Ministry in a Multi-Cultural and Unchurched Society

Session 2 The Story of God

Theological Foundations for Ministry in a Multi-Cultural and Unchurched Society

• What is the relationship of “metaphor” and “reality” in the biblical parlance?

• To what extent ought theology and concept precede praxis and application?

• How far are we to take the motifs and language of warfare and battle mentioned in the Scriptures?

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I. The Significance of Story, the Importance of Myth, and the Kingdom of God

A. Human beings operate according to their interpretive frameworks: human beings exist as “walking worldviews.”

1. Every human existence is basically a “story-ordered world.”

2. Myth-making as a primary act of human beings

3. The role of culture: enabling us to compose our realities from scratch

B. Integrating the details: story and the need to live purposefully

1. Purposeful mindset: relating all details to the whole

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