Dreaming of a 'Missionary option' Pope Francis's vision of a Missionary Church

Rev Prof Stephen Bevans S V D presents a public lecture Dreaming of a 'Missionary option' Pope Francis's vision of a Missionary Church at the 2016 Life in Abundance conference hosted by Trinity College Melbourne Based on the Papal Document Evangelii Gaudium The Joy of the Gospel Rev Prof Bevans expounds 6 marks of the church if Pope Francis's vision of a missionary church is realised 1 The church would become a community of 'missionary disciples 10 57 2 The church would become a manifestation of God s mercy and tenderness 16 51 3 The church would become a 'poor church and for the poor' 22 32 4 The church would become declaricalised and embrace the centrality of Baptism 27 47 5 The church will become a listening church dialogue 31 52 6 The church would commit itself to contextualisation 38 04 Q A 45 00

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