Browsing Faculty of Humanities by Subject "missio Dei"
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A call for recognition and empowerment of women in ministry in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa
(The Church History Society Of Southern Africa, 2017)Women were already in ministry in Old and New Testament times, though they were not officially recognised as ministers as they are today. This practice was adopted by the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA). Despite ... -
A long walk to obedience: missiology and mission under scrutiny (1910-2010)
(AOSIS, 2017)This article describes the discipline of missiology and mission over the last century since Edinburgh 1910 followed by two world wars to Edinburgh 2010, as a long walk to obedience - a walk in discerning God's will. Even ... -
A rediscovery of the priesthood of believers in Ephesians 4:1-16 and its relevance for the Missio Dei and a biblical missional ecumenism
(AOSIS, 2017)This article is dedicated to Professor Sarel van der Merwe as missiologist and what he had done for the cause of the missio Dei in South Africa. The role of the laity in the missio Dei was one of the most significant ... -
Equipping the poorest of the poor to become agents of community transformation: a case study of milk as a catalyst in Burundi
(AOSIS, 2017)Community transformation has cultural, political and religious dimensions. In the case of Burundi, it is ranked 188/188 on the scale of the world's poorest countries. The poor in Burundi have a fatalistic attitude towards ... -
The missio Dei as context for a ministry to refugees
(AOSIS, 2017)The current global escalation of refugees and involuntary migration, due to the effects of war and world disasters, makes it imperative to devise an effective approach to care for refugees. This article, therefore examines ... -
True disciples, nature and leiturgia: preservation of the earth
(Southern African Missiological Society, 2017)God created humanity in his image (imago Dei) so that they become God's disciples. The core duties of being a disciple are to be responsible for, utilise and care for the earth as part of leiturgia3, which according to ...