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OverviewThis book assesses the conceptualisation of international mission in the Methodist Church Ghana. It demonstrates that Ghanaian Methodists possess a robust ecclesiology with roots in the Akan concept of «abusua» and an evangelical theology rooted in John Wesley. The author gives interpretations to the ways mission takes place and proposes twelve models of mission whereby members of diasporic communities are agents of mission. As mission is seen a responsibility of the whole church, mission is a common theme related to the migration of Ghanaian Methodists to other contexts, often understood in terms of in the global North. The church’s presence in North America and Europe presents challenges and opportunities that must be negotiated in a broader Methodist mainline milieu. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Martha Frederiks , Kirk SimsPublisher: Peter Lang AG Imprint: Peter Lang AG Edition: New edition Volume: 163 Weight: 0.595kg ISBN: 9783631744215ISBN 10: 3631744218 Pages: 408 Publication Date: 25 May 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock ![]() The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAfrica – Diaspora – World Christianity – Migration – Methodist – Ghana – Post-colonial – Christendom – Ecumenical – Territorial Christianity – Mainline, evangelical, models of diaspora mission – Church planting – Wesley – Ecclesiology – Polity – E-scale – Missional church – Conciliar – Majority world – Europe – North AmericaReviewsAuthor InformationKirk S. Sims is the Intercultural Studies academic program coordinator at Asbury University in Kentucky. He holds a PhD from Middlesex University/Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. An ordained United Methodist minister, he has served in ministry and lived in the US, Ghana, the UK, and Germany. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |