Open AccessGlobalised mission as opportunity
Author(s) -
Pierre J. Jacobs,
Ernest van Eck
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
hts teologiese studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.282
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2072-8050
pISSN - 0259-9422
DOI - 10.4102/hts.v71i3.2871
Subject(s) - globalization , pace , faith , articulation (sociology) , sociology , political science , environmental ethics , aesthetics , public relations , media studies , law , art , epistemology , politics , geography , philosophy , geodesy
Globalisation develops at a staggering pace that envelopes and infiltrates local South African communities in various ways. Through technology a person can have access to anything today. Should the church try to keep up, or compete with such a reality? This article aims to encourage the church to develop a responsible missional character, which embraces the opportunities globalisation offers – to be a participative forum in a community comprising of more than religious people. Through re-evaluating the church’s missional intent, by shifting the paradigm away from self-centred outcomes, the church should contribute to such a community’s articulation of faith.