ABSTRACT

PART 1: STRUCTURE AND CONTEXT OF THE RESEARCH.

  • Chapter 1 Introduction to the Thesis
  • Chapter 2 Transformational Conversations (Hermeneutic for the Postmodern City)
  • Chapter 3 Literature: Transformational Conversations

  • PART 2: FAITH COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: TRANSFORMATIVE REVIVAL

  • Chapter 4 The Church of Auckland: Cradle of Revival
  • Chapter 5 NZ-Wide Revival
  • Chapter 6 The Nature of Revival
  • Chapter 7 Revival & Enraged Engagement
  • Chapter 8 Citywide Transformative Revival
  • Chapter 9 Transformative Revival: Prophetic Models in the City
  • Chapter 10 Apostolic Structures for Transformative Revival
  • Chapter 11 Transformational Conversation with Business Culture

  • PART 3: POSTMODERN CITY & TRANSFORMATIONAL CONVERSATIONS

  • Chapter 12 City of God: Ideal City
  • Chapter 13 Urban Conversation: The Soul of Auckland
  • Chapter 14 Expanded Conversation: Postmodern City
  • Chapter 15 Spirit, Kingdom and Postmodern City

  • CONCLUSION

    WORKS CITED

    Figures

    FIG. 1: URBAN THEOLOGY AS TRANSFORMATIONAL CONVERSATION 13
    FIG. 2: PROCESSES IN A TRANSFORMATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT TRANSFORMATIVE REVIVAL 16
    FIG. 3: ELEMENTS OF A WEB OF BELIEF ANALYSIS 20
    FIG. 4: CHAPTERS IN PART 2: FAITH COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ON TRANSFORMATIVE REVIVAL 32
    FIG. 5: DENOMINATIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF CONGREGATIONS IN AUCKLAND 33
    FIG. 6: WEEKLY ATTENDANCES BY DENOMINATION 36
    FIG. 7: ETHNIC CONGREGATION EXPLOSION IN AUCKLAND 43
    FIG. 8: BAPTIST NATIONAL ANNUAL BAPTISMS AND MEMBERSHIP 50
    FIG. 9: EXPANDING PHASES IN THE NEW ZEALAND REVIVAL 51
    FIG. 10: COMMON WEB OF BELIEF ABOUT PHASES OF REVIVAL MOVEMENTS 78
    FIG. 11: PROCESSES COMMON TO ALL LEVELS OF EXPANSION OF REVIVAL MOVEMENTS 79
    FIG. 12: FROM A REVIVAL WEB OF BELIEF TO TRANSFORMATIVE REVIVAL 92
    FIG. 13: PROPOSED WEB OF BELIEF: PHASES OF TRANSFORMATIVE REVIVAL 99
    FIG. 14: PROCESSES AT EACH PHASE OF TRANSFORMATIVE REVIVAL 99
    FIG. 15: PROPHETIC ROLES IN CULTURAL REVIVAL 109
    FIG. 16: TRANSFORMATIVE REVIVAL: GENERATING KINGDOM MOVEMENTS IN SOCIETY 117
    FIG. 17: ESTIMATING TRANSFORMATIONAL ENGAGEMENT OF EVANGELICALS IN AUCKLAND 119
    FIG. 18: TRANSFORMATIONAL CONVERSATION — SOURCES OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS THEOLOGY 125
    FIG. 19: THE TRANSFORMATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT VISION 130
    FIG. 20: THE NATURE OF GOD AS REFLECTED IN THE GOOD CITY 140
    FIG. 21: AUCKLAND ETHNICITY BY REGION OF BIRTH (1996 CENSUS) 143
    FIG. 22: AUCKLAND SOCIAL MARITAL STATUS 148
    FIG. 23: CONVERSATIONAL SPACES: AUCKLAND URBANISM AND THE GOOD CITY 150
    FIG. 24: INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FORCES DEFINING KIWI SOCIETY 152
    FIG. 25: POSTMODERNISATION: STRUCTURAL CHANGES FROM MODERN TO NEW GLOBAL CULTURE 154
    FIG. 26: POSTMODERNISM: COLLAPSING MODERNISM, EMERGENCE OF GLOBAL/TRIBAL CULTURE 160
    FIG. 27: THE KINGDOM OF GOD AS INTEGRATING BIBLICAL THEME 171
    FIG. 28: DISCIPLESHIP AS RESPONSE TO A SPIRITUAL-ECONOMIC-SOCIO-POLITICAL KINGDOM 174
    FIG. 29: AUCKLAND BUSINESS THEOLOGY AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD 185
    FIG. 30: KINGDOM DISCIPLESHIP BEYOND MODERNISM 189
    FIG. 31: ELEMENTS IN THE CONVERSATION: KINGDOM INTEGRATION IN AND BEYOND POSTMODERNISM 190

    Cameos

    PREACHING SOCIO-ECONOMIC REVIVAL 1
    SHIFTING THE GLOBAL EVANGELICAL MINDSET 1
    BUILDING AN APOSTOLIC NETWORK 2
    FROM THEOLOGY TO PROPHETIC CALL IN AUCKLAND 2
    THE KINGDOM AS INTEGRATING VISION 3
    STORYTELLING CONSULTATION PROCESS 14
    FROM STORIES TO GLOBAL THEOLOGY 15
    LAWYERS IN CHRIST 21
    THE SEARCH FOR THE SPIRIT 48
    EARLY PUBLIC EXPRESSION OF REVIVAL 48
    SMALL GROUP HEALING 54
    SMALL GROUP MULTIPLICATION 55
    COLLECTIVE PRAYER — PREDICTOR OF SOCIETAL ACTIVISM 57
    CELL GROUPS AT THE EDGES OF REVIVAL 58
    MIGRANT EVALUATIONS OF NZ EVANGELICAL SPIRITUALITY 60
    “SUCCESSFUL” POSTMODERN GLOBALIZED CHURCH 60
    LIMITATIONS OF SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY AND CONTROL 62
    THE PRESENCE OF GOD, HEALING AND SPIRITUAL ENCOUNTER 71
    INITIATING A “PEOPLE MOVEMENT” REVIVAL 75
    POLARISING NATIONAL LEADERSHIP 86
    FAILED CENSORSHIP LAWS 86
    JOHN SKEATES: MANAGER OF CORPORATE CULTURE CHANGE 89
    NZ PROPHET OF REVIVAL 93
    DICK HUBBARD: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR 94
    CALLED TO RECONCILE 95
    TWO PROPHETS FROM THE SOUTH 104
    VALUES EDUCATION 108
    NON-CHURCH APOSTOLIC MOVEMENT 113
    APOSTOLIC AND PASTORAL CITY LEADERSHIP STYLES 113
    SMALL GROUP STRUGGLES 114
    NAVIGATORS: NON-CHURCH CHURCH 114
    DEVELOPING THE APOSTOLIC FROM WITHIN THE MEGA-CHURCH 115
    WYN FOUNTAIN AND THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE 119
    ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK 120
    BEV NORSWORTHY: CHRISTIAN TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE OF AOTEAROA 121
    BRUCE LOGAN: PROPHET OF EDUCATIONAL VALUES 121
    JOHN HEENAN: VALUES EDUCATION 121
    RESPONSES TO ANTI-CHRISTIAN MEDIA BIAS 121
    TREVOR YAXLEY: MEDIA DREAM 122
    POSTMODERN MUSIC CULTURE: PARACHUTE FESTIVAL EXTREME 122
    MARRIAGE AND FAMILY RETREATS 122
    PETITIONS AGAINST EXPANDED ABORTION LEGALISATION 123
    PROMISEKEEPERS: ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITIES OF PURITY 123
    NEW SOUNDS OF REVIVAL 128
    DANCING INTO CITY TRANSFORMATION AT VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTRE 131
    A PEOPLE WITHOUT VISION? 141
    THE CITY COUNCIL’S COMMUNITY VISION — AUCKLAND 2020 142
    ETHNIC LEADERS’ HUI 145
    POSTMODERN CHILD-RAISING 151
    DISCIPLESHIP AS METHODOLOGY OR THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT? 173
    CHANGING THE MINDSET OF A NATION 175
    LIBERTY TRUST: A VISION OF ESCAPING ECONOMIC BONDAGE 179
    DNA DETERMINISM 179
    THE SOURCE OF PSYCHOLOGY 179

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