Emerging churchsteve.taylor@flinders.edu.au

www.emergentkiwi.org.nz

Emerging church:session 1 - history

Emerging church:session 1 - history

when did it begin?

Larson + Osborne,

1970

When historians of the future of the church look back ... they will doubtless see .. a day of new beginnings, 9

Larson + Osborne,

1970

When historians of the future of the church look back ... they will doubtless see .. a day of new beginnings, 9

communities that practice the way of Jesus within postmodern cultures, 33

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church(communities)

communities that practice the way of Jesus within postmodern cultures, 33

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world everybody reads the same story differently

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Neil Ormerod, The Routledge Companion to the Christian Church, “major divide in ecclesiology, between those who study ... an idealist Platonic form in some noetic heaven, and ... a realist Aristotelian form, grounded in the empirical data of historical ecclesial communities.” 639

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Missions Quiz

the mission of a big, global Godthe mission of a big, global God

1. What country is the highest missionary sender in the world today (based on missionaries per church)

• Canada• New Zealand• Korea• Zambia

2. When did first missionary go to Vietnam?

•1533•1833•1883•1933

3. How many new missionaries does South Korea commission annually?

•485•800•1,100•1250

4. What is the total number of non-Western cross cultural missionaries in world today? A. 85,000B. 97,000C.103,000D.117,000

5. What was the largest missionary sending city in the 10th century?

•London•Jerusalem•Rome•Constantinople

6. In 1287, Kublai Khan sent a Chinese Christian bishop as an ambassador to Rome

•True•False

7. Best place to train as a missionary in the 5th century was in Turkmenistan

•True•False

Missions Answers

1. What country is the highest missionary sender in the world today (based on missionaries per church)

• Canada• New ZealandA. KoreaB. Zambia

...1 missionary for every 4.2 churches. Which makes little old Opawa last year, with Judy and Chris, pretty exceptional!

2. When did first missionary go to Vietnam?

•1533A.1833B.1883C.1933

(His name was Ignatio)

3. How many new missionaries does South Korea commission annually?

•485•800A.1,100 (as many as all Western countries combined)B.1250

4. What is the total number of non-Western cross cultural missionaries in world today? A. 85,000B. 97,000C.103,000 (approx same as USA+Canada)D.117,000

5. What was the largest missionary sending city in the 10th century?

•London•Jerusalem•RomeA.Constantinople

6. In 1287, Kublai Khan sent a Chinese Christian bishop as an ambassador to Rome

•TrueA.False

7. Best place to train as a missionary in the 5th century was in Turkmenistan

•TrueA.False

The capital of Turkmenistan was Merv. One of largest cities at that time. Had its own Bishop and from the year 500 its own Bible College that included the study of Greek thinkers like Aristotle. This was some 600 years before universities began to emerge in Europe.

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Biblicaltext

New Testament

John 3:16 God loves

Luke 14:23 compel them

Romans 1:16 Godʼs rightliving

Matt 28:18-20 To earth’s end

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“translatability” of gospel

Lamin Sanneh

“in our native

language?” Acts 2:8-11

Primitive

a Celtic monastery

a Celtic monastery

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Patristic

Reformation

Reformation

“thriving, orderly, hard-working community where the latest in agricultural machinery was in

everyday use ... even a large bakery ... Europeans were always welcome”

“Samson went out and caught 300 hundred foxes and tied them tail to

tail in pairs. He then fastened a torch to every pair of tails”

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Biblicaltext

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John 3:16 God loves

Luke 14:23 compel them

Romans 1:16 Godʼs rightliving

Matt 28:18-20 To earth’s end

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story

Ethiopian

Brendan the navigator

Azherbijan

Jesuit mission to Vietnam

Parihaka - Judges

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Patristic

Reformation

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Biblicaltext

New Testament

John 3:16 God loves

Luke 14:23 compel them

Romans 1:16 Godʼs rightliving

Matt 28:18-20 To earth’s end

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story

Ethiopian

Brendan the navigator

Azherbijan

Jesuit mission to Vietnam

Parihaka - Judges

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DISCUSSION: Implications for ...how we engage (contemporary) culture? our understanding of the Gospel?for emerging/fresh expressions of church?

DISCUSSION: Implications for ...how we engage (contemporary) culture? our understanding of the Gospel?for emerging/fresh expressions of church?

Paradigm Biblical text story host/guest flower

Early Acts 8 Ethiopian

Primitive John 3:16 Brendan the navigator

Patristic Luke 14:23 Azherbijan

Reformation Romans 1:16 Jesuit mission to Vietnam

Enlightenment Matt 28:18-20 Parihaka - Judges

Post-

APPLICATION: of “Eric” ...Who in each story is host? Who is guest? What is flowering?

APPLICATION: of “Eric” ...Who in each story is host? Who is guest? What is flowering?

Paradigm Biblical text story host/guest flower

Early Acts 8 Ethiopian Ethiopian/Philip

baptism

Primitive John 3:16 Brendan the navigator

Picts/Brendan

monasteries

Patristic Luke 14:23 Azherbijan Armenian/Mongol

Azherbijani gospels

Reformation Romans 1:16 Jesuit mission to Vietnam

Vietnam/Alexander de Rhodes

translation, lay movements,

Enlightenment Matt 28:18-20 Parihaka - Judges

Parihaka/settlers

ploughing as non-violent resistance

Post- Luke 10:1-12 culture/church

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