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Megachurch Christianity Reconsidered – Millennials and Social Change in African Perspective

Wanjiru M. Gitau, Mark R. Shaw
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      Christianity Today 2019 Book of the Year Award, Missions/Global ChurchBuilding from a behind-the-scenes case study of Kenya's Nairobi Chapel and its "daughter" Mavuno Church, Wanjiru M. Gitau expands their story into a narrative that offers analysis of the rise, growth, and place of megachurches worldwide in the new millennium. In contexts experienced as deeply volatile, and on a continent reeling from the structural incoherence imposed in colonial times, megachurches provide a map of reality to navigate by, with the gospel as their primary compass. Gitau shows that recognizing the psychological, spiritual, and social destabilization of modernizing societies is the first step to valuing the place of megachurches in contemporary Christianity.Through analysis of social demography, theology, philosophy of ministry, leadership development, and strategy, Megachurch Christianity Reconsidered makes integral sense of the historical and social forces that give megachurches their growth opportunity, and reclaims them as a subject of serious theological conversation.This engaging account centers on the role of millennials in responding to the need for "a home for new generations" amid the dislocating transitions of globalization and postmodernity in postcolonial Africa and around the world. Gitau gleans practical wisdom for postdenominational churches everywhere (mega- and otherwise) from the lessons learned in Kenya's remarkable urban, evangelical renewal movement.Missiological Engagements charts interdisciplinary and innovative trajectories in the history, theology, and practice of Christian mission, featuring contributions by leading thinkers from both the Euro-American West and the majority world whose missiological scholarship bridges church, academy, and society.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Wanjiru M. Gitau, Mark R. Shaw EAN: 9780830851034 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 296 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: IVP Academic DATE PUBLISHED: 2018-10-16 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Africa / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adulthood & Aging, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Discipleship, RELIGION / Christian Church / Growth, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social WIDTH: 154 cm SPINE:

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      Africa, Age groups: adults, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Social and cultural anthropology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Psychology of ageing, African history, History of religion, Christianity, Christian Churches, denominations, groups, Religious institutions and organizations, Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works

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      Wanjiru M. Gitau (PhD, Africa International University) is a research fellow at the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California, pursuing a multi-year global research project commissioned by the John Templeton World Charity Foundation on contemporary religion. She is a Kenyan educated in Nairobi, Edinburgh, and the United States, with extensive global experience, including research projects from Korea to Kentucky. She formerly served on the staffs of Nairobi Chapel and Mavuno Church.
      Christianity Today 2019 Book of the Year Award, Missions/Global ChurchBuilding from a behind-the-scenes case study of Kenya's Nairobi Chapel and its "daughter" Mavuno Church, Wanjiru M. Gitau expands their story into a narrative that offers analysis of the rise, growth, and place of megachurches worldwide in the new millennium. In contexts experienced as deeply volatile, and on a continent reeling from the structural incoherence imposed in colonial times, megachurches provide a map of reality to navigate by, with the gospel as their primary compass. Gitau shows that recognizing the psychological, spiritual, and social destabilization of modernizing societies is the first step to valuing the place of megachurches in contemporary Christianity.Through analysis of social demography, theology, philosophy of ministry, leadership development, and strategy, Megachurch Christianity Reconsidered makes integral sense of the historical and social forces that give megachurches their growth opportunity, and reclaims them as a subject of serious theological conversation.This engaging account centers on the role of millennials in responding to the need for "a home for new generations" amid the dislocating transitions of globalization and postmodernity in postcolonial Africa and around the world. Gitau gleans practical wisdom for postdenominational churches everywhere (mega- and otherwise) from the lessons learned in Kenya's remarkable urban, evangelical renewal movement.Missiological Engagements charts interdisciplinary and innovative trajectories in the history, theology, and practice of Christian mission, featuring contributions by leading thinkers from both the Euro-American West and the majority world whose missiological scholarship bridges church, academy, and society.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Wanjiru M. Gitau, Mark R. Shaw EAN: 9780830851034 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 296 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: IVP Academic DATE PUBLISHED: 2018-10-16 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Africa / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adulthood & Aging, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Discipleship, RELIGION / Christian Church / Growth, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social WIDTH: 154 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Africa, Age groups: adults, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Social and cultural anthropology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Psychology of ageing, African history, History of religion, Christianity, Christian Churches, denominations, groups, Religious institutions and organizations, Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works

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      Wanjiru M. Gitau (PhD, Africa International University) is a research fellow at the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California, pursuing a multi-year global research project commissioned by the John Templeton World Charity Foundation on contemporary religion. She is a Kenyan educated in Nairobi, Edinburgh, and the United States, with extensive global experience, including research projects from Korea to Kentucky. She formerly served on the staffs of Nairobi Chapel and Mavuno Church.

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