| dc.description.abstract | Dit wil voorkom asof die dissipline rondom die onderhouding van die rusdag ‘n “afskeepkind” binne die kerk is, ondanks die feit dat die rusdag prominensie geniet in God se voorbeeld en ook as opdrag. Uit talle navorsing kan gesien word dat die mens eintlik bedraad is om volgens ’n sewedagsiklus te funksioneer. Die vraag sou dus kon ontstaan of die verontagsaming van hierdie nodige rus bydra tot die universele oorladings- en uitbrandingsepidemie wat beleef word? In die hedendaagse tye, met al die beskikbare tegnologie, is dit asof die lewenstempo net versnel en mense nie altyd oor die ‘tyd’ beskik vir genoegsame rus nie. Hierdie studie het ten doel om die belangrikheid daarvan om rus deel van die person se lewenstyl te maak, te beklemtoon wat as voorkomend tot uitbranding kan wees. Die navorsingsvraag wat gestel word, is: Watter pastorale riglyne ten opsigte van rus kan volgens Bybelse perspektiewe daargestel word as ’n hulpmiddel om uitbranding te voorkom? Die navorsing geskied vanuit die epistemologiese paradigma van Praktiese Teologie en wel dan in besonder, die pastorale komponent daarvan. Die algemene doelstelling van die navorsing is om uiteindelik pastorale riglyne vanuit Skriftuurlike perspektiewe op rus daar te stel in ʼn poging om uitbranding te voorkom. Die nvaorsing geskied volgens die model van Osmer (2008) en beantwoord aan die vier take soos vervat in die model, naamlik die empiriese navorsing, interpretatiewe navorsing, normatiewe navorsing en pragmatiese navorsing. In die empiriese navorsing is daar van ’n kwalitatiewe studie gebruik gemaak en alhoewel die studie beperk is, kon daar sekere afleidings gemaak word. Hierdie afleidings kan egter nie as norm aanvaar word nie. Die interpretatiewe taak het geskied deur ’n diepgaande literatuurstudie waarin die aspekte van uitbranding en rus aan orde gestel is. Die normatiewe taak het geskied deur grammaties-historiese eksegese van bepaalde Skrifgedeeltes volgens die Reformatiese beginsels. God se voorbeeld en opdrag rakende rus, asook Jesus se voorbeeld en opmerkings oor rus volgens sy Vader se bepalings, is bespreek. In die pragmatiese gedeelte van die studie is pastorale riglyne geformuleer wat pastorale beraders in staat stel om ondersteuning en begeleiding te bied aan persone in die voorkoming van uitbranding. Die studie het tot die konklusie gekom dat die rusdag ʼn Godsgeskenk aan die mensdom is, en dat dit tyd en geleentheid skep om intimiteit met God en medegelowiges te ervaar, die vreugde van samesyn met geliefdes sonder die druk van werk te geniet en ook om fisiek, geestelik en emosioneel te rus en te herstel. It seems as if the discipline of keeping the day of rest is the “neglected orphan” of the church, despite the fact that God provides the example and that the day of rest enjoys prominence as his command. Research shows that people are wired to function according to a seven-day cycle. The question can therefore be asked if the disregard for this much-needed rest contributes to the universal epidemic of burnout and overload. In modern times with all the available technology, the tempo of life has only accelerated and people do not always get enough “time” to rest. This study aimed to emphasize the importance of making rest part of one’s lifestyle to prevent burnout. The research question was: What pastoral guidelines with regard to rest can be set down according to Biblical perspectives to prevent burnout? The research is set in the epistemological paradigm of practical theology, especially the pastoral component. The general aim of the research was to put forward pastoral guidelines based on Scriptural perspectives on rest in an attempt to prevent burnout.
The research adhered to Osmer’s (2008) model and answered to the four tasks included in the model, namely empirical research, interpretative research, normative research and pragmatic research. The empirical research took the shape of a qualitative study, and although the study was limited, certain deductions were warranted. However, these deductions cannot be accepted as the norm. The interpretative task involved an in-depth literature study to address the aspects of burnout and rest. The normative task entailed grammatical-historical exegesis of certain parts of Scripture according to Reformed principles. God’s example and command regarding rest, as well as Jesus’s example and remarks on rest according to his Father’s stipulations, are discussed. The pragmatic part of the study offers pastoral guidelines that may enable councillors to offer people support and guidance to prevent burnout. The study reached the conclusion that the day of rest is a gift from God to humanity, and that it creates time and opportunity to experience intimacy with God and fellow believers, to experience the joy of togetherness with loved ones without the pressure of work, and to rest and be restored physically, spiritually and emotionally | en_US |
