| Emerging Church in the Brazilian Context |
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| Por Gustavo K-fé Frederico | |||||||||||
| 27 de março de 2008 | |||||||||||
Página 7 de 9 I suggest the use of the arts by the various communities as national expressions. Even though it is difficult to define what is really Brazilian, this should not be a problem. One way or another it is easy to intuitively identify Brazilian characteristics in the arts. In music I suggest the use of daily language, the use of typical Brazilian instruments, the use of typical Brazilian rhythms and melodic lines. Let us imagine more Brazilian poetry in our worship. Experiments in architecture would also be appropriate. Let us imagine folklore-centres-churches. And why not reconcile soccer with the theology and the liturgy? Why don’t we pray for both city teams before the matches? I also suggest a larger introduction of the afro elements into the liturgy; let us imagine changes to Communion (Eucharist). Let us think about aboriginal peoples expressions in liturgy. Let us engage in a better interaction with and deeper understanding of the aboriginal culture, instead of sending missionaries and saying “good-bye, pal, break a leg. Send us pictures of the undomesticated” (I refer to reverse mission trips below). Often the aboriginal communities are whole communities of beggars in the urban centres. (Note that I’m not advocating for the inclusion of afro and aboriginal elements in liturgy and social work with a liberal view of inclusion. Rather, as collaborators in the process of rescuing a Brazilian identity and allowing for missional communities to better incarnate the gospel.) Let us remember, finally, that the Brazilian contextualization must go beyond liturgy: the church must understand the longings of the Brazilian people and be capable of communicating “good news” in the same dimension and language. Theological seminaries are called to rethink their formation of leaders. They could have more direct channels of communication with communities (Christian and “common ones”<!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->[22]<!--[endif]-->) to better understand how leaders can help communities. They could have more interchange programs with other faculties in the Human Sciences, such as Sociology. They could stimulate and support internships of youth in emerging communities. They could publish more articles on the Internet and have more blogs and podcasts fostering dialog. They could support and involve more “lay people”. They could review missiology applied to the Brazilian context. And they should require their students and professors to read more books about the emerging church.
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