Dustin Conner
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Missions, Graduate Student
Postmodernism is dead or at best dying and has been replaced by a new cultural paradigm claims many philosophers, writers, and art critics. Though there are many philosophies and theories on the nature of this new cultural paradigm, it... more
Postmodernism is dead or at best dying and has been replaced by a new cultural paradigm claims many philosophers, writers, and art critics. Though there are many philosophies and theories on the nature of this new cultural paradigm, it appears that whatever is coming after postmodernism is largely being defined by global advances in technology and the increased interaction of people via digital media. Central to the philosophy and worldview of any cultural paradigm is a search for truth and how that truth needs to be appropriately communicated. The ways in which truth and meaning are understood and communicated evolve from one cultural paradigm to another; and the roles of the author, text, and recipient likewise change to fit the new form of communication. Much has been written about contextualizing the gospel story for a modern and postmodern culture, but very little has been written about contextualizing the message and meaning of the gospel story for a post-postmodern, digital c...
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Effective gospel mission requires both faithful exegesis of Scripture coupled with unbiased exegesis of the culture and its products. Dr. Gailyn Van Rheenen's missional helix provides a framework to help Christians do both so their... more
Effective gospel mission requires both faithful exegesis of Scripture coupled with unbiased exegesis of the culture and its products. Dr. Gailyn Van Rheenen's missional helix provides a framework to help Christians do both so their ministry practices yield true spiritual formation.
Research Interests: Religion, Cultural Studies, Sociology of Religion, Media and Cultural Studies, Cultural Sociology, and 24 moreTheology, Missiology, Cultural Theory, Hermeneutics, Theological Hermeneutics, Theological Interpretation of Christian Scripture, Missiology and Mission Theology, Christian Missions, History of Missions, Mission Studies, Ecclesiology, Church History, Cultural Anthropology, Missional Hermeneutics, Missional Ecclesiology, Biblical Exegesis, Church, Missionary, Missional Church, Missions, Missional Church Theology, Biblical Hermeneutics, Missional Spirituality, and Kevin J. Vanhoozer
Whitepaper for Remissioning a Local Southern Baptist Association Through Enhancing the Role of the Director of Mission. Details how a DOM should serve the association in order to see every man, woman, and child in the association's area... more
Whitepaper for Remissioning a Local Southern Baptist Association Through Enhancing the Role of the Director of Mission. Details how a DOM should serve the association in order to see every man, woman, and child in the association's area have repeated opportunities to see, hear, and respond to the gospel of Jesus. Also provides a strategic plan for remissioning an association's office.
Research Interests: Missiology, Religious Education, Missiology and Mission Theology, Popular Culture and Religious Studies, Mission Studies, and 19 moreChurch History, Pastoral Theology, Missional Ecclesiology, Religious Studies, Church Leadership, Southern Baptist history, Missional Leadership, Missional Church, Missions, Missional Church Theology, Theology and Religious Studies, Southern Baptist Convention, Missional Theology, Pastoral Ministry, Local Church Mission, Church Leadership and Adminstration, Missional Church Leadership, Discipleship and Leadership In Today's Churches, and Church Collaboration
Research Interests: Theology, Missiology, Leadership, Missiology and Mission Theology, Christian Missions, and 13 moreEcclesiology, Pastoral Theology, Evangelical Ecclesiology, Missional Ecclesiology, Church, Pastoral Care and Counselling, Pastoral Counseling, Missional Church, Missions, Missional Church Theology, Church Leadership & Ministry, Pastoral Ministry, and Ecclesiology & Christology
This paper will look at some of the strengths and weaknesses of church planting models and will assess several different popular church planting models that have been used in many different contexts. Also, emphasis will be placed on what... more
This paper will look at some of the strengths and weaknesses of church planting models and will assess several different popular church planting models that have been used in many different contexts. Also, emphasis will be placed on what each model looks like, how they function, how they multiply, and how they have been used in various international contexts.
Research Interests: Christianity, Theology, Christian Education, Missiology, Contextual Theologies, and 25 moreMissiology and Mission Theology, Christian Missions, Mission Studies, Ecclesiology, Church History, Reformed theology, Missional Ecclesiology, Church, Church planting, Mission, Missional Church, Missions, Missional Church Theology, Cross-cultural church planting, Church Planting Strategy, Church Planting Strategies, Church Planting Movements, Contextualization, Cross Cultural Church Planting, Gospel communication, culture, intercultural church planting, Church Planting and Mission, Missional Church Leadership, Missional Community, Ecclesiology & Christology, and Planting and Growing Church
Research Interests: Christianity, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Sociology of Religion, Anthropology, and 37 morePhilosophy, Philosophy Of Language, Communication, Visual Studies, Philosophy Of Religion, Media and Cultural Studies, Digital Humanities, Theology, Missiology, Wireless Communications, Popular Culture, Digital Media, Visual Culture, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Contextual Theologies, Cultural Theory, Missiology and Mission Theology, Digital Culture, Gospels, Culture, Digital Media & Learning, Postmodernism, Communication Theory, Visual Communication, Ecclesiology, Digital Media And New Literacies, Evangelicalism, Evangelical Theology, Evangelism, North American Missiology, Missional Church, Culture and Context, Missional Church Theology, Contextualization, Digimodernism, Postpostmodernism, and Missional Community
Dr. Van Rheenen's Missional Helix provides missional practitioners with a great tool for developing and implementing contextually appropriate ministry practices with the goal of spiritual formation.
Research Interests: Theology, Missiology, Christian Missions, Mission Studies, Missional Hermeneutics, and 11 moreMission Strategy, Missional Ecclesiology, Church planting, Missional Church, Missions, Missional Church Theology, Church Planting Strategies, Missions and Contextualization, Contextualization, Gospel communication, culture, intercultural church planting, and Theological Contextualization
Developing a theology of mission faithful to the Scriptures which reveal God to man requires an examination of God's missional attributes, the missio dei, and God's people on mission throughout history.