Towards mission spirituality in the Presbyterian community of Kinshasa

• Main Author: Mpinga, Athas Cibangu
• Other Authors: Botha, N.A. (Prof.)
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Liturgy and mission; Missionary by nature; Mission spirituality; Mission awareness or mission consciousness; Mission Dei; Holy Spirit; Jesus Christ; God; Community; Church; Christian spirituality; Presbyterian Community of Kinshasa; 285.2675112; Presbyterian Church > Congo (Democratic Republic) > Kinshasa; Spirituality > Presbyterian Church; Mission of the church > Congo (Democratic Republic) > Kinshasa; Kinshasa (Congo) > Church history
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/538

The mission of the Church in the Presbyterian Community of Kinshasa is understood in its narrow sense of evangelism and church planting. Moreover the institutional and doctrinal conservatism, the maintenance mindset of the Church and its inadaptability to the challenges of a changing world, are some of the characteristics of the lack of mission awareness and mission spirituality. This dissertation is an attempt to impart mission awareness and mission spirituality within the Presbyterian Community of Kinshasa. The study of mission Dei and mission spirituality helps in understanding the divine origins of missions, the nature and identity of the Church. In addition, it unveils the Christian lifestyle that stems from the relationship with Christ and from the mission consciousness, and that is empowered by the Holy Spirit. Some strategies are proposed with the aim of updating and promoting a holistic, inclusive and integral understanding and practice of mission in the Church. === Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology === M. Th. (Missiology)