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The telos of every Christian faith community is to develop faithful followers of Jesus Christ that emulate the character of
Christ and impact their communities and the world. Congregations must intentionally resist the temptations of:
moving away from others in fear, becoming inwardly focused, and responding with inhospitable attitudes. Ministry from the perspective of self-preservation will lead to unfaithfulness to our Trinitarian and Wesleyan ecclesiology and ecclesial practices, as well as a pervasive church culture that is contrary to the call of God which requires believers to embody divine hospitality in the world.
The formation of faithful disciples of Christ requires individuals and church communities to be intentional about embodying holistic hospitality: to God, self and others. This dissertation will demonstrate that a church can overcome
unfaithfulness to ecclesiology when her discipleship ministry is founded on biblical hospitality. To demonstrate that holistic hospitality exemplifies the values of the kingdom and provides a strong and faithful framework for discipleship in a church community we will delve into the theology of hospitality based on the nature of God, Scripture, and Benedictine spirituality. We will show that hospitality is indeed the goal of discipleship. And we will demonstrate how intentionally hospitable churches that meet sociological, psychological, and spiritual needs of people can inspire their laity to join God’s hospitable mission in the world and sustain a culture of hospitality.
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KeywordsWesleyan ecclesiology, hospitality, discipleship, church community
Degree AwardedDoctor of Ministry
Awarding InstitutionNazarene Theological Seminary
Committee MembersRhonda Carrim, Levi Jones
Supervisor or ChairSusan Carole
Peer Reviewed?No
Pages217
Original LanguageEnglish
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