Taylor University Pillars at Taylor University Business as Mission Theses and Dissertations Other Collections 9-2014 An Integrative Study of Doxological Metanarrative, Mission, Motivation and Mechanism João Mordomo Follow this and additional works at: https://pillars.taylor.edu/business-as-mission-td Part of the Missions and World Christianity Commons, and the Nonprofit Administration and Management Commons AN INTEGRATIVE STUDY OF DOXOLOGICAL METANARRATIVE, MISSION, MOTIVATION AND MECHANISM ____________________ A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of Western Seminary Portland, Oregon ____________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Intercultural Studies _________________ By João Mordomo September, 2014 Copyright ©2014 by João Mordomo. All rights reserved. DEDICATION' ' For Sophia, Miguel and Jordana. É claro. I love you deeply and am profoundly grateful to God and to you that you have been willing (most of the time!) cohorts on my (way too long!) doctoral journey. v TABLE'OF'CONTENTS' LIST'OF'FIGURES'.......................................................................................................'VIII! LIST'OF'TABLES'............................................................................................................'X! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS'..............................................................................................'XI! ABBREVIATIONS'.......................................................................................................'XIII! ABSTRACT'.................................................................................................................'XV! CHAPTER'1''INTRODUCTION'TO'THE'STUDY'.................................................................'1! Background of the Study ................................................................................................................... 1! The Researcher .................................................................................................................................. 2! Statement of the Problem .................................................................................................................. 4! Purpose of the Study .......................................................................................................................... 4! Research Questions ........................................................................................................................... 4! Definition of Key Terms ................................................................................................................... 5! Assumptions of the Study .................................................................................................................. 7! Biblical-Theological Assumptions ...................................................................................... 7! Thematic Assumptions ........................................................................................................ 8! Methodological Assumptions ............................................................................................. 9! Delimitations and Limitations ........................................................................................................... 9! Significance of the Study ................................................................................................................. 10! CHAPTER'2''LITERATURE'REVIEW'...............................................................................'11! Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 11! Thematic Background ..................................................................................................................... 11! Doxological Metanarrative, Mission and Motivation ....................................................... 12! Business as Mission Mechanism ....................................................................................... 16! Theoretical Background .................................................................................................................. 22! Methodological Background ........................................................................................................... 23! Summary .......................................................................................................................................... 26! CHAPTER'3''RESEARCH'DESIGN'AND'METHODOLOGY'.................................................'27! Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 27! Methodological Design ................................................................................................................... 28! Research Process and Procedures .................................................................................................... 37! The Collection of Data .................................................................................................................... 39! Summary .......................................................................................................................................... 39! vi CHAPTER'4''TOWARD'A'DOXOLOGICAL'METANARRATIVE'..........................................'40! Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 40! Metanarrative Approaches ............................................................................................................... 41! The Nature of God (NOG) as Key Metanarrative ........................................................................... 47! The Kingdom of God (KOG) as Key Metanarrative ....................................................................... 50! The Mission of God (MOG) as Key Metanarrative ........................................................................ 57! Mixed Key Metanarratives .............................................................................................................. 65! The Glory of God (GOG) as Core Metanarrative ........................................................................... 77! Putting it to the Test ........................................................................................................................ 95! The Bible: The Story of God’s Glory .............................................................................................. 99! Summary ........................................................................................................................................ 102! CHAPTER'5''TOWARD'A'DOXOLOGICAL'MISSION'.....................................................'104! Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 104! Missio Dei – Glorify Your Name .................................................................................................. 109! The Mission of God the Father ....................................................................................... 111! The Mission of God the Son ........................................................................................... 113! The Mission of God the Holy Spirit ................................................................................ 115! The Mission of God to All Nations ................................................................................. 117! Doxological Words ........................................................................................................................ 119! Kabowd ........................................................................................................................... 119! Doxa ................................................................................................................................ 121! Glory ............................................................................................................................... 123! Doxological Phrases ...................................................................................................................... 131! “For the Sake of My Name” ........................................................................................... 131! “Then They Will Know” ................................................................................................. 137! Doxologies ...................................................................................................................... 138! Correlations Between GOG as Concept and Metanarrative .......................................................... 139! Summary ........................................................................................................................................ 141! CHAPTER'6''TOWARD'A'DOXOLOGICAL'MOTIVATION'..............................................'142! Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 142! Motivation for Life and Ministry .................................................................................................. 143! The Doxa Cycle .............................................................................................................. 144! Motivations for Missions ..............................................................................................................