عنوان

Crisis and Resilience among Church Planters in Europe

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LA121248

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Crisis and Resilience among Church Planters in Europe

General Material Designation

[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Stefan Paas, Marry Schoemaker, Stefan Paas, et al.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

Church planting - the creation of new Christian communities for missionary reasons - is becoming increasingly accepted among the larger churches and denominations in Europe. As church plants in the secular parts of Europe are usually under-resourced, and remain small, the normalization of this entrepreneurial approach of church and mission raises the question of its sustainability. Part of the answer to this question lies in the resilience of church planters; that is, those who lead these enterprises. In this paper we present the results of a qualitative study of European church planters, with a view to their coping with what often appears to be a mixture of high expectations, unclear structures, and a difficult "market." This research shows the particular nature of crises in the life of a church planter, while identifying sources of resilience. Its results are relevant both for the assessment of church planting projects, and for the training and coaching of church planters. Church planting - the creation of new Christian communities for missionary reasons - is becoming increasingly accepted among the larger churches and denominations in Europe. As church plants in the secular parts of Europe are usually under-resourced, and remain small, the normalization of this entrepreneurial approach of church and mission raises the question of its sustainability. Part of the answer to this question lies in the resilience of church planters; that is, those who lead these enterprises. In this paper we present the results of a qualitative study of European church planters, with a view to their coping with what often appears to be a mixture of high expectations, unclear structures, and a difficult "market." This research shows the particular nature of crises in the life of a church planter, while identifying sources of resilience. Its results are relevant both for the assessment of church planting projects, and for the training and coaching of church planters.

Date of Publication

2018

Physical description

366-388

Title

Mission Studies

Volume Number

35/3

International Standard Serial Number

1573-3831

Subject Term

church planting

Subject Term

crisis

Subject Term

leadership

Subject Term

resilience

Subject Term

spirituality

Subject Term

sustainability

Marry Schoemaker

Stefan Paas

Call Number

10.1163/15733831-12341590

Electronic name

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[Article]

275578

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