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Dr. Charles Lam has since 1971 received training in West Germany (telecom) and university education in U.K. (management) and acquired working experiences in Hong Kong and Canada, in a utility company, Hong Kong Government, a multinational organization and a SME. In his career path, he has acquired qualifications from UK institutions including DBA (1990), MBA (1980) and Chartered Engineer (1978). Since 1986, he has left pure engineering to teaching various subjects of business management in Hong Kong for famous universities of Hong Kong, England and United States. He also has served the society as a member of an advisory committee of the Hong Kong Government for eight years, and as the Hon. Chairman of its Consumer Education Group. Later, he set up his own company to offer services as a consultant, writer and speaker. In his 'Second Half Time', he has been working passionately on integrating Christian values with management knowledge, in the marketplace/workplace ministry, serving hospitals, churches and organizations, as a speaker, consultant, life coach, and the leader of a REST Group based on a life story approach. Charles is currently living with his wife in Canada.

Thursday, April 28, 2016

「 起承 轉合」思維與 Missional Church part 1/3

(1) 引言
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這裡主要不是為分析 Missional Church (歴史、神學觀、功能、等), 乃是探索可否用「 起承 轉合」思維幫助尋找教會/堂會 的「使命」和實踐 Missional Church

- Missional Church 是近十年來歐美教會倡導的關注和方向

-相信教會/堂會也要寫好她的生命故事; 而「 起承轉合」方法是: "回望過去發生 的事情 ( 起), 及反思事情發生的因果及感受( 承), 可以更加了解自己(承), 因而作思維和價值的 更新(轉), 為走前面的路計劃得好(合), 策略實踐得好和跟進進度 (合)"

-相信運用 神的話語在複雜多變的世界, 教會可以改變世界, 而每個堂會可以有祂的份 (角色); 教會牧者和領袖不能忽視

-Mission窄的翻譯是「宣教」或「差傳」; 闊的翻譯是「使命」

-Church 窄的了解是「堂會」, 闊的了解是「基督的身體」

-解釋 Missional Church (使命教會, 有使命的教會)
方向:
(1) 大使命、傳福音. 接近救恩神學
(2) 神給Church獨特的召命 (God's calling, 如每個信徒要尋找的「職召」、志召」). 接近創造神學. 重視強項、熱忱、 定位、策劃、等

-觀點: 教會的存在是為了傳福音 Vs 教會的存在是為了改變世界,傳福音只是其中一環
-觀點: 堂會是「聚集的群體」(gathered community),以聚會主導 Vs 堂會是「分散的群體」(scattered community) , 為走進世界實踐使命


-近年來,職場牧養思維更多朝後者的方向, 讓教牧明白並走進真實的職場世界

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