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How can churches and ministries in Amsterdam work together for the Kingdom of God in the city? Piet Brinksma researched this in his 2018 dissertation, written in English.
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Piet Brinksma wrote this dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Transformational Leadership at Bakke Graduate University in Dallas, Texas. The full title is: Becoming God’s ecclesia in Amsterdam: mobilizing leaders of churches and ministries to work together as a collaborative ecosystem for Kingdom impact in the city.
The research focuses on the calling of the whole Church in Amsterdam, a Western European city that is post-Christian and postmodern. How involved are churches and ministries in the city today, and how can their leaders work together for greater Kingdom fruit?
Brinksma uses Tim Keller's ecosystem model for this purpose. At the core is a contextualized theology of the Kingdom, surrounded by church planting and discipleship movements, and surrounded by a wide range of ministries relevant to the city. Poverty, cultural diversity, and the influence of Islam in the city are also addressed.
The dissertation is written in English and contains 264 pages.