Steve Taylor (missiologist)
Steve Taylor (born 1968) is a New Zealand pastor and missiologist. He is a leading voice in the emerging church movement in New Zealand.[1][2][3]
Taylor has degrees from Lincoln University, the University of Auckland, and the University of Otago.[4] He served as the senior pastor of Opawa Baptist Church,[5] and the founding pastor of Graceway Baptist Church in Ellerslie, New Zealand.[1] Taylor taught at Carey Baptist College, Laidlaw College and Flinders University before serving as Principal of the Uniting College for Leadership and Theology from 2012 to 2015.[6] He then took up the position of Principal of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand's Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership, serving from 2015 to 2021.[4]
Taylor has written The Out of Bounds Church?: Learning to Create a Community of Faith in a Culture of Change (2005), Built for change: A practical theology of innovation and collaboration (2016), and First Expressions: Innovation and the Mission of God (2019). He is co-editor of the journal Ecclesial Futures.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Doornenbal, Robert J. A. (2012). Crossroads: An Exploration of the Emerging-missional Conversation with a Special Focus on 'missional Leadership' and Its Challenges for Theological Education. Eburon Uitgeverij B.V. p. 130. ISBN 9789059726239. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ Ward, Kevin Ronald (2013). Losing Our Religion?: Changing Patterns of Believing and Belonging in Secular Western Societies. Wipf and Stock. p. 161. ISBN 9781620324110. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ Sargeant, Wendi (2015). Christian Education and the Emerging Church: Postmodern Faith Formation. Wipf and Stock. p. 70. ISBN 9781498204316. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ a b Taylor, Steve. "Who is Steve Taylor?". sustain:if:able kiwi. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ Sine, Tom (2009). The New Conspirators: Creating the Future One Mustard Seed at a Time. InterVarsity Press. p. 36. ISBN 9780830877294. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "New Principal for KCML". Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Ecclesial Futures". Wipf and Stock. Retrieved 10 May 2022.