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Missionalia (Online) vol.42 no.1-2 Pretoria abr./ago. 2014
Artisanal cheeses or artisanal Jesus - loving your postal code enough to reflect it in the life and theology of the church
CJP (Nelus) Niemandt1
In this reflection on a creative and critical dialogue on the future of missiology as a theological discipline, the theological imperative of contextualisation was emphasised. The point of departure was that the contextual nature of theology, and thus missiology, must be at the forefront of the theological process. The relationship between Christianity and diverse cultures, and especially the relationship between faith and globalisation, were noted as some of the complex and challenging concerns of contemporary missiology that necessitate the development of alternative approaches to the witnessing and development of Christianity. It argued that the very fact of the incarnation, as well as the theological necessity of contextualisation and inculturation, provides the raison d'être for the future of missiology as a theological discipline. The research proposed attention to the following as part of missiology grounded in particular cultural contexts with the ultimate purpose of directing the practice of the Christian mission in its specific settings: discernment, a focus on ordinary life, emerging mission-shaped churches, and missional spirituality.
On a visit to South Africa in May 2013 Prof. Leonard Sweet, the well-known theologian and author from the USA, made the point that people are rediscovering their neighbourhoods. Food is turning towards "locavore" (local foods) and the world towards a celebration of particularity (Sweet 2010:192). Paradoxically, the world is also going "glocal" - signifying the dynamic interrelatedness of the global and local (see also Van Engen 2006:157). Sweet said that the church must love its local postal code enough to reflect it in the life and theology of the church. To illustrate his remark, he referred to the resurgence of interest in artisanal cheeses. In reply, a theological student tweeted on Twitter "Did Leonard Sweet make a point for artisanal cheeses or artisanal Jesus?"
I want to take up the point of an "artisanal Jesus". In more formal theological terminology, it raises the issue of the incarnation of Jesus Christ, as well as the importance of contextualisation and inculturation. In terms of a creative and critical dialogue on the future of missiology as a theological discipline, I argue that the very fact of the incarnation, as well as the theological necessity of contextualisation and inculturation, provides the raison d'être for the future of missiology as a theological discipline. Faith is contextual (Bosch 1991:421). Pears (2009:1) states that Christian theology is and has always been contextual. Bevans (2002:3) argues that doing theology contextually is not an option. As long as theology engages with the gospel and context, and as long as the interrelatedness of Gospel and context continue, theology will not be able to escape the issue of contextualisation, and consequently an acknowledgement of the contribution of missiology. Missiology provides, par excellence, the framework, insight, knowledge and reflection on contextualisation. Bosch (1991: 497) argued that missiology's concern will always be a "contextual eludication of the relationship between God, God's world, and God's church". It navigates the dynamic tension between text and context. Missiology is particularly well suited to assist the church and theology in this process; in the art of crossing borders. The theological imperative of contextualisation means that the life of the church, theology and thus theological training cannot do without missiology. This is relevant in terms of both aspects of the (paradoxical) glocal or "bifocal" (Shenk 2006:11) context - the church of the 21st century is indeed glocal in its essence and in its theologising (Van Engen 2006:163,172). In terms of the ever increasing impetus of globalisation, missiology will practise a "globalising theology" that takes into account the fact that we live with an intensified awareness of the global. It will utilise the insights of missiology, and the understanding of mission as contextualisation, to prepare a truly diverse menu to feast on the diverse perspectives of Christian communities throughout the world, with a view to a greater holiness in living and faithfulness in fulfilling God's mission in all the world (Netland 2006:30). In terms of the ever intensifying focus on the local, missiology will, again, utilise its insights into contextualisation to prepare a truly artisanal feast that will invite locals to share in the "bread of life".
If Christian theology and Christian churches understand the need to show respect to the surrounding context; if it is important to communicate God to the context; if the imperative to bring context into the kingdom is understood; then missiology, with its particular emphasis on incarnation, contextualisation and inculturation and will come into play. As Roxburgh (2011:26) puts it:
When we are truly seeking to know what it means to be God's people, we will want to know what God is up to in our neighbourhoods and communities and what it means for the gospel to be lived out and proclaimed in this time and place. The matter of getting someone to church is utterly secondary to these insights. Now we are in a place where ecclesiology isn't the issue. Missiology is.
Missiology is the issue because of the impact of change on society, the church and theology. As Diane Butler Bass (2012:31) puts it: "We live in a time of momentous historical change that is both exhilarating and frightening. Christianity itself is becoming something different from what it was." As long as contexts change and as long as the ever-changing rhythms of different times2 beat over the world, missiology, with its particular sensitivity towards contextualisation, and with its ability to facilitate the crossing of borders, will be needed to guide the church and theology in crossing barriers and imagining God's future.
The aim of this research is to take up the challenge posed by Pears (2009:1,9) to put the contextual nature of theology at the forefront of the theological process, and thus to reiterate the indispensible role of contextualisation, to affirm the connection between missiology and contextualisation, to ground the enterprise of contextualisation in the incarnation, and to emphasise the importance of contextualisation and inculturation in changing contexts. The research will map ideas for the way forward and propose attention to discernment, greater focus on context, attention to ordinary life, emerging missional churches and missional spirituality, as important themes for missiology. Pears (2009:2) states that contextual theology is still in its relative infacy, and this research endeavours to articulate some of the contextual factors that motivate and shape missiology.
To return to the metaphor of artisanal food - as long as people eat food, and as long as menus change, missiology will be on the menu of theology. Food, hence also eating, represents one of the primal aspects of life itself. The sharing of food is the sharing of life. I agree with the World Council of Churches (2013:75) when it says: "We affirm that dialogue and cooperation for life are integral to mission and evangelism", and therefore also affirm the close connection between food and theology. Wirzba (2011:loc 102) says "Created life is God's love made tastable and given for the good of another. The mundane act of eating is thus a daily invitation to move responsibly and gratefully within this given life. It is a summons to commune with the divine Life that is presupposed and made manifest in every bite." Food and eating are an expression of life and thus culture. Modern culture's fascination with food, as can be seen in the abundance of TV shows about food and cooking (Masterchef, Kokkedoor, Nataniël tafel), reminds us of the close connection between food and faith, theology and eating, and mission as "eating and drinking whatever they give you" (Luke 10:7).
Eating is an invitation to enter into communion and be reconciled with each other, to give and receive, a tangible practice of peace and unity, and it reminds us of the incarnation.
Making a point for the artisanal Jesus means that one must be serious about the missio dei, and thus the incarnation of Christ (Niemandt 2011:73). Doing theology means becoming engaged in the missio dei - the missio dei is focused on this world, and it makes sense to understand what is happening in the world because Christians are to be its light; Christians are to be salt in this world (Hendriks 2013:825-826). The incarnation informs this engagement and the way we interact with the complex, ever-changing, glocal world around us.
The concept of the incarnation reminds us of the self-giving of the Triune God. Volf (2006:4) says that the nature of God fundamentally determines the character of the Christian life. If self-giving typifies the life of the Trinity, it is not surprising that self-giving is at the heart of the divine missions to the world. Trinity is the ground, means and goal of mission (So 2013:137). God's decision to be for humanity is reflected in the creation of the natural and human orders. God retains his utter separateness. At the same time, creation is an act of divine self-giving. "God puts some of himself into creation, just as we might say of musicians, 'They put themselves into that piece.' They left traces of themselves in the music they played. Likewise, God leaves traces of himself in creation, not least in humanity" (Moynagh, 2012: loc 3641). As Wirzba (2011:163) says: "By being the incarnation of God the Father, Jesus is showing humanity how to receive and love everything in this world with a divine point of view." Bergmann (2003:15) and Pears (2009:118) argue that the incarnation of God in Christ is at the centre of the Christian faith. For Bergmann (2003:17) this means that creation is the very centre of Christian theology, and contextual theology means that different communities have the task to reflect theologically on the meaning of creation in their particulars contexts.
The missionary message of the Christian church incarnated itself in the life and world of those who had embraced it (Bosch 1991:421). Moynagh and Harold (2012:loc 1002) describe the important role of Paul in formulating missional strategies and says Paul adopted an "incarnational" strategy based on being attentive to context, loving and serving, building community, allowing individuals to come to faith at different paces, in the midst of life. His churches were culture specific with indigenous forms of leadership. I appreciate Hirsch's (2006:37) description of "proximity space" - the missional space where culture could be engaged on its own turf. It is the space where the church is taken to the people.
The incarnation is thus a key paradigm for contextualising the church. Jesus was thoroughly immersed in his Jewish culture, speaking Aramaic with a Galilean accent and taking part in his society's celebrations and traditions. His parables drew upon the Jewish thought categories and rhetorical traditions of his day (Flemming 2005:21). The Bible is, by its very nature, contextual. It is an incarnational analogy in its union of the human and divine. In taking different shapes according to the context, the church is following a well known pattern in adapting itself to the setting.
The life of the church as life in the Trinity, and the fundamental importance of the incarnation as a movement towards where people are, necessitates precisely what missiology brings to the table. We need to regain a missional-incarnational ethos with a heart for healing and restoration of a world caught up in brokenness and loss of life (Kok and Niemandt 2009:3). To be incarnational, we have to cross boundaries, break down social constructionist symbolic fences and barriers, build bridges that create the possibility of open communication and interaction. Kok and Niemandt (2009:6) argue that the church needs to be incarnational instead of attractional: Jesus's incarnational ethos results in the bringing of the presence of God into marginalised places or spaces where such presence is usually believed not to be found. Crossing boundaries means to focus on being church in the world, mostly in marginalised, liminal spaces. Such a church is missional by intent where daily life is seen as an expression of the sent-ness by God into this world (Frost 2006:151). To adapt Sweet -missiology is awakening each other to the God who is already there - "The doctrine of the incarnation requires a high doctrine of the everyday, the ordinary" (Sweet 2010:103).
Contextualisation and Inculturation
Mission is "eating and drinking whatever they give you" (Luke 10:7). Theology must serve context (West 2013:920), and context informs theology.
David Bosch famously described elements of an emerging ecumenical missionary paradigm and referred to "Mission as contextualization" (Bosch 1991:420-432) and "Mission as inculturation" (inculturation being a second important model of contextualisation) (Bosch 1991:447-456). Bevans and Schroeder argue that Christian mission needs to be radically contextual (2004:31) and describe inculturation3 (including both the ideas of contextualisation and inculturation) as a component of mission (see also Kritzinger 2011:45). "Inculturation is acknowledged today as an integral part of communicating the gospel, if the gospel, indeed, is truly to be communicated" (Bevans and Schroeder 2011:69).
Contextualising the church is the attempt to be church in ways that are both faithful to Jesus and appropriate to the people the church serves. It assumes that the shape of church can change according to the situation. Churches will look different because they are engaging with different people (Moynagh 2012:loc 4278). If the church is to serve its context, it must connect to it. This happens through contextualisation. Andrew Walls referred to this as the indigenising principle. "The impossibility of separating an individual from his social relationships and thus from his society leads to one unvarying feature in Christian history: the desire to 'indigenize,' to live as a Christian and yet as a member of one's own society" (Walls 1996:7). In terms of Walls's argument, the New Testament witness is predisposed towards any particular cultural captivity of the gospel, precisely because of the possibility of salvation in Christ for those outside the first Jewish communities. For him, indigenisation is not only a possibility, but an important requirement for followers across different cultures to be authentic disciples of Jesus. One can say that, in terms of Walls's understanding, Christianity shares common ground across cultures, but it also diversifies and accommodates itself to local patterns of thought and practice. The essential catholicity of the church prevents cultural and other differences from developing into division, and contextualisation creates the safe space to affirm the particulars of any culture and group within the broader Christian story and community. Elsewhere, Walls states that the theological agenda is culturally induced; culture necessarily sets new tasks for theology (Walls 2009:49). One cannot engage with the gospel independently of culture (Shenk 2006:9).
Theology mediates the meaning and role of religion to a culture (Bevans 2002:11). The point made by Bosch in his description of contextualisation is still as relevant as ever - mission as contextualisation is an affirmation that God has turned toward the world. Mission as contextualisation involves the construction of a variety of "local theologies" (Bosch 1991:427).
Inculturation is closely related to contextualisation4. According to Bosch (1991:447), "inculturation is one of the patterns in which the pluriform character of contemporary Christianity manifests itself." The changing nature of the context in which Christian faith and Christian theology finds itself means that Christian faith and theology ought to rethink and reformulate its relationship with each human culture: "and this must be done in a vital way, in depth and right to the cultures' roots" (Bosch 1991:452; see also Niemandt 2011:73). Inculturation is the creative and bold response to the contexts in which the church finds itself (Bevans and Schroeder 2004:1). Tennent's definition of inculturation is very helpful: "formulating, presenting and practising the Christian faith in such a way that is relevant to the cultural context of the target group in terms of conceptualization, expression and application; yet maintaining theological coherence, biblical integrity and theoretical consistency" (Tennent 2010:loc 3898-3900). Inculturation is a two-way process of interaction between Christian faith and a culture that effects transformation of the culture and a re-interpretation of faith (Ukpong 2013:531).
The renewed appreciation of inculturation can be seen in the World Council of Churches' (2013) report on mission and evangelism, Together towards life: mission and evangelism in changing landscapes. Respect for people and their cultural and symbolic life-worlds is necessary for the gospel to have a better reception. The WCC (2013:72) states the indispensable nature of inculturation: "the embodiment which the Word assumes in a particular community or culture." Its source and inspiration are in the mystery of the incarnation. The context of the recipients and agents of missional activity influences their scope and character; therefore mission must be understood as contextual, thus referring to the social location of all those who are engaged in mission work (World Council of Churches 2013:59). Wherever the gospel is expressed - east, west, north or south - it is the story of God's dealings with a particular people and creation, in a particular context and coming to us in the historical person of Jesus Christ (World Council of Churches 2013:72):
It is imperative to address the contextual realities which have shaped and which continue to shape and/or impede people's experiences of the fullness of life. Missiological reflections have to recognize the differences in perspectives and the consequent value orientations that shape missional perspectives. (World Council of Churches 2013:59)
Kritzinger's (2011:49-52) interpretation of the praxis approach is helpful with its emphasis on "contextual understanding", as well as the description of transformative encounters:
Mission as praxis is about concrete transformation; it is specifically about transformative encounters: among people, and between the living God and his people, leading to people being called, sent, healed, and empowered. It is about the reign of God that has entered into this broken world. (Kritzinger 2011:52)
This understanding of missiology calls the metaphor of a midwife to mind - this is a role that involves both creating conditions which give birth to new realities as well as eliminating impediments which impose constrains on communities preventing them from experiencing life in fullness (see also Manchala, Rajkumar and Prabhakar 2013:41).
Missiology, with its particular emphasis on contextualisation, is ideally suited to accompany the church and to enrich theology in its interrelatedness with an ever-changing, glocal world. This means that the focus of a local church and its leaders needs to be on two things. First, the focus must be on the ordinary lives of the people of a local congregation through which the Spirit is shaping a new future. Second, the focus must be on the local contexts as the venues for discerning and engaging that future (Roxburgh 2011:167).
Inculturation and transformative encounters against the backdrop of changing contexts
This reflection is not an effort to redefine mission by, for example, reducing Bosch's elements of an emerging paradigm, or Bevans and Schroeder's components of mission to a singular focus on incarnation and contextualisation. It rather tries to show that these three aspects of mission enable missiology, as a discipline in theology, to facilitate transformative encounters in the light of a rapidly changing context. Missiology is, in a certain sense, the art of crossing borders. The church finds itself in challenging times, (Niemandt describes it as a perfect storm 2007:10-11) times that create a shifting world and ever changing borders, and the enterprise of theology can benefit from the intrinsic capabilities of missiology to reflect on transformative encounters and the praxis of crossing borders.
We live in a shifting world. The respected sociologist Manuel Castells (2004) makes a strong point in describing the changes in our times, energised by the combined impact of globalisation, informalisation and technology (see also Hendriks 2013:820). The fact of the matter is that contexts are constantly changing. The WCC (2013:72) says: "The contemporary context of evangelism is one of many cultures which overlap, interact and sometimes clash with each other. The gospel takes root in different contexts through engagement with specific cultural, political and religious realities." Castells (2004:3-4) says the networking form of organisation and its varied forms of communication, its flexibility and power is transforming society, culture and the way we experience time and space. This shift is magnified by globalisation. Globalisation is the multidimensional force, driven by people, which leads to a world of interconnectivity, communication, trade and inter-dependence, where the whole planet becomes a locality (Volf 2009). Human mobility and migration are closely associated with and reciprocally influenced by globalisation. Add the relentless connectivity (Castells et al. 2007:loc 4894) and immense pace of globalisation, facilitated by the proliferation of mobile communication and the emergence of social media to this mixture, and an emerging new 'glocal' culture is evident. People are not only migrating to new localities and territories, but simultaneously into a new culture. Faith and globalisation constitutes two of the most powerful forces of our time, (Volf 2009). We need to master the art of crossing these new borders so that the gospel can take root in these new contexts. Culture flows like a river and the church functions as a bridge connecting humans striving to make sense of life and Scripture as well as tradition transmitted over the centuries. Some of the missional challenges will be to incarnate the gospel in this emerging culture. We need to find a way forward, and missiology can assist in providing direction and a vision of what is yet to come.
The way forward
The reflection on missiology as a theological discipline is rooted in the past, practised in the present, but we must keep our vision fixed on what is yet to come (McCoy 2013:527). Missiology is the critical reflection and research on the theory and practise of Christian mission. Missiology seeks to translate the message of the Gospel not only into the language but also into the culture, stories, and thought forms of its recipients. I find the description of Kravtsev (2012:8) appropriate:
Missiology is an academic discipline aimed at understanding and explaining the specifics of the church's missionary calling in light of the missio dei. Being biblically based, it is historically informed, theologically balanced, and grounded in particular cultural contexts with the ultimate purpose of directing the practice of the Christian mission in its specific settings.
We have a new world. We have a new church. We need a new approach to theology, ecclesiology and missiology. The future of missiology as a theological discipline is at stake. Perhaps the following contours can enhance the ability of missiology to reflect on the incarnation of the gospel in the emerging global/glocal culture.
Osmer (2008), in his authoritative book on Practical Theology (Practical Theology. An introduction), discusses "Prophetic discernment" as the normative task of Practical Theology. It involves both divine disclosure and the human shaping of God's word (Osmer 2008:134), and entails listening to this Word and interpreting it in ways that address particular social conditions, events and decisions before congregations (Osmer 2008:135). "Discernment is the activity of seeking God's guidance amid the circumstances, events, and decisions of life" (Osmer 2008:137) He also discusses the importance of a spirituality of prophetic discernment. To discern means to sift through and sort out, to weigh the evidence before reaching a decision. A guideline for such discernment is suggested in the WCC (2013:73) policy document on mission and evangelism: "We affirm that the purpose of God's mission is fullness of life (John 10:10) and this is the criterion for discernment in mission."
Discerning "fullness of life" underlines the relevance of discernment in the discussion of the future of missiology as a theological discipline. The concept is deeply tied to the idea of participating in God's mission, as mission is a process to discern where the Triune God is working (missio dei), and joining in and participating in the mission of God (Niemandt 2013:70).
Mission involves joining in with the Spirit or, in the words of Archbishop Rowan Williams, "finding out where the Holy Spirit is at work and joining in" (Kim 2009:1). Missiology builds on the missio dei, the active presence of the Triune God in his creation and the life-changing invitation to participate in this mission of God. A missional church is a community of followers called by the Spirit on a journey of discernment. The church is the pilgrim people of God. Missiology acknowledges the turn towards discernment by God's pilgrim people. As Jurgens Hendriks (2004:30) puts it: "The solution to faith communities' questions about how to participate in God's missional praxis is a critical, constructive dialogue or correlation between their interpretations of the realities of the global and local context and the faith resources at their disposal." Discernment is the first and most decisive step on this missional journey. It is the most prominent contour of missional leadership and a core practice of Christian leadership. Discernment is the art of reading the times and signs. It is the biggest single challenge facing spiritual leaders in this world of changing contexts and borders (see also Sweet, 2004:59). The new policy document of the World Council of Churches on mission and evangelism asks the question: How and where do we discern God's life-giving work that enables us to participate in God's mission today? (World Council of Churches 2013:51). It says:
The churches are called to discern the work of the life-giving Spirit sent into the world and to join with the Holy Spirit in bringing about God's reign of justice (Acts 1:6-8). When we have discerned the Holy Spirit's presence, we are called to respond, recognizing that God's Spirit is often subversive, leading us beyond boundaries and surprising us. (World Council of Churches 2013:56)
It highlights the fact that the gospel takes root in different contexts through engagement with specific cultural, political and religious realities, and calls for engagement and dialogue with the wider context in order to discern how Christ is already present and where God's Spirit is already at work. The skill of discerning is the door to transformation, to renewal of our personal lives, the beginning of the renewal of faith communities and the world. It is about awakening each other to the God who is already there, nudging people to pay attention to the mission of God in their lives and to the necessity of responding to that initiative in ways that "give birth to new realities" (Sweet 2010:29).
The speed of change, as well as the nearly overwhelming intensity of the exhilarating and frightening historical changes that are characterising the contemporary Christian story, the adaptive challenge posed by leadership in a changing world, all of these and much more challenge the church to prophetic discernment by entering the trialogue.
Entering the trialogue
The trialogue is the discerning interaction between church, culture and biblical narrative. Roxburg (2011:51) says that the Gospel in our Culture Network (GOCN) developed this concept and stressed the importance of a trialogue between church, culture and the Gospel (although Conn had used the concept of "trialogue" in his 1984 book Eternal word and changing worlds: Theology, anthropology, and mission in trialogue). Roxburgh proposed the idea of a trialogue as an escape from the exclusive focus on the church of pre- and post-Eurocentric Reformation (Roxburgh 2011:51), because the "ecclesial element, the conversation about missional church, has subsumed the other two with its agenda, so we see gospel and culture through the lens of church" (Roxburgh 2011:54). This is very similar to Ott's (322-323) description of theological triangulation. In his description revelation (or the Gospel), culture and theology (or the church) are in a triangular relationship, with revelation (text) and culture (context) in a creative tension. He conceptualised the idea of a parabolic headlight to establish the relationship between text and context in a way that retains scriptural authority and priority while allowing for local diversity. In this conceptualisation revelation is determinative and culture reflective.
The trialogue entails to discern together - to seek, discover, understand and share in what the Holy Spirit is up to in the close-to-the-ground particulars of the church's engagement in, with, against and for the world. Furthermore, this missional turn to discernment will be decidedly ecclesial, churchly, and in this way will not be dominated by the clergy, colonised by individualists or determined by win-or-lose majority votes To discern what God is up to is to be aware that the Holy Spirit may work in strange and unexpected places. God's Spirit is at work in actual cultures, organisations and persons (Niemandt 2012:8-9) This reminds me of Kritzinger's (2011:152) "encounterology", and the description by Kritzinger and Saayman (2011:152) of mission as transformative encounters across frontiers.
Ordinary life, ordinary eating
This facet of discernment, and the focus of the trialogue on culture, brings the issue of a doctrine of the everyday and the ordinary to the forefront. Transformative encounters happen in ordinary life. Missiology seeks to assist missional, contextual churches to be church in settings of ordinary life. It addresses the needs of people in their ordinary lives (Moynagh and Harrold: loc 1559). Roxburgh (2011:132) says it is among the ordinary people of God, the nameless people who never stand on stages or get their photo in the newspaper, where God's boundary-breaking future will emerge. The local and ordinary are keys to how churches, theology and missiology will reform to join again with the mission of God in the world.
One of the most ordinary, everyday events, and one yet infused with deep theological significance, is ordinary eating and food. In a certain sense, one of the most important and decisive missional moments in Acts (10) was when Peter refused to eat from the feast of "all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds" set before him. For Jesus, eating with sinners and outsiders was not symbolic; it was a clear practice of the kind of peace, equality and unity he proclaimed (Stone 2013:loc 666). Wirzba (2012:11) says Trinitarian-inspired eating means that we eat to share and nurture life. To share food is fundamentally to share life. To turn around the thesis of the WCC, describing the mission of affirming and preserving life (World Council of Churches 2013:74): we will only be able to affirm, share and preserve life, if we are able to share food and sanctify ordinary eating. Sweet uses the term "nudge" in his book on mission and evangelism, and says "food nudges" are some of the most powerful revelations of God's goodness and glory (Sweet 2010:172). Perhaps missiologists must pay much more attention to food and eating in their reflection on mission and the future of Missiology as a theological discipline.
Roxburgh also recognises the importance of a missiological reflection on the importance of eating, and in his discussion of the sending of the seventy-two (Luke 10:1-20), he states that entering houses of strangers, being powerless and dependent on the hospitality of others, and eating with others, lie at the heart of being missional (Roxburgh 2011:139). In every culture, sharing meals is a powerful sign of acceptance and care (Stone 2013:loc 180). It is about entering deeply into the life of the other on his or her terms, not your own. The rule of eating what is set before us is about our readiness to enter into the world of the other on his or her terms rather than our own (Roxburgh 2011:172). "The table is a symbol of where God is taking all of creation. More than a symbol, it is a sacrament that can engage us directly in the life of God" (Roxburgh 2011:144)
Mission-shaped church
In Nuwe drome vir nuwe werklikhede, Niemandt (2007) made a case for new forms of emerging missional churches. Kim (2009) in her chapter "Discerning the Spirit: Among peoples and cultures" also made a point that mission is not only about changing the church, but also about changing society. She identified "fresh expressions of church" as a situation where cultural forms determine the form of church (Kim 2009:63). Wild-Wood and Rajkumar (2013:251-252), in their exploration of the foundations for mission in the light of Edinburgh 2010 and Cape Town 2010, in the Regnum Edinburg Centenary Series (Foundations of mission), identifies emerging or fresh expressions of church, which are mission shaped, as a new form of mission. They say:
From understanding mission in relation to the doing of the church, mission can now be understood in relation to the being and becoming of the church, for an incarnational mission. Of course mission as being related to the being and becoming of the people of God is a salient biblical feature, but the institutionalisation of this biblical precedence in recent ecclesial practice opens space in thinking of mission in terms of ecclesial form. Such an ecclesia shaped by and responding to context transcends popular configuration of mission in the language of the imperative - what we ought to do - and frees us to re-configure mission in the language of the indicative - of who we are and are to become."
(Wild-Wood and Rajkumar 2013:251)
The WCC mentions "emerging churches" in the latest Faith and Order report The Church: Towards a Common Vision and says emerging churches propose a new way of being the Church, challenging other churches to find ways of responding to today's needs and interests in ways which are faithful to what has been received from the beginning (World Council of Churches 2013:10).
Ecclesiology has become more missiological as it realises that it is God's mission -sending the Son and the Spirit - that calls the church into being. Missiology has become more ecclesiological by recognising that the church is how God's mission takes shape (Bevans 2002:45-9). The church does what it is and then organises what it does. A missional ecclesiology (what the church is) might assist the church in these times of intense changing of contexts and of liminality, so that what the church does reflects the incarnational, contextual incultured nature of a missional church.
Missional spirituality
A missional church is characterised by a missional spirituality. This is a transformative spirituality (World Council of Churches 2013:57) that gives meaning to our lives and stimulates, motivates and gives dynamism to life's journey. Missional spirituality is a spiritual awareness of God's presence and of life in the Trinity. It is imperative in the journey of transformation and being transformed. It is a spirituality of the everyday, as all spirituality is missional spirituality. Kim (2009:256) describes it as a spirituality that is orientated to the world. It connects the human spirit in mission with the Spirit of God sent onto the world. Missional spirituality is a spirituality for the road, one that you can carry with you into the rough-and-tumble of everyday life (Helland and Hjalmarson 2011:loc 53). NT Wright (2008:270) says that there is ultimately no justification for a private piety that doesn't work out in actual mission. Missional spirituality shifts the focus from the missionary task to the ethos and ethics of mission, to the way in which mission is carried out, to the praxis and process of mission (Kim 2009:256).
I am convinced that any dialogue on the future of missiology as a theological discipline will acknowledge the important and indispensable role of missiology in assisting the church and theology to artfully cross borders and navigate the storms of change. Yes, mission is complex in a complex world. To only way for theology to "eat and drink whatever is provided" is to embrace a menu - and theology - that acknowledges incarnation, contextualisation and inculturation. This can be done when missiology enters the trialogue - a discerning interaction between church, context and biblical narrative. The future of missiology necessitates alternative approaches to the witnessing and development of Christianity, such as a focus on discernment, ordinary life, emerging mission-shaped churches, and missional spirituality.
One is reminded of Ross's (2008:xv) words:
Mission is complex; it is multi-faceted; different concerns emerge from different places as we try to follow and present Jesus in our place. However, these different issues will touch us all as we allow new insights from different contexts to enter our perspectives and enlarge our borders.
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Bevans, S.B. & Schroeder, R.P., 2011, (2011). Prophetic Dialogue: Reflections on Christian Mission Today. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis. [ Links ]
Bosch, D.J., 1991, Transforming Mission. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis. [ Links ]
Castells, M., 2004, The power of identity: The information age: economy, society and culture, volume II. Oxford: Blackwell. [ Links ]
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Conn, H.M., 1984, Eternal word and changing worlds: Theology, anthropology, and mission in trialogue. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. [ Links ]
Flemming, D., 2005, Contextualization in the New Testament. Patterns for theology and mission. Leicester: Apollos. [ Links ]
Frost, M., 2006, Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture. Peabody, Mass: Hendrickson. [ Links ]
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Walls, A.F., 1996, The Missionary Movement in Christian History: Studies in the Transmission of Faith. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis. [ Links ]
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1 Prof Nelus Niemandt is the Head of the Department of Science of Religion and Missiology, Faculty of Theology, Univ. of Pretoria. His email address is: email@example.com.
2 Heitink's (2011) term "Golfslag van de tijd" can hardly be translated.
3 See Ukpong (2013:531-533) for a more comprehensive description of the term 'inculturation'.
4 Bevans and Schroeder (2004:385) use the two terms as synonyms - "...mission has always engaged in what is today called the process of inculturation or contextualization" (See also Kim 2009:185) In this research, the focus is not on a description of the differences between contextualisation and inculturation. Schreiter (2007:1) is followed in his argument that terms such as contextualisation, inculturation, localisation and indigenisation refers to the same basic issue - the need for and responsibility of Christians to make their response to the gospel as concrete and lively as possible.


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Peter Haynes, like BG, which he heads in Tunisia, is an old hand in the country. Here for a decade, he has seen BG become the country's largest investor and the primary source for the country's gas requirements—some 65% at this time—most of which comes from the 100% interest Miskar gas condensate field in the Mediterranean Gulf of Gabes about 125 km offshore.
BG which has already invested US$600 million in the development of the Miskar Field, first announced its intention to invest another $450 million in Tunisia last year during a visit to the country by BG's CEO David Varney. Haynes explained to OGO that the investment will be spread over a period of nine years and is primarily to be spent in expanding the Miskar Field and developing the recent Hasdrubal gas condensate discovery 25 km south of Miskar, which is, itself, an extension of the Miskar structure. Furthermore, he says, the funds will be utilized to carry out more exploration of the Miskar West Field and other areas within the 3,496 sq km of BG's two additional exploration permits.
The Miskar Field covers some 352 sq km and lies at 62 meters water depth. According to Haynes, it has approximately 1 tcf in gas reserves or 650 million boe—enough to meet Tunisia's gas needs for ten years—"but, with the planned further development of the field including the installation of compression, we expect that figure to go up by another 100 million bbl," Haynes said. During its lifetime, it is expected to produce more than 700 billion cf of gas.
BG is currently contracted to produce 168 million cf/d from Miskar. The new agreement extends this to 230 million cf/d on a long-term basis.
Hasdrubal is a 260 bcf gas and 25 million bbl condensate discovery southwest of Miskar. Haynes said it is part of the same reservoir complex as Miskar and that BG has drilled four wells on it so far, and is "confident we have a good understanding of the distribution of its reserves. We've got 3D seismic over the field, so we feel we're pretty well ready to develop it as soon as we believe we've got the market for it."
To the southwest of Hasdrubal is the Hasdrubal Southwest prospect, an extension of Hasdrubal that Haynes said has roughly the same amount of reserves if not a bit more but which will require appraisal wells to be sure.
"What we've got now is a Fugro Geoteam seismic vessel out there shooting a 3D seismic survey over it, and then we'll shoot another discovery, Jughurta, to the northwest of Miskar, and finally shoot Miskar again—about an 1,100 sq km program that will give us the latest data we can then use to refine development plans for Hasdrubal and improvements on Miskar. The reservoirs are fractured, and seismic imaging has not been great so far, so we're hopeful the new data will provide better guidance for development."
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PR pros should probably get used to a term that is fast becoming part of the communications lexicon: "unstructured data." It's the kind of data (from websites, mobile devices and social networks) that can help companies to crystallize exactly where their customers and prospects are hovering online.
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Indeed, only 39% of respondents either agreed or strongly agreed that senior management had access to the rising volume of data gathered from the marketplace necessary to predict the needs of their customers, according to a new survey from auditing firm KPMG. The survey, which was taken during Oracle OpenWorld in October, is based on responses from more than 370 executives who attended the IT conference.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Look out, Top 25 teams. There's a storm warning in effect for parts of Philadelphia.
No, not because of snow or ice, just a stampede of hundreds of college hoops fans storming the court in celebration of another upset victory.
Villanova and La Salle gave their fans plenty of reasons to run. With Philadelphia teams headed toward an NCAA tournament shutout, the Wildcats and Explorers instead combined for one of the wildest weeks in Philadelphia basketball history: 4 for 4 against Top 25 teams and more students on the court than total baskets made over that span.
They're not ranked in The Associated Press' Top 25 poll - yet - but they've at least squeezed their way into NCAA tournament consideration.
As a bonus, Villanova's wins over No. 5 Louisville and No. 3 Syracuse, and La Salle's wins over No. 9 Butler and No. 19 VCU, injected life into a dreary Philly sports scene.
The question is, was it a wonderful quirk in the schedule that won't mean much in two months, or a spark for both teams to make the tournament field?
``We've got to understand that even though it's a huge step, we've got to play at this level every time,'' Explorers guard Ramon Galloway said. ``It just can't be that we beat Butler and we beat VCU and we come out and play trash against UMass. It can't be that.
``Because it will look like an upset. We don't want to have a mindset of upsetting teams. We want to have a mindset of beating teams.''
The Wildcats, a 2009 Final Four team, have made a habit of big wins under coach Jay Wright.
For the Explorers, recent decades have not been as kind. La Salle hasn't played in the NCAA tournament since 1992 and last season's NIT berth (21-13) was its first since 1991. La Salle's win over Butler was its first over a Top 25 team since 2001 and first over a top 10 team since 1980.
``They're not surprised to win,'' La Salle coach John Giannini said Monday. ``I know people, for reasons that I can't comprehend, have a hard time believing that.''
Most of it stems from the lengthy absence from the tournament, the ultimate judge of a program's success. The other five Philadelphia teams have made multiple NCAA trips since La Salle (14-5, 4-2 Atlantic 10) last played in the tournament. Giannini, who took over in 2004, has led the Explorers to two other 18-win seasons.
``We haven't been the cellar dwellers people paint us as,'' he said.
The Explorers can boast wins over two of the top Atlantic 10 teams and they beat Villanova in November (and lost to Central Connecticut State, too). Up next, Massachusetts at home on Wednesday and then Saturday at George Washington. Temple, another city team in the tournament mix, is the toughest one left on La Salle's schedule. La Salle is 27th in RPI and Villanova 49th, according to Live-RPI.com.
``Based on our history, we know it's way too early to worry about Bracketology,'' Giannini said. ``That's a fan thing. All anyone can do at this point is be in the discussion. We're glad we've done enough to be in the discussion. But a lot's going to happen in the next five weeks.''
The Explorers haven't won enough to earn a national ranking a spot in the March Madness field. Joe Lunardi, who has turned predicting the field into a cottage industry, said La Salle is on the bubble, but out. Even with the head-to-head win, La Salle earned one less vote than VCU (4-3) in The AP Top 25 poll. La Salle has not been ranked since it was 12th in the final poll of the 1989-90 season.
The Wildcats (13-7, 4-3) have only been out of the national rankings for two seasons. No one expected Wright's Wildcats to tumble from a Final Four to a 19-loss season a year ago. Perhaps the only stat more shocking was pulling off back-to-back stunners against top-10 Big East team.
``This doesn't mean we're going to run off every game,'' Wright said. ``It means we have a chance to be a good team in this league.''
The Wildcats lost a shot to make it three straight wins over Top 25 teams when Notre Dame fell out of the poll on Monday. The Wildcats play Wednesday in South Bend, Ind. Lunardi will have them in the field when the updated bracket is released Tuesday.
The Wildcats, the 1985 national champions, started the fun with a 73-64 win over No. 5 Louisville at the Wells Fargo Center. Achraf Yacoubou hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:57 left that sparked a week of big baskets and students going wild on the court.
The next night, Galloway sprinted the length of the court for the winning basket with 2.7 seconds left to send La Salle to a 54-53 victory over No. 9 Butler. La Salle defeated a top 10 team for the first time since beating No. 8 Notre Dame 62-60 on Jan. 30, 1980. Yes, there was another mad rush from the bleachers at Tom Gola Arena.
Villanova and La Salle combined for the double-dip on Saturday. Ryan Arcidiacono hit the tying 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left in regulation, and James Bell hit consecutive 3s in overtime to lift Villanova past No. 3 Syracuse, 75-71. The Explorers followed hours later with a 69-61 win at No. 19 VCU.
Galloway scored a career-high 31 points against the Rams and was named A-10 player of the week. Darrun Hilliard earned Big East honors for Villanova.
Used to the floor-storming students the second time around, Hilliard escaped to the locker room after defeating the Orange.
``First time, I was enjoying it,'' he said. ``Second time, I was like, I've got to get out of there. They get real crazy on the court.''
Maybe the Explorers and Wildcats can give them reasons to go wild again when the tournament field is set.


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New London councilors mum on meeting, agreement with police chief
New London - The City Council agreed Wednesday night that it would keep secret a contract between the city manager and the chief of police that may be related to the chief's employment.
No one would divulge details of the contract, but an agenda of the council's special meeting stated that the "Council will meet in Executive Session with Director of Law Thomas J. Londregan to receive a report from Thomas J. Londregan concerning the employment (not the performance or evaluation) of the Chief of Police."
At the end of a two-hour executive session at City Hall, none of the councilors would comment except to say they agreed there would be no comment.
"There is an agreement between the city manager and the chief of police that contains a confidentiality clause that the parties agreed to adhere to," Londregan said.
The mayor, City Council members, Police Chief Margaret Ackley and her attorney, Shelley Graves, attended the executive session.
When asked after the meeting if Ackley was still employed by the city, Councilor Adam Sprecace said, "Yes. I can't say more. We as a council agreed."
Public-employee contracts are normally public documents under the state's Freedom of Information law.
After the meeting, Mayor Martin T. Olsen said, "For the record, there were no motions made and no votes taken during the executive session."
Before the executive session began, the City Council's special meeting began with Londregan explaining that Ackley agreed that the council could discuss Londregan's report in private, provided that she and her attorney could be present. Under the FOI law, she could have asked that the session be public.
Graves and Ackley also asked that City Councilor Michael Buscetto III recuse himself from the meeting. He refused.
Councilor Robert Pero and Londregan discussed the executive session.
"I'd like to be as open as possible," Pero said. "A report based on what?"
Londregan said it was based on two emails he had sent to the councilors, last Friday and on Monday, both of which, he said, were protected by attorney-client privilege.
"We're talking about a potential agreement," Pero said before Londregan interrupted him.
"I don't know that there is an agreement," Londregan said. "I don't know how effective it is, how legal it is. It's not approved by you," he added, referring to the City Council.
Londregan continued, "The council decides what her pay is, and this could alter that. I think it should be approved by the council, not left to subordinates of the city."
Five councilors voted to enter the executive session, including Michael Passero, who was not present and who participated via Londregan's cell phone. The council agreed that Passero's word of honor that he was alone and that his own phone was not in speaker mode was enough to allow Passero's continued participation.
Republicans Pero and Sprecace voted against entering into executive session.
Pero, Buscetto and Olsen are all running for mayor.
Ackley was sworn in as chief on June 26, 2009. At the time she was a 23-year veteran of the department, 47 years old and successor to the retiring chief, Bruce Rinehart. She had been the department's first female detective and first female captain and only the fifth female police chief in the state.
Her tenure has been marked by rocky relations with the police union, whose members considered taking a vote of no confidence in the chief in September 2010. In the first six months she was in office, the union filed 27 grievances.
Just two months later, however, both the chief and the union president, Darrin O'Mara, told The Day they did not view the relationship as an adversarial one.
Before the council went into closed session Wednesday, Richard Gudis, who said he is the attorney for the police union but was not there to represent the union at the time, asked why no public comment was allowed.
Olsen said no public comment is required at a special meeting and invited Gudis to return for Monday's regular council meeting and make his comments at that time.
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text: The San Francisco Public Library Commission held a special meeting on Thursday, January 18, 2001 in the Koret Auditorium, Main Library. President Higueras called the meeting to order at 4:10 PM The following members were noted present: Bautista, Coulter, Higueras, Steiman, Streets, and Swig. The Secretary reported that Commissioner Chin would join the meeting in progress. President Higueras announced that Agenda item #3 Approval of the Minutes of the December 5, 2000 Regular Commission Meeting would be taken up at the next meeting. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #1 ELECTION OF COMMISSION OFFICERS The Commission Secretary reported that there were two nominees President Higueras for the Office of President and Vice President Steiman for the Office of Vice President for 2001. No further nominations were offered for either office. Public comment on Agenda Item #1ELECTION OF COMMISSION OFFICERS An anonymous member of the public offered congratulations and best wishes to the new commission officers. Commission comment on Agenda Item #1 ELECTION OF COMMISSION OFFICERS MOTION: By Commissioner Bautista, seconded by Commissioner Coulter that Commissioner Higueras be elected President and Commissioner Steiman be elected Vice President of the Library Commission for 2001. ACTION: Aye 6-0 (Bautista, Coulter, Higueras, Steiman, Streets, and Swig) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #2 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 16, 2000 SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING Public comment on AGENDA ITEM #2 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 16, 2000 SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING An anonymous member of the public noted that the Commission's bylaws, past practice, and Roberts Rules of Order discouraged approval of meeting minutes at special meetings. It was additionally noted that this individual had not received a copy of the meeting agenda and draft minutes for review. The anonymous member of the public noted several grammatical errors in the draft text and pointed out the Sunshine Ordinance mandated that draft minutes be made available within 10 days of a meeting. The anonymous member of the public commented favorably on a reported comment concerning the City Librarian Search Process. Mr. Peter Warfield pointed out that this was a special meeting not a regular meeting of the Commission, that Roberts Rules of Order recommended that minutes be approved only at regular meetings, and suggested that old business should be taken up first. Mr. Warfield stated that on page three of the Minutes in a report on the Library technology Plan he had expressed concern with the absence of specific cost figures. He called attention to a page five comment noting that it was his intention that everyone have an opportunity to review complex documents such as the budget well before the meeting at which they would be considered. Commission Comment on AGENDA ITEM #2 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 16, 2000 SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING Commissioners' Swig and Streets expressed concern that they had not had sufficient opportunity to review the Minutes. The Commission Secretary apologized for the delay in distributing copies of the Minutes, and explained that the backlog of unapproved meeting minutes created circumstances requiring review and approval of them a soon as possible. In response to questions by President Higueras, Deputy City Attorney Adine Varah confirmed that any meeting other than the Commission's scheduled regular monthly meetings would be classified as a special meeting. In addition, she noted that the Commission was not precluded from acting to approve meeting minutes at a special meeting although standard practice would be to approve minutes at the next regular meeting. President Higueras then tabled consideration of these minutes until the next meeting to allow appropriate time to review them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agenda Item #4 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION Library Finance Director George Nichols gave a detailed presentation on the various aspects of the proposed $1.549 million Supplemental Appropriation Request to fund Main Library renovation and repair projects. Mr. Nichols noted that many of the proposals identified in the explanatory documents had been called for in the Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) Report on the Main Library. Mr. Nichols reported that the projects would be funded through higher than anticipated revenues available to the Library in the current fiscal year. He also noted that these projects were distinct from those POE related proposals described by the Acting City Librarian in her report to the Commission at its January 2ndmeeting. Mr. Nichols then discussed in some detail the funding sources for the proposed projects and aspects of the various proposals. Mr. Nichols noted that a first group of proposed projects would be developed as a single bid and managed by the Department of Public Works, while library staff would manage a second group. Public comment on Agenda Item #4 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION An anonymous member of the public noted and questioned why these proposals were not discussed at the January 2 Commission meeting; suggesting that there seemed to be an effort to conceal the full costs and extent of proposed work. The anonymous member of the public then observed that the question was what are priorities and who, with public input, should make those decisions. Mr. Ed Regan recommended that fire doors be able to be manually operated and that building elevators also be manually operated. Mr. Peter Warfield agreed with the previous public comments and questioned both the priorities given to various projects as well as how they related to POE recommendations. Mr. Warfield requested linking of projects with specific POE recommendations, finding the proposed approach piecemeal and the individual projects insufficiently detailed. A second anonymous member of the public questioned the use of Prop. E (Library Preservation Fund) monies as well as Library Improvement Fund monies for these projected. This individual further decried the loss of the Grove Street entrance benches and public use storage lockers. Ms. Ruth McGinnis expressed concern that the loss of the Grove Street benches could create difficulties for the elderly or disabled patrons waiting for rides at the Grove Street entrance. Commission comment on Agenda Item #4 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION There was extensive discussion among the Commissioners concerning various aspects of the proposed projects with Commissioners Coulter and Steiman focusing on the importance of keeping on-going maintenance needs in mind, responding to the damage caused by illegal skateboarding activities, and vandalism to library table surfaces. Library Chief of Operations and Maintenance Rich Walsh and Phil Sowers of the Department of Public Works provided detailed information in response to Commissioners' questions concerning the needs for installing radio repeater technology to address worker safety concerns, regarding anti-skateboarding installations, and which other items were building close out punch list items. There was a discussion of the various concerns and options for the Grove Street bench area. The Acting City Librarian explained in detail how the signage consultant could provide immediate improvements and guide long-term changes, as they were needed. Next there was a detailed discussion of various repair options for damaged table surfaces. In response to questions by Commissioner Chin, the Acting City Librarian explained the importance of installing the radio repeater system as a critical health and safety measure. Ms. Hildreth explained to Commissioner Swig the background issues involved in repairing the seismic joint. Mr. Sowers detailed the seismic joint repair work involved in response to questions. In answer to questions by Commissioner Streets, Mr. Nichols and the Acting City Librarian provided a detailed overview of both cost estimates and controls and the proposed timeline to carry out and complete the proposed projects. Commissioner Streets requested that budget narrative reports be provided to clarify the funding sources and expenditures as these projects went forward. President Higueras emphasized that no Prop. A Branch Bond funds would or could be spent on any of these Main Library projects. In response to a question by Commissioner Coulter, the Acting City Librarian noted that Prop. E finds were available to any use benefiting the Library. After further discussion it was the sense of the Commission to table consideration of this item to the next meeting. President Higueras called for a brief recess at 5:38PM The Commission returned to session at 5:55PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #5 CITY LIBRARIAN SEARCH COMMITTEE REPORT Vice President Steiman discussed the recommendations made at the January 5th meeting of the Ad Hoc City Librarian Search Committee. She then introduced Library Human Resources Director Donna Marion who discussed the Committee's work and introduced Mr. William Hawkins, whose firm the Committee had recommended be hired to conduct the search process. Mr. Hawkins spoke extensively concerning his firm's professional qualifications, experience, and about various aspects of the search process. In particular he outlined a proposed step by step process, the search timeline, and various ways library staff and public input could be included in the search process. Agenda item #5 Public comment on the City Librarian Search Committee Report Ms. Sue Cauthen recommended that the Council of Neighborhood Libraries be consulted in the search process and recommended that neighborhood newspapers be used to advertise search outreach meetings. An anonymous member of the public commented that the work of the search committee appeared to have been done in a private closed process. The anonymous member of the public additionally suggested that Mayor Brown opposed open process and that a further closed process, with illegal seriatim meetings, would result from the proposed search process. This individual recommended that the Commission resume the search process itself. Mr. Ed Regan suggested that any proposed City Librarian candidates support extending public service hours,have a commitment to improving the book collections, and to recruiting library employees from graduates of City College. Peter Warfield expressed concern that the input of all parties into the search process be made public, that all search process documents be public, and that the final search criteria and recommendations be made public. Ms. Ruth McGinnis expressed concern that the proposed search timeline might not allow enough time to gather sufficient public input and requested information concerning other public officials Mr. Hawkins' firm had recruited. The second anonymous member of the public expressed a desire that the candidates to be next City Librarian give books priority. Item #5 Commission comment on the City Librarian Search Committee Report Vice President Steiman emphasized that only appropriately private personnel information would be kept confidential but that otherwise the search activities and information gathered would be discussed openly. Commissioner Coulter then discussed in extensive detail how the mixed Committee/staff subcommittee had undertaken to interview search firms and make its recommendations. The members of this Committee were identified as Librarians Dede Puma and Bill Lynch, Kathleen Lucey of the Library's Finance Office, Human Resources Director Donna Marion, Commission Secretary Michael Housh, and Commissioner Coulter. Mr. Hawkins then responded to questions by Commissioners regarding extending the search process timelines, how proper notification can be done to increase public and staff participation, and about input into the process. Mr. Hawkins explained further concerning his experiences in searching for other city librarians. He also discussed other public officials and other San Francisco city managers recruitment assignments his firm has and was currently conducting. Commission Swig emphasized that seeking the Mayor's input on what kind of candidate he would want would be essential. There followed questions by Commissioners Chin and Bautista concerning details of the Hawkins firm's approach to conducting the search and concerning the full Commission's input. In response to a query by Vice President Steiman there was a discussion among the Commissioners regarding their input into creating both a job description for City Librarian and details of how the Commission would be involved in the search process as well as the Commission's ultimate selection of the finalist candidates for nomination to the Mayor. In response to questions by Commissioner Streets, Ms. Marion discussed housing and salary issues impacting the search process. Deputy City Attorney Adine Varah clarified that there was no legal requirement that the City Librarian be a San Francisco resident. Commissioner Coulter left the meeting at 6:57PM. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA ITEM #6 BRANCH LIBRARY REORGANIZATION PLAN Library Chief of Branches Donna Corbeil gave the Commissioners a detailed report on a reorganization of the management of branch library system to both improve efficiency and provide greater support for frontline staff in branch libraries. Ms. Corbeil described the recommendations made by library consultant Beverly Simmons hired by the Library to study the impact of changing public services needs and the expansion of technology in branch libraries. The increasing complexity of the work of branch staff was reported to have lead to a greater need for management support, improved communication, and increased flexibility in use of Librarian IIIs to oversee the larger branch libraries and better manage branch operations. Ms. Corbeil then described in great detail the new geographical divisions and assignment of duties between the Chief of Branches Office and the branch managers. The Chief of Branches noted that a number of positions had been reallocated to direct public service positions in branches and the proposed new budget called for additional librarian and support staffing for the branch libraries. Ms. Corbeil explained how the reorganization plan emphasized maximizing public service and improving administrative support for both the larger and smaller branches. The Acting City Librarian informed the Commissioners concerning the extensive staff review and discussion process, including consultation with Library labor unions, that was undertaken to develop the new management structure. Ms. Hildreth in particular noted that the new system would both respond to needs identified by the new District Supervisors and the management demands resulting from the branch library improvement and construction bond program. Public Comment on Agenda Item #6 Branch Library Management Reorganization An anonymous member of the public observed that while not a management expert that this individual found the reorganization plan seemed to transfer staff from the branches to the Main Library, spreading and thinning supervision in the branches. The anonymous member of the public asked if there was documentation to justify the plan and questioned whether it was going to result in less service rather than more. Mr. Ed Regan recommended retaining cluster managers, set up a system to train new employees at the Main or in branches as group. The second anonymous member of the public raised three points, first that such a major reorganization should wait until after selection of a City Librarian to allow that person to make their own management choices, secondly that the plan shifts authority from the branches, and thirdly public service in the branches will be reduced by the loss of some librarians in the branches. Ms. Ruth McGinnis, speaking as a representative of the Librarians Guild and a former branch library cluster manager, expressed belief that the plan will result in a loss of staffing in branches. She felt the plan to be driven by the change to District Supervisors. Ms. McGinnis found that there were significant staffing shortages in the branch libraries and that this plan would do little to improve the situation. She suggested that the reorganization would result in the loss of staff familiar with the needs of branches and that the plan was not the result of staff input. Mr. Peter Warfield while noting that he was not an expert in reorganization felt that the plan would result in the reduction of staff available to serve the public in the branches. He suggested that there would be an increase in the number of libraries to be supervised, recalled no mention of the Librarian IIIs providing direct service, and found no justification which led to the creation of this plan. Commission Comment on Agenda Item #6 Branch Library Management Reorganization Vice President Steiman gave her fellow Commissioners some background on the situation that led to the need for modification of the branch library management system. The Acting City Librarian commented that the Librarian IIIs would continue to work on weekend rotation providing direct public service on weekends, and evenings in addition to weekdays. In response to questions by President Higueras, Ms. Corbeil discussed how the various conflicting demands created by the present management system resulted in poorer performance in the face of ever increasing complexities. She reported a need for greatly improved communication and operating as an effective team. Ms. Hildreth emphasized that the Librarian IIIs will be expected to be even more active in the field instead of in their office at the Main. This system will create an effective management team to better manage the greater resources the Library has put into the branch system. Commissioner Bautista lauded the improved management emphasis on the larger branches as critically needed, and expressed a hope that the new system would allow greater opportunity for staff development and training. In response to questions by Commissioners Streets and Chin, Ms. Corbeil and Ms. Hildreth explained how the new staffing provided in the proposed budget would greatly improve the ability to fully staff the branch libraries, eliminate problems in filling in for absences, and under the new system further empower field staff to better manage branch activities. Ms. Corbeil explained to Commissioner Bautista that the need for electrical upgrades limited the ability of some branches to modernize all of their computers, but that efforts were underway to address that problem. Commissioner Steiman left the meeting at 7:43PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agenda Item #7 LIBRARY LABOR UNION REPORT Ms. Ruth McGinnis reported that while there was no formal union report that she wished to convey to the Commissioners that the Union has had an excellent working relationship with Ms. Hildreth. She further reported that staff was fully aware of the demands and complexities facing the Library because of all of the new technologies and other changes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agenda Item #8 NEW BUSINESS Commissioner Chin announced that she would have to leave the meeting shortly. Commissioner Bautista requested information on upcoming meetings. Public comment on Agenda Item #8 NEW BUSINESS The second anonymous member of the public recalled that Commissioner Bautista had requested that a schedule of future meetings be discussed. The first anonymous member of the public discussed the complexities of having regular meetings and regular special meetings and suggested that the Commission return to a committee system to reduce the Commission's workload. Mr. Peter Warfield expressed his appreciation to Commissioner Bautista for requesting that the public be informed of the dates for proposed future Commission meetings. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agenda Item #10 - ADJOURNMENT MOTION: by Commissioner Bautista seconded by Commissioner Chin that the meeting be adjourned. Public comment on Agenda Item #12 ADJOURNMENT None offered ACTION: AYE 4-0 (Bautista, Higueras, Swig, and Streets) The meeting was adjourned at 7:49PM Michael Housh, Commission Secretary 3/4/01 The number of members of the public who spoke anonymously at this meeting 2.


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We have been asked for advice about the "best" prediction software to calculate "when will the spacecraft be above the horizon of my school/college" etc.
We hope that a full set of resource information will be soon developed for schools on this and many other subjects as we realise that there will be many newcomers for whom all this seems very complicated!
In the meantime, here are some possibilities.
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For stand alone use, we may suggest "Orbitron" http://www.stoff.pl/ as being one of the simpler to learn, but many others have different views!
There are also a number of apps for Android devices and IPhones and IPads
All of these will need some configuring to be accurate for your location and time zone. It will also be necessary to select the correct satellite and to keep the orbital data (known as TLEs two line elements - up to date)


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Through some of the best cinematography out there today, you'll be transported around the world through the big screen, and you'll witness some of the most extreme fly fishing the world has to offer. And you'll do from the comfort of a friendly pub, with cold beer at your fingertips.
In all the tour hopes to hit 16 cities this summer, including Knoxville, Little Rock, Dallas, Austin, Denver, Jackson and Albequerque. Check the tour's official Facebook page for more opportunities to see the film tour and support Costa's efforts to protect fish--and fishing--all over the world.
NOTE: If you're a TU chapter leader or council leader, and want to be involved in the tour, simply contact Bud Hanson at Costa, and he'll help you and your chapter make the most of the event.