Description
Book SynopsisIn Wesleyan Pneumatology and Evangelical Mission: Renewing the Spark Jody B. Fleming argues that missiology in a Wesleyan context has been heavily influenced by the Western worldview and needs renewal. Spirituality is central to living in many non-western cultures, integrated with the physical world of everyday life. Wesleyan traditions may need to renew and strengthen the pneumatology found in their mission theory and praxis. As the center of Christianity is shifting to the global south, Pentecostal and charismatic expressions of the faith are becoming more prominent. Without forfeiting their solid foundations, what might the Wesleyan traditions learn from their theological cousins about engagement with the Holy Spirit? How might pneumatology be renewed in order to address spiritual beliefs found in other cultures in both global and local settings? Renewal also includes the indigenous voice as essential for understanding cultural dynamics and spirituality. Contextualization is not new to missiology and so mission theory is explored from Latin American scholars as another point for renewal. Partnerships in mission and the role of the Holy Spirit are highlighted in the of field work conducted in Venezuela. In Renewing the Spark the author suggests that a fresh look at pneumatology will more effectively articulate the gospel in holistic and spirit-centered non-western cultures.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Chapter 1 – The Holy Spirit and Mission: Pneumatology and the Mission Dei
Chapter 2 – Go and Preach the Gospel: Wesleyan Missions
Chapter 3 – The Spirit Poured Out: Pentecostal-Charismatic Mission Methodology
Chapter 4 – Same Mission, Different context: Latin American Missiology
Chapter 5 – The Spark Ignites: Renewed Involvement of the Spirit
Chapter 6– The Gospel and The Spirit: The Venezuelan Context
Conclusion – Renewing the Spark
