De-constructing and Re-constructing the Institutional Church
Toward a Theology of Spirit-Sensitive Change
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Faced with declining memberships and demands for relevance, many leaders have focused on the inertia of the institutional forms, features, and processes of the Church. While such foci are justified, much of the zeal that animates change reflects an inadequate grasp of the Churchâs institutional character. Building on nuances of this character, a set of concepts, contours, and caveats are offered to inform a theology of change for the Church, one that is sensitive to the Spirit. Pentecostal theology provides a compelling context for this endeavor. It is argued that this theology must be sensitive to the authoritative role of Spirit-Word, the de- and re-constructive work of the Spirit, and the dynamics of social context.
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âHugh Heclo, On Thinking Institutionally (Herndon: Paradigm Publishers, 2008).
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âNeil Cole, Organic Leadership (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2009); Brian McLaren, A Generous Orthodoxy (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004); Reggie McNeil, The Present Future (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003); Erwin McManus, An Unstoppable Force (Loveland: Group Publishing, 2001).
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âJohn Christopher Thomas, ââWhere the Spirit Leadsâ: The Development of Pentecostal Hermeneuticsâ, Journal of Beliefs and Values 30.3 (2009), pp. 289â302.
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âN.T. Wright, The Challenge of Jesus (Downers Grove: IVP, 2011); Jurgen Moltmann, The Church in the Power of the Spirit (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1993).
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âEd Stetzer and Mike Dodson, Comeback Churches (Nashville: B & H Publishing Group, 2007); McNeal, Practicing Greatness; McNeal, The Present Future; McLaren, Generous Orthodoxy.
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âJ.C. Wilhoit, Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008); Willard, The Divine Conspiracy; Heclo, Thinking Institutionally; Selznick, Leadership.
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âJim Collins, How The Mighty Fall (New York: HarperCollins, 2009); Gordon McDonald, âHow A Mighty Church Falls: What It Takes To Prevent Congregational Declineâ, Leadership Journal 30.4 (November 29, 2009), pp. 4â10.
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De-constructing and Re-constructing the Institutional Church
Toward a Theology of Spirit-Sensitive Change
äºJournal of Pentecostal TheologySearch for other papers by Bob L. Johnson Jr. in
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Faced with declining memberships and demands for relevance, many leaders have focused on the inertia of the institutional forms, features, and processes of the Church. While such foci are justified, much of the zeal that animates change reflects an inadequate grasp of the Churchâs institutional character. Building on nuances of this character, a set of concepts, contours, and caveats are offered to inform a theology of change for the Church, one that is sensitive to the Spirit. Pentecostal theology provides a compelling context for this endeavor. It is argued that this theology must be sensitive to the authoritative role of Spirit-Word, the de- and re-constructive work of the Spirit, and the dynamics of social context.
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