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dc.contributor.advisorKritzinger, J.J.
dc.contributor.authorMofokeng, Dikotsi William
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-30T14:00:31Z
dc.date.available2015-11-30T14:00:31Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/15421
dc.descriptionPhD (Missiology), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015en_US
dc.description.abstractMissiology is about God's call and his sending forth of people to do his will. His call is always linked to his purpose. Thus, the primary purpose of God is salvation. And his salvation is all embracing. Similarly, the Church is the sacrament of salvation and is mandated to proclaim faith and salvation to all. Hence, the mission of God (missio Dei) takes place in the Church, and is implanted by the Church in the world (missiones Ecclesiae). The mission which Jesus gives to the Church is made possible by his own mission (missio Christi), and thus has its foundation in God. The history of the Catholic Diocese of Bethlehem begins with the German Missionaries of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans). Importantly, for the Spiritans, the growth of the diocese depended upon the training of the lay people to teach catechism, to lead Priestless Sunday services and gradually by the training of the local clergy as well. The present situation in the Catholic Diocese of Bethlehem is the seemingly shallow understanding of faith and mission, and also the dwindling number of Catholics. This is clearly evident in the number of baptisms in the baptismal register and the head counts on Sundays. Nevertheless, the diocese is still called to preach the Good News to the poor and the oppressed. This thesis assesses the efforts of the pioneers (German Missionaries) as well as the current situation in the Catholic Diocese of Bethlehem, and recommends a paradigm shift for the future.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectMissio Deien_US
dc.subjectMissiones Ecclesiaeen_US
dc.subjectMissionen_US
dc.subjectLocal Churchen_US
dc.subjectBethlehem Dioceseen_US
dc.subjectRoman Catholic Churchen_US
dc.subjectRevitalisationen_US
dc.titleThe mission of God's people in the light of God's mission : a missiological case study on the Catholic Church of Bethlehem, South Africaen
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.thesistypeDoctoralen_US
dc.contributor.researchID11341580 - Kritzinger, Johan Jakobus (Supervisor)


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