City mission : planting a Pietist congregation in Germary /
by Johannes Weider.
- 1988.
- viii, 133 leaves ; 29 cm.
Typescript. Ministry Perspective Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions, Columbia, South Carolina, 1988. Bibliography: leaves 125-133. I. The Name of the Game: Clarification of Important Terms II. Properties: Some Backgroudn Information of Church Life in Germany III. Actors and Directors-Meet the Participating Institutions IV. Preparing the Scenery V. The Stage and Its Setting Virgin Islands First Performances Virgin IslandsI. Confrontation with the State Church Virgin IslandsII. The Curtain Opens for Many Actions: Pushed Forward IX. Distributing New Roles X. When the Curtain Falls: Getting Ready to Leave
The Concept of Church Planting -- The Importance of Church Planting -- The Purpose of the Church -- Clarification of the Concept of the Church. The Phenomenology of the Church in Germany -- The City Mission Concept -- The Pietist Movement -- Partners in Church Planting. The DGD -- The Seminary for Domestic and Foreign Missions-Bruderhaus Tabor -- The HGV. Stages of Church Planting -- How the Stadtallendorf Project Was Started -- The Tentmaking Principle -- Some Strategic Considerations. Stadtallendorf, a Special Place With a Special History -- Stadtallendorf-City with a Problematical Population -- Receptive Pockets -- Web Relationships. The Godfather/Godchild Relationship -- Housing Determines the Flow of Action -- Jogging as a Can Opener -- Getting Involved Sociallly. Decisive Demand of Conversion -- Rebirth at Baptism Doctrine -- The Parochial Organization of the Church -- The Lord's Supper -- Consequences for Gnadau. Communication -- Window Display -- Tract Mission -- Phone Invitation -- Evangelistic Rally -- New Housing -- Open Meetings -- Radio Service. Conversion Only the Beginning -- Membership: A Crucial Issue for the Pietist Church Planter -- The Youth -- The Elders. Preparation of the Church -- Qualifications of the Successor -- Conclusion.
Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions.--Ministry Perspective Project.