Identity and Transformation
A Study of the Significance of African Christianity in Christian Community Transformation
by David Wesley Ofumbi
Pages: 162
Dimensions: 6 x 9
Category- RELIGION - Christian Ministry - General
- RELIGION - Christian Ministry - Missions
Type : Paperback
ISBN : 9781619962088
Price : $15.49
Type : Hardcover
ISBN : 9781619962095
Price : $23.99
David Ofumbi is convinced
biblically that, Christian faith covers the entire realm of human existence.
There is no dichotomy between private life and public life, or spiritual life
and secular life, or an individual and a community. In fact, the whole of human
life is the visible expression of the invisible God. Therefore, respective indigenous cultures and the gospel
must engage and impact each other. On the one hand, Christians in respective
indigenous cultures engage and adapt the gospel to the deep-level meaning and
the surface-level forms of their cultures; on the other hand, the gospel
transforms respective cultures continuously. African understanding and practices of Christian faith (“Africa
Christianity”) in this respect is both the outcome of the reciprocal impact
between respective indigenous cultures and the gospel and the basis of
authentic Christian response to human needs (“Christian Community
Transformation”).
In the first two chapters, he
identifies and discusses briefly the challenges and hopes that characterize
local communities in East Africa. He also defines and discusses the phrases
“African Christianity” and “Christian Community Transformation”.
David particularly highlights
that the impact of African understandings and practices of Christianity on
“Christian Community Transformation” strive: (1) to instill self-confidence in
native peoples by enabling them to recover and reassert their true human
identities, to restore their true self-dignity, and to build just
relationships; (2) to encourage the development and the use of local resources;
(3) to bolster robust and enabling faith community structures and proactive
responses compatible with the African Christian/human ethos; and (4) to
galvanize global relevance and impact.
David Ofumbi is the team leader
of Leadership Development Initiative Africa (Leadia), an indigenous leadership development
ministry based in Kampala, Uganda. Leadia envisions a community of competent
Christian leaders transforming ordinary people into effective followers of Christ
courageously transforming Africa. He is currently pursuing post graduate
studies focusing on the reciprocal influence between followership and
leadership.
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