Om prosjektet
This project aims to contribute by investigating the interrelatedness of evangelization and diakonia in the concept of holistic ministry, “Serving the whole human being”, in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, and the impact of departmentalization of development work and congregational work on the congregational understanding and practice of daikonia.
Use Your Talents is an alternative development approach which is based on the principle of an asset-based community development, that mainly developed within the framework of social work which “begins with the assumption that successful community building depends on rediscovering and mobilizing resources already present in any community. Hence, this project also aims to examine the best congregations in EECMY those understood and practiced UYT as integral part of their church ministry for the benefit of self and local community.
Likewise, the motivation of UYT (an asset-based community development) to congregational diakonia will be assessed by investigating the view of evangelists, pastors and church leaders in the congregations of EECMY where there is a stronger undesirable effect on the understanding and practice of the congregational diakonia (UYT).
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Master i teologi fra VID vitenskapelige høgskole 2019
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