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Perspectives
Churches in Homes: New Efforts in Reaching Today’s Globalizing and Diversifying World
An exploration of simple church organization and its potential role in teaching and evangelism.
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Being the Church in Different Cultures
This historical issue examines how Christian communities take shape across cultures—from house churches and local theologies to urban ministry, mission in Africa, and emerging forms of church in England.
February 2008Historical issue date
13 articlesPerspectives, research, reports, and features
Culture and missionRead each article in its publication context
Issue contents
Articles in this issue
The summaries below reflect the archived issue. Statements, names, and historical claims should be understood in their original 2008 context.
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Leadership Memo
Being the Church in Different Cultures
A reflection on varied expressions of Christian faith and the possibility of a diverse yet unified global church.
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About
In This Issue: Being the Church in Different Cultures
An introduction to the issue’s coverage of Christian communities in Cairo, cultural expressions of church, and outreach in the South Pacific.
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Mission Reports
Chinese Missions in Africa: Consultation and Action 2008
A historical report on a Kenya consultation addressing Chinese mission engagement in Africa.
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Research
House Churches in the United Kingdom
A review of historical research into house churches and new church movements in England.
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Themed Articles
The Dilemma of State Church Structures in Europe
An argument for understanding church as mission rather than relying primarily on inherited institutional structures.
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Themed Articles
What Does It Mean to Be the Church in Specific Cultures?
A consideration of how Christian proclamation can remain faithful while being culturally comprehensible and contextually relevant.
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Themed Articles
Fresh Expressions of Church in England
A look at new Christian communities meeting at different times and places while learning to be church together.
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Mission Reports
South Pacific Region
A period report on church participation, religious change, and evangelistic activity in the South Pacific.
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Newsbriefs
News Briefs
A selection of archived international news items, including reports concerning Christian communities facing persecution and displacement.
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Urban
Transforming Lives in Cairo’s Garbage Villages
A report on growing Christian communities and changes in individual lives within marginalized districts of Cairo.
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Urban
Loving the Urban Poor in Cairo
An introduction to the people and communities living and serving in Cairo’s informal recycling districts.
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Themed Articles
Global Christianity, Contextual Religious Identity, and Local Theologies: Imandars and Khrist Bhaktas in South Asia
An examination of Christianity’s interaction with other religious traditions and the ways this can affect Christian identity.
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The issue focuses on how churches express faith and mission within different cultural, social, and religious settings.
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