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A pastoral study on gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2022)
Gender-based violence and femicide has been declared South Africa’s second pandemic. It is believed that one in three (1 in 3) women has experienced some form of gender-based violence before the age of 18. The Covid-19 ...
A practical theological model for a community transformation strategy implemented by the church in Sesheke
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)
Numerous studies so far acknowledge that many transformation strategies fail because of inadequate implementation. As such, this study focuses on the actual design, implementation, and monitoring of a community transformation ...
An assessment of Khayelitsha Churches involvement in social justice from 1994 to 2018 : a public pastoral study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)
The purpose of this study is to assess the involvement of churches in Khayelitsha in
matters pertaining to social justice from 1994 to 2018. Throughout this study, the
researcher seeks to answer the following questions ...
A historical study of leadership within the Presbyterian church of Congo in the post-missionary era, 1960-2003
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)
This dissertation engages in a historical analysis of the leadership of the Presbyterian Church of Congo in the post-missionary era from 1960-2003. It seeks to investigate the complex challenges facing the indigenous ...
Community development and the church : a public practical theology inquiry
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2022)
Sub-Saharan Africa's underdevelopment raises questions about why this region remains mired in challenges that impede human progress. There are different responses to the question, but no significant regional changes indicate ...
Guidelines for a church pre-planting strategy: a practical theological perspective
(North-West University, 2018)
The church is facing one of its biggest challenges since the dawn of the church age. In fact some philosophers are referring to the current age as the post church age. This in itself points to the challenges local churches ...
An assessment of the business management skills required from ministers in the Reformed Churches of South Africa
(North-West University, 2007)
The purpose of this study is to identify the business management skills that can assist ministers in the Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid Afrika (GKSA) in executing their calling more effectively. A congregation is not a business, ...
'n Pastoraal-teologiese studie oor effektiewe en verantwoordelike leierskap van die Afrikaanssprekende predikant in die gemeente se roeping
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
The aim of this study was to determine what the role of effective and responsible leadership of the minister is in the congregation’s call, specifically that of the Afrikaans-speaking minister in congregations with a ...
From stagnation to revitalization : A study of select turnaround churches in the urban context of Nairobi, Kenya
(North-West University, 2010)
The city of Nairobi, Kenya, is plagued by the aching problem of multitudes of stagnant
churches cramping the metropolis amidst a few mega churches. This research aims to
identify the factors of revitalization in selected ...
A framework for crafting and implementing a congregational strategy in the local congregations of the reformed churches of South Africa
(North-West University, 2010)
The church is not like any other institution or organisation in society. Although the church is primarily invisible and spiritual, it is a visible organisation in the world, and it
spans across borders of nations, languages ...