{"id":1107,"date":"2016-12-23T00:34:10","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T00:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/?p=1107"},"modified":"2016-12-23T00:53:05","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T00:53:05","slug":"international-dialogue-wcrc-classical-pentecostals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/2016\/12\/23\/international-dialogue-wcrc-classical-pentecostals\/","title":{"rendered":"International Dialogue Between the WCRC And Classical Pentecostals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Representatives of various classical Pentecostal churches and a delegation from the World Communion of Reformed Churches met at the Latin American Biblical University in San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica, 2-6 December 2016. This meeting was the third session of the third round which is focusing on mission.<\/p>\n

Under the theme \u201cMinistering to the Needs of the World: Mission and Pneumatology\u201d papers from both perspectives were presented, by Dr. Wonsuk Ma (Pentecostal) and Dr. Nadia Marais (Reformed). The discussions were framed each morning and evening by a time of prayer, singing, Bible readings and devotional meditations. This was an integral part of the dialogue.<\/p>\n

Dr. Marais built her presentation around the Nicene-Constantinopolitan creed\u2019s statement on the Holy Spirit as the \u2018Lord and Giver of Life\u2019 affirmed by the first round of the Reformed-Pentecostal Dialogue. Related to this, she highlighted pneumatological impulses within the Reformed tradition and their implications for mission. First, it is not the Spirit alone, but the Spirit sent by the Father and the Son, who is active in mission. Second, Dr. Marais pointed out that the person and work of the Spirit is in relation to the person and work of the Son, \u201cwhose life, ministry and death provides the basis of the Spirit\u2019s work, and with whom its relation takes logical priority when relating to the world\u201d. Third, she emphasized the Spirit as the self-giving God, who is a gift given to the disciples and the church, and who also gives a variety of gifts to and within the community of faith, including most importantly, the gift of life. In an open-ended conclusion, Dr. Marais argued for the retrieval of the language of gift and gift-giving as complementary to the widely popular language of sending and being sent for speaking about the missionary or missional task of the church.<\/p>\n

Dr. Ma spoke under the title \u201cThe Holy Spirit in Pentecostal Mission: A Look into the Shaping of Mission Awareness and Practice\u201d. Missionary formation, he said, begins on a personal level because it is closely related to spiritual formation. Conversion as an encounter with God is key. This experience translates to one\u2019s missional life. Being called by God and being empowered for ministry often goes hand in hand. Many Pentecostals consider a baptism of the Holy Spirit that translates into courage, receiving ordinary and\/or extraordinary gifts as vital to missionary formation. Dr. Ma then focused on the role of the Holy Spirit in mission practice. The manifestation of \u201csigns and wonders\u201d in evangelism and establishing new congregations is understood to validate the biblical message of the good news in Jesus Christ. In conclusion, Dr. Ma stressed that such manifestations are always in the hands of a sovereign God. If they occur, they are to be understood as a sign of God\u2019s grace.
\nDuring their meeting, the teams discussed each paper in plenary. The team then raised questions to one another. Thus, similarities and differences in the approaches could be further analyzed and refined.<\/p>\n

The questions focused on the nature of the Holy Spirit\u2019s work, its relation to the salvific work of Jesus Christ and the empowerment of believers ministering to a world in need. This dialogue was very fruitful and challenging because it helped the teams to appreciate the respective views on the Holy Spirit\u2019s work in mission.<\/p>\n

The delegates were welcomed to the campus of the Latin American Biblical University by its president Elisabeth Cook. A meeting with the governing board of the Costa Rican Evangelical Presbyterian Church, a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, provided a valuable opportunity for the dialogue partners to receive information about the life of the Reformed church in this country and how Pentecostalism is influencing the spirituality in many churches.<\/p>\n

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IPHC church in San Jose (Santa Barbara de Heredia) with Pastor Ana Felicia Ulloa (far right)<\/p><\/div>\n

On Sunday, December 4, the participants joined in worship lead by Rev. Ledys Ruiz and Rev. Xinia Porras at New Gu\u00e1cima Presbyterian Church. In the evening the group took part in a service of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church of the Word in Santa Barbara, Heredia pastored by Rev. Ana Felicia Ulloa. Both congregations received the delegates with warmth and hospitality.<\/p>\n

The Pentecostal team included: Rev. Dr. Cecil M. Robeck, co-chair (Assemblies of God, USA), Rt. Rev. Dr. David Daniels (Church of God in Christ, USA), Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Grey (Australian Christian Churches), Rev. Dr. Harold D. Hunter (International Pentecostal Holiness Church, USA), Rev. Dr. Wonsuk Ma (Assemblies of God, Korea) Dr. Jean-Daniel Pl\u00fcss (Swiss Pentecostal Mission) and Dr. Olga Zaprometova (Church of God, Russia). Rev. Dr. Teresa Chai (Assemblies of God, Malaysia) was unable to attend this meeting. The Reformed team was composed of: Rev. Dr. Karla Koll, co-chair, (Presbyterian Church USA\/Costa Rica), Rev. Dr. Carmelo Alvarez (Disciples of Christ, Puerto Rico\/USA), Rev. Dr. Dario Barolin (Waldensian Church, Argentina), Rev. Dr. Nadia Marais (Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa), Rev. Dr. Setri Nyomi (Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Ghana), Rev. Dr. Bas Plaisier (Protestant Church in the Netherlands) and Rev. Dr. Gabriella R\u00e1csok (Reformed Church of Hungary).<\/p>\n

The next session of the Reformed-Pentecostal Dialogue is scheduled to take place November 30 – Dec. 6, 2017 in Sydney, Australia, where the focus will be on the relationship between mission and the church.<\/p>\n

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Esta reuni\u00f3n fue la tercera sesi\u00f3n de la tercera ronda que se centra en misi\u00f3n. Bajo el tema \"Ministrando a las necesidades del mundo: Misi\u00f3n y Pneumatolog\u00eda\" se presentaron los papeles de ambas perspectivas, por el Dr. Wonsuk Ma (pentecostal) y el Dr. Nadia Marais (Reformada). Las discusiones se enmarcan cada ma\u00f1ana y tarde por un tiempo de oraci\u00f3n, cantos, lecturas de la Biblia y meditaciones devocionales. Esta era una parte integral del di\u00e1logo. El Dr. Marais construy\u00f3 su presentaci\u00f3n en torno a la declaraci\u00f3n del credo niceno-constantinopolitano en el Esp\u00edritu Santo como el \"Se\u00f1or y dador de vida 'se afirma en la primera ronda del Di\u00e1logo reformada-pentecostal. En relaci\u00f3n con esto, se puso de relieve impulsos pneumatol\u00f3gicas dentro de la tradici\u00f3n reformada y sus implicaciones para la misi\u00f3n. En primer lugar, no es s\u00f3lo el Esp\u00edritu, pero el Esp\u00edritu enviado por el Padre y el Hijo, que es activa en la misi\u00f3n. En segundo lugar, el Dr. Marais se\u00f1al\u00f3 que la persona y la obra del Esp\u00edritu es en relaci\u00f3n con la persona y la obra del Hijo, \"cuya vida, el ministerio y la muerte constituye la base de la obra del Esp\u00edritu, y con el que su relaci\u00f3n tiene prioridad l\u00f3gica cuando se relaciona con el mundo \". En tercer lugar, se hizo hincapi\u00e9 en el Esp\u00edritu como el don de s\u00ed a Dios, que es un regalo dado a los disc\u00edpulos y la iglesia, y que tambi\u00e9n da una variedad de regalos y dentro de la comunidad de fe, incluso m\u00e1s importante, el regalo de la vida. En una conclusi\u00f3n de composici\u00f3n abierta, el Dr. Marais argument\u00f3 para la recuperaci\u00f3n de la lengua de regalos y entrega de regalos como un complemento a la lengua muy popular de enviar y de ser enviado para hablar de la misi\u00f3n o tarea misional de la iglesia. El Dr. Ma habl\u00f3 bajo el t\u00edtulo \"El Esp\u00edritu Santo en la misi\u00f3n pentecostal: Una mirada hacia la formaci\u00f3n de la conciencia de la misi\u00f3n y Pr\u00e1ctica\". La formaci\u00f3n misionera, dijo, comienza a nivel personal, ya que est\u00e1 estrechamente relacionada con la formaci\u00f3n espiritual. La conversi\u00f3n como un encuentro con Dios es la clave. Esta experiencia se traduce en la vida de uno misional. Ser llamado por Dios y poseer un poder para el ministerio a menudo va de la mano. Muchos pentecostales consideran un bautismo del Esp\u00edritu Santo, que se traduce en el valor, que recibe los regalos ordinarias y \/ o extraordinarias como vital para la formaci\u00f3n misionera. El Dr. Ma se centr\u00f3 en el papel del Esp\u00edritu Santo en la pr\u00e1ctica de la misi\u00f3n. La manifestaci\u00f3n de \"se\u00f1ales y maravillas\" en la evangelizaci\u00f3n y el establecimiento de nuevas congregaciones se entiende para validar el mensaje b\u00edblico de la buena noticia de Jesucristo. En conclusi\u00f3n, el Dr. Ma hizo hincapi\u00e9 en que este tipo de manifestaciones son siempre en las manos de un Dios soberano. Si se producen, que han de entenderse como un signo de la gracia de Dios. Durante el encuentro, los equipos discuten cada documento en el pleno. Posteriormente, el equipo plante\u00f3 preguntas el uno al otro. Por lo tanto, las similitudes y diferencias en los enfoques podr\u00edan ser analizados y perfeccionar todav\u00eda m\u00e1s. Las preguntas se centraron en la naturaleza de la obra del Esp\u00edritu Santo, su relaci\u00f3n con la obra salv\u00edfica de Jesucristo y la potenciaci\u00f3n de los creyentes ministran a un mundo necesitado. Este di\u00e1logo fue muy fruct\u00edfera y exigente, ya que ayud\u00f3 a los equipos para apreciar las vistas respectivas en la obra del Esp\u00edritu Santo en la misi\u00f3n. Los delegados fueron recibidos en el campus de la Universidad B\u00edblica Latinoamericana por su presidente Elisabeth Cook. Una reuni\u00f3n con la junta de gobierno de la Iglesia Presbiteriana de Costa Rica Evang\u00e9lica, un miembro de la Comuni\u00f3n Mundial de Iglesias Reformadas, ha constituido una valiosa oportunidad para que los socios de di\u00e1logo para recibir informaci\u00f3n sobre la vida de la iglesia reformada en este pa\u00eds y c\u00f3mo pentecostalismo est\u00e1 influyendo la espiritualidad en muchas iglesias. El domingo 4 de diciembre, los participantes se unieron en el culto dirigido por el Rev. Ledys Ruiz y el Rev. Xinia Porras en Nueva Gu\u00e1cima Iglesia Presbiteriana. Por la noche, el grupo particip\u00f3 en un servicio de la Iglesia Internacional de Santidad Pentecostal de la Palabra en Santa B\u00e1rbara, Heredia pastoreada por el Rev. Ana Felicia Ulloa. Ambas congregaciones recibieron los delegados con calidez y hospitalidad. El equipo pentecostal incluye: Rev. Dr. Cecil M. Robeck, co-presidente (Asambleas de Dios, EE.UU.), Tr. Rev. Dr. David Daniels (Iglesia de Dios en Cristo, EE.UU.), Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Grey (cristianos Iglesias de Australia), Rev. Dr. Harold D. Hunter (Iglesia de Santidad Pentecostal Internacional, EE.UU.), Rev. Dr. Wonsuk Ma (Asambleas de Dios, Corea) El Dr. Jean-Daniel Pl\u00fcss (Misi\u00f3n Pentecostal Suiza) y el Dr. Olga Zaprometova (Iglesia de Dios, Rusia). Rev. Dr. Teresa Chai (Asambleas de Dios, Malasia) no pudo asistir a esta reuni\u00f3n. El equipo reformada se compone de: Rev. Dr. Karla Koll, co-presidente, (Iglesia Presbiteriana de EE.UU. \/ Costa Rica), Rev. Dr. Carmelo Alvarez (Disc\u00edpulos de Cristo, Puerto Rico \/ EE.UU.), Rev. Dr. Dar\u00edo Barolin (Iglesia Valdense, Argentina), Rev. Dr. Nadia Marais (Iglesia Reformada holandesa en Sud\u00e1frica), Rev. Dr. Setri Nyomi (Iglesia Evang\u00e9lica Presbiteriana de Ghana), Rev. Dr. Bas Plaisier (Iglesia protestante en los Pa\u00edses Bajos) y Rev. Dr. Gabriella R\u00e1csok (Iglesia Reformada de Hungr\u00eda). La pr\u00f3xima sesi\u00f3n del Di\u00e1logo reformada-pentecostal est\u00e1 prevista para noviembre 30 a diciembre 6, 2017 en Sydney, Australia, donde la atenci\u00f3n se centrar\u00e1 en la relaci\u00f3n entre la misi\u00f3n y la iglesia. 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