The missionary self-perception of Pentecostal/Charismatic church leaders from the global South in Europe
Subtitle: bringing back the Gospel
By: by Claudia Währisch-Oblau.
Series: Global Pentecostal and Charismatic studies -- v. 2
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789004175082
Subjects: United Evangelical Mission (Wuppertal, Germany); Pentecostal churches; Church work
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Methodological reflections; title: Introduction; title: The UEM program for cooperation between German and foreign language churches, 1998-2008; title: Other European Protestant church responses to migrant churches : a short overview; title: Description of my research; title: Reflecting my own role as agent and researcher; title: Interpretative paradigms; title: The field of study; title: Terminology : "migrant churches"; title: Delimiting "Pentecostal/Charismatic"; title: Constructing a Pentecostal/Charismatic discourse field; title: Migrant churches : categorizations; title: Historical dynamics : foundation and development of migrant churches; title: Migrant churches as part of a globalized discourse network; title: The role of the pastor : the relationship to one's own congregation; title: The pastor as father and shepherd; title: The Shepherd : mediator between God and the congregation; title: The authority of the Shepherd; title: "To stay with God always" : the spiritual life of a Shepherd; title: Sacrificing oneself for the congregation and living as a role model; title: Becoming a Shepherd : call, training, ordination, and gifts of the spirit; title: Defending one's call : biographical stories as legitimation narratives; title: Call narratives in a Pentecostal/Charismatic context; title: No legitimation narrative : observations and possible reasons; title: Legitimation narratives I : called by a Prophetic Word; title: Legitimation narratives II : deciding for the ministry after a miracle experience; title: Legitimation narratives III : called by visions and dreams; title: Legitimation narratives IV : woman pastors; title: Mediators of divine power in a market situation : observations and analysis of the pastoral role; title: The market situation : undermining pastoral authority; title: Asserting pastoral authority; title: Growing into authority : calling and ordination; title: Mediators of divine power in a market situation; title: Following the call : expatriation narratives; title: Theoretical framework : some considerations; title: Intertwined call and expatriation narratives; title: Circular stories : how the call was realized after all; title: Oscillating narratives:  how the call became clear over time; title: Called after expatriation; title: Struggling to understand call and expatriation; title: Intertwined call and expatriation narratives; title: Expatriation as consequence of the call; title: Independent charismatic missionaries : success stories; title: Missionaries sent by Pentecostal churches; title: Expatriation as consequence of the call; title: Pastoral call and expatriation not connected; title: V.K. : for me it was so wonderful to go to Germany; title: A.M., P.S., I.A. : asylum in Germany; title: Spiritual interpretation instead of expatriation narrative; title: Expatriation narratives : some final observations; title: Being on a mission : the relationship to the outside world; title: "What is your mission?" : observations from the short interviews; title: Missionary practice : evangelizing Germans; title: Street evangelism; title: Tracts; title: Gospel music; title: Other means; title: Conceptualizing evangelism in interdenominational dialogue : the long interviews; title: Locating oneself globally sent to the world; title: Describing one's message; title: Reflections on contextualization; title: Imagining Germany and Europe; title: Restoring a ruined church; title: "Bringing back" the Gospel; title: The German nation in the economy of salvation; title: Territorial spirits; title: Imagining Germany and Europe; title: Conceptualizing evangelism in the global Pentecostal/ Charismatic network : the spiritual warfare paradigm; title: Evangelism in the framework of spiritual warfare : the anglophone West African example; title: Evangelism in the framework of spiritual warfare : concretizations; title: Evangelism, inculturation, and clashing paradigms; title: Consequences; title: The current situation; title: Dialogue fields : a description; title: Ministerial authority; title: Immigration; title: Mission and evangelism; title: Ecclesiology and the politics of difference : who defines Christianity in Europe : the functional question does a missionary self-image further or hinder integration; title: The theological question are European churches ready to be evangelized.