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Sinkretisme, akkulturasie en seku lar isasie as probleme in die sending, met besondere verwysing na die sionisme in Suid-Afrika
(North-West University (South Africa), 1981)Die veld wat in hierdie referaat gedek gaan word, is sinkretisme en akkulturasie. Daarmee saam moet seku larisasie noodwendig ook aan die orde gebring word. Maar om bloat 'n studie van bogenoemde verskynsels te maak, ... -
A public pastoral response to Xenophobia in South Africa : Ubuntu and hospitality within an African Christian ethical framework
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Xenophobia is invariably defined as an intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries. For the purposes of this study the concept has been defined with fear not being the operative word as it tends ... -
A public pastoral assessment of Church response to Gender Based Violence (GBV) within the United Baptist Church of Zimbabwe
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)In a country such as Zimbabwe where 84.5% of the population is Christian, it is expected that gender-based violence (GBV) should be minimal. However, it is not so as GBV remains very high. Sadly, churches and church members ... -
Guiding Baptist Union Churches towards multiculturalism: developing a multicultural tool for globalising urban South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)When the “global village” joins the local church, some cultures are tempted to withdraw. What guidance is there for Baptist Union Churches undergoing demographic changes? Findings in missiology, anthropology, and intercultural ... -
Leadership and citizenship in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): a Christian-ethical appraisal
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is endowed with natural resources to the extent that it could be one of the richest countries in the world. Nonetheless, this country is one of the poorest (in the world) with more ... -
HONEY FROM THE ROCK Poverty alleviation from a missio Dei perspective presented as a missiological case study of Integral Mission through the African Honey Bee project in the uMfolozi area of South Africa.
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)After many years of experience of working in desperately poor communities in South Africa, Africa and South East Asia, the researcher has come to realise that in order to achieve sustainable social transformation, a holistic ... -
A missiological study on African traditional religious worldview and charm-dependency in the Zambezi Evangelical Churches
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Charm-dependency hinders discipleship in the Zambezi Evangelical Church in South-Central Malawi. Belief in traditional religious charms is rooted in African Traditional Religion and animated by deep-seated worldview motifs, ... -
The role of Christian Mentoring in Positive Youth Development Programs in the Hex River Valley
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Positive Youth Development is an emerging discipline with an appreciative, inclusive disposition towards children that can be defined as an approach or a philosophy to youth programming. One of the vehicles used for positive ... -
The doctrine of salvation, source of authority of the pastoral ministry: a dogmatic perspective
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)In this scientific study on the doctrine of salvation, source of authority of pastoral ministry from a dogmatic perspective, the researcher’s main concern was the main concern was to highlight the essential elements that ... -
The church leader's cognition of perseverance: a pastoral study elucidating resilience in ministry
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Die plaaslike kerk is geroepe om aan God se verlossingsmissie deel te neem en as katalisator vir hoop en transformasie in hierdie wêreld op te tree. Of sy hierdie roeping vervul, hang grootliks af van die mans en vroue wat ... -
Pastorale versorging aan adolessente meisies met afwesige vaders
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Hierdie studie handel oor die pastorale versorging aan adolessente meisies met afwesige vaders. Die oogmerk is om riglyne saam te stel sodat adolessente meisies met afwesige vaders, ten spyte van hulle omstandighede, ... -
“Lewe” (חיה) as teologiese tema met toespitsing op die begrippe Beloofde Land en toekomsverwagting in Deuteronómium
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)“Lewe” as konsep kom regdeur die verskillende literêre korpusse in die Bybel voor. ʼn Soektog van die Hebreeuse stam van die woord vir lewe in die Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, naamlik חיה , lewer 806 resultate¹. Volgens ... -
Die tug oor ampsdraers : 'n kerkregtelike en kubernetiese studie
(North-West University (South-Africa), 1982)No Abstract available -
Disability in the African context: towards inclusive homiletics
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)This study explores disability in the African context and seeks to articulate markers for an inclusive homiletic in the African context. The epidemiology and aetiology of disability are highlighted. It is estimated that ... -
A missiological evaluation of the contribution of Prosperity Gospel in the socio-economic transformation of Mahikeng
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The principal objective of this study was a missiological evaluation of prosperity gospel on the socio-economic transformation of Mahikeng. Prosperity gospel has its roots in the charismatic movement or Pentecostalism. The ... -
Pastorale begeleiding aan seksueel verslaafdes
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Seksualiteit is deel van menswees. Verwronge uitlewing van seksualiteit is nie noodwendig uit die staanspoor problematies nie, maar het simptome wat geleidelik sigbaar word en in kompulsiewe gedragsvorme manifesteer. ... -
Die ondersteuningsisteem van persone wat binne romantiese verhoudings gemanipuleer word: ’n praktykteoretiese pastorale studie
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)Most people can think of at least one friend or family member, where the question: "Why does he / she stay in a relationship with that person?" is relevant. Often, however, the person is not exactly sure why they remain ... -
Equipping the Christian church to defend, practice and propagate a Biblical worldview of worship in a pluralistic South Africa
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)The current South African context boasts a maze of nationalities, ethnic groups, races and cultures. Within this context, the country has gravitated into a melting pot of philosophies, ideologies, spiritualities, belief ... -
The challenge of postmetaphysical Scripture reading: Jean-Luc Marion's hermeneutics of saturation
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)This dissertation explores Jean-Luc Marion’s postmetaphysical reading of Scripture as a textual collection of saturated phenomena in relation to dogmatic reasoning. Through study of Marion’s idea of the saturated phenomenon ... -
Missio Dei as the reconnection with the socially excluded homeless populations in Central London: the possible impact on being church
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)The Bible says that Jesus Christ came into the world, to give abundant life to all (John 10:10). The truth is that His provision of abundant life includes the homeless. This implies that mission with the homeless is an ...