A LOOK AT LAWRENCE TONG OF OPERATION MOBILIZATION By Mary T. Lederleitner This case study is an excerpt from the journal article titled “Navigating Leadership Challenges in a Polycentric World” written by Mary T. Lederleitner, PhD. The article helps people understand this leadership paradigm and learn how to become a more effective polycentric mission leader. […]
Polycentrism in the Missio Dei
Kirk Franklin1, Nelus Niemandt1 Structures for mission have been under review as a result of many factors. In particular have been the widening influences of globalisation, and to a lesser degree, glocalisation. Various models of leadership praxis and structures have been proposed along the way. As Christianity moved farther away from the Christendom model of […]
OCMS Lecture Topic 5 – Case Studies
Lecture Series on ‘Polycentric Theology, Mission, and Mission Leadership’ OXFORD CENTRE FOR MISSION STUDIES Video series that features missiologists who will consider missional polycentrism along missional and theological lines in a world where Christian mission is adapting in a rapidly changing polycentric world. About the Lecturers Dr. Joseph Handley is the president of A3. Previously, he was […]
A Case Study: A Journey of Leading in Polycentric Theory and Practice in Mission
Kirk Franklin OCMS, UK Abstract Leadership and governance structures for any organisations involved in God’s mission need to come under review because of the growing influences of the interconnected globalised world. As Christianity moved farther away from the Christendom model of centralised control to other models of leadership and governance, other paradigms have been proposed […]
A Case Study in Polycentric Leadership Structure for a Movement
R. Elliott Snuggs This case study is taken from an article titled “How Movements Organize” written by R. Elliott Snuggs. The article helps modalities and sodalities understand themselves as movements rather than organizations. It was written for the Asian Access movement and is adapted here to understand movement structure in relationship to polycentric leadership Core-Network-Cloud: […]
OCMS Lecture Topic 4 – Governance
Lecture Series on ‘Polycentric Theology, Mission, and Mission Leadership’ OXFORD CENTRE FOR MISSION STUDDIES Video series that features missiologists who will consider missional polycentrism along missional and theological lines in a world where Christian mission is adapting in a rapidly changing polycentric world. About the Lecturers Dr. Joseph Handley is the president of Asian Access. Previously, he […]
OCMS Lecture Topic 3 – Perspectives & Tensions
Lecture Series on ‘Polycentric Theology, Mission, and Mission Leadership’ Oxford Centre for Mission Studies Video series that features missiologists who will consider missional polycentrism along missional and theological lines in a world where Christian mission is adapting in a rapidly changing polycentric world. About the Lecturers Dr. Joseph Handley is the president of Asian Access. Previously, he […]
OCMS Lecture Topic 2 – Biblical & Theological Insights
Lecture Series on ‘Polycentric Theology, Mission, and Mission Leadership’ Oxford Centre for Mission Studies Video series that features missiologists who will consider missional polycentrism along missional and theological lines in a world where Christian mission is adapting in a rapidly changing polycentric world. About the Lecturers Dr. Joseph Handley is the president of Asian Access. Previously, he […]
OCMS Lecture Topic 1 – Definitions
Lecture Series on ‘Polycentric Theology, Mission, and Mission Leadership’ Oxford Centre for Mission Studies Video series that features missiologists who will consider missional polycentrism along missional and theological lines in a world where Christian mission is adapting in a rapidly changing polycentric world. About the Lecturers Dr. Joseph Handley is the president of Asian Access. Previously, he […]
Accelerating the Great Commission
Where Do We Need More Research? GUEST POST BY JOSH LAXTON This is part of an article series I wrote with Ed Stetzer. Question 4: Where is further research needed to accelerate the Great Commission? We live in a world that’s always conducting research. Because we are bombarded by various kinds of research every day, […]
