Institute for the Research on
Mission and Church
We work on questions of church development and evangelism as principle tasks of the church through research and teaching.
Research Topics
Church Development
Church development, church theory and corresponding questions of the future of pastoral ministry, for example new forms of church life (Fresh X), system-theoretical aspects of ecclesial practices as well as considerations of innovation theory.
Theology of Mission
Questions of mission and mission theology
Empowerment
This includes topics such as spiritual leadership, discipleship, volunteer work, autonomous congregations as gifted communities.
Evangelism
Evangelism and corresponding topics such as transformative transitions of religious individuals (conversion, deconversion, spirituality). That includes questions of religious education in general as well as religious language proficiency, evangelistic hermeneutics and homiletics.
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