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Christianity Today 2019 Book of the Year Award, Missions/Global
Church Building from a behind-the-scenes case study of Kenya's
Nairobi Chapel and its "daughter" Mavuno Church, Wanjiru M. Gitau
expands their story into a narrative that offers analysis of the
rise, growth, and place of megachurches worldwide in the new
millennium. In contexts experienced as deeply volatile, and on a
continent reeling from the structural incoherence imposed in
colonial times, megachurches provide a map of reality to navigate
by, with the gospel as their primary compass. Gitau shows that
recognizing the psychological, spiritual, and social
destabilization of modernizing societies is the first step to
valuing the place of megachurches in contemporary Christianity.
Through analysis of social demography, theology, philosophy of
ministry, leadership development, and strategy, Megachurch
Christianity Reconsidered makes integral sense of the historical
and social forces that give megachurches their growth opportunity,
and reclaims them as a subject of serious theological conversation.
This engaging account centers on the role of millennials in
responding to the need for "a home for new generations" amid the
dislocating transitions of globalization and postmodernity in
postcolonial Africa and around the world. Gitau gleans practical
wisdom for postdenominational churches everywhere (mega- and
otherwise) from the lessons learned in Kenya's remarkable urban,
evangelical renewal movement. Missiological Engagements charts
interdisciplinary and innovative trajectories in the history,
theology, and practice of Christian mission, featuring
contributions by leading thinkers from both the Euro-American West
and the majority world whose missiological scholarship bridges
church, academy, and society.
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