Mission as local economic development in the City
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Authors
Mangayi, Lukwikilu Credo
Issue Date
2014-11-20
Type
Article
Language
en
Keywords
mission , local economic development , City of Tshwane , 'glocal' alternative vision
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Abstract
This article analyses and reflects missiologically on the City of Tshwane’s economy, in terms
of its priorities and strategies. It points out that it is to the detriment of local communities
that Tshwane’s economy has become a replica of the national economy which is essentially
growth-focused and structured to service the global market. It also discusses possibilities for
the urban church to be involved in addressing this situation as it wrestles with the question:
What role can the church play towards fostering a grass roots, ‘glocal’ alternative vision to the
current local economic system? Responding to this question, this article argues that the church,
drawing from theological/missiological resources and hermeneutic insights on biblical texts,
such as Luke 16:19–31, and on the concept of God’s economy, can steer such an alternative
vision for the economy of the City of Tshwane. It ends by demonstrating how the church can
engage the issues of local economic development in a practical way, which will lead to an
alternative reality where shared prosperity and inclusion are attained
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Citation
Mangayi, L.C., 2014, ‘Mission as local economic development in the City of Tshwane: Towards fostering a grass roots, “glocal” alternative vision, with specific reference to Luke 16:19–31’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 70(3), Art. #2744, 9 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hts.v70i3.2744 Copyright: © 2014. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License
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