church; Riddell, Threshold of the Future. Ethical Considerations: Cottrell, Mission and Meaninglessness; Ramachandra, Gods that Faith; Chester, Awakening to a World of Need.

Theology of Youth Ministry Brierley, D, Joined Up, 2003 Creasy Dean K, Practising Passion, 2004 Griffiths, S. A Christlike Ministry, (Cambridge: YTC Press, 2008) Thomson, J. Telling the Difference YTC Press, 2007 Root A, Revisiting Relational Youth Work, 2007 Pimlott, J & N Pimlott, Youth Work After Christendom, 2008