Community Ministry of Presbyterian Church in Taiwan
Date Issued
2008
Date
2008
Author(s)
Chu, Andy
Abstract
This thesis attempts to discuss community ministry of Presbyterian Church in Taiwan. The analysis is based on Casanova’s “Public Religion”, explains public performance acted by the European and American church in political or civil society. Therefore, I use the social movement theory as tool, for the purpose of discussing the background, leadership, knowledge production, mobilization of the congregation, communication and result. Thus, the informal interview took place for the purposes of data collection.wo kinds of ideology influence congregations and pastors'' idea. Firstly, the “church growth” ideology, inspired by the transnationally evangelical movement, urges local congregations to examine and duplicate strategies to preach the Gospel. Secondly, the “social care” ideology has been constructing “the contextualizing theology” in order to participate in the social reform. owever, the congregations as the preexistent network sometimes faced lack of manpowers and resources, and the pastors should make an effort. They also leaded the “collective action framing” as the process of knowledge production, and operated some “creative tactics” or strategies like brand creation, space interpretation and organic cultivation. Nevertheless, behind these operations actually needed resources and political opportunity. Community ministry has also created new local relations, although they possibly face some competition with local influences. They may love each other and even take "religious conversation". Because of these relational establishments, the congregations may develop recruitment.n fact, “the Kingdom of God” is too hard to figure.It possibly is the "Big Church", or an ideal society full of justice, peace and joy. No researchers will make really sense until “end of the world”. So, this is just a method for understanding.
Subjects
community ministry
Presbyterian Church in Taiwan
public religion
social movement theory
ideology
resource mobilization
collective action frames
Type
thesis
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