Browsing Theology by Author "Buys, P.J."
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Applying the principles of Missio Dei: Ministering to the Mozambican migrants in the North West province of South Africa
Rodrigues, Filho Francisco (North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)South Africa is a country rich in minerals, mainly gold and platinum. Workers from various countries from sub-Saharan Africa journey to the country to get a job opportunity in the mining industry. This thesis is a study ... -
Church expansion through church planting in Ghana : a case study of the Lighthouse Chapel International Model
Nterful, Emmanuel Louis (2013)Jesus Christ instructed His disciples before His death to limit the preaching of the gospel to the ‘lost sheep of the house of Israel’ (Matt 10:6). After His resurrection, however, He broadened the scope of proselytizing ... -
Critical reflection on child protection policies dealing with clerical sexual abuse of children within the Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria : pastoral and missiological implications
Njoku, Uchenna Cletus (North-West University (South-Africa), 2022)The Catholic Church worldwide is struggling with a scandal of clerical sexual abuse of children. As result the Catholic Church globally has lost millions of members in the last decades. Just in the US, about 33.3% of ... -
Glocal mission paradox : handling disputable liturgical music, a case study of Good News Community Church in Hillbrow, Johannesburg
Muswubi, Takalani Aaron (North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The handling of disputable liturgical music was and is still a debatable issue. The main argument in this research is based on the following assumptions: The glocal missional framework is significant in liturgical music ... -
The historical impact and current challenges of Christian ministry among the Aboriginal people of the Delaware Bay region
Norwood, John Rob (2015)The purpose of this research is to assess and address issues of contextualization and reconciliation as they pertain to Christianization and cultural preservation within the three Nanticoke-Lenape American Indian tribal ... -
'n Holistiese perspektief op die missio Dei : 'n evaluering van die sendingwerk van die Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerken in KwaNdebele (RSA)
Jansen, Andre (2015)Gedurende die afgelope 50 jaar het rolspelers in Sendingwetenskap binne die Evangeliese en Reformatoriese tradisie steeds meer oortuig geraak dat Skrifgetroue sendingwerk ’n integrasie moet behels van teologiese visie en ... -
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.
Stubbs, G.R. (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 ... -
Die Jehovah–getuies : 'n onchristelike kulte?
Stoker, Hendrik Gerhardus (1994)The aim of this study is to find an answer to the question whether or not the Jehovah's Witnesses could and should be described as an unchristian cult. The Jehovah's Witnesses is a religious group that was founded in the ... -
A missiological study into the need and importance for Reformed Baptists to engage in deliberate Biblical contextualisation in urban, post-modern South Africa
Koning, John Nicholas (North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Postmodernism and urbanisation pose significant challenges and opportunities to Christian witness in the West. In South Africa, Reformed Baptists are battling to engage with and reach new generations with the Gospel. While ... -
A missional evaluation of the LIFEPLAN® training and equipping programme for youth in rural areas: a case study of its impact in the Christiana district of South Africa
Freeks, F.E. (North-West University, 2018)The youth in contemporary South Africa seemingly face immense challenges and experience severe problems. The farming communities in the Christiana District of the North-West Province South Africa, especially struggle with ... -
Pastoraat aan die Afrika-mens
Bosman, Johan (Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2002)Pastoraat aan die Afrika-mens is a Masters' thesis, which explores the hypotheses and finds that an African life and worIdview must consciously be taken into account in pastoral care to Christians with an African life and ... -
Purification in an African context from a Missio Dei perspective : empowering pastors of African Independent Churches in Leandra to interpret the cleansing rituals of Numbers 19 from a Christ centred redemptive perspective : a case study
Nyawuza, Nicholas Mfanuzile (North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)This research examines and evaluates the way African Independent Churches use Numbers 19 when cleansing rituals are performed in the Leandra District in South Africa. Through qualitative empirical research the importance ... -
The relevance and suitability of Tim Keller’s contextualization for Reformed evangelical ministry in urban South Africa
Koning, J.N. (North-West University, 2019)Rapid urbanization, postmodernity and African Traditional Religion (ATR) pose significant challenges and opportunities for gospel ministry in South Africa. Reformed churches appear to be struggling to come to terms with ... -
The role of small groups in the revitalization of the Presbyterian churches in Brazil: a comparative study
Nogueira, Edilson Botelho (North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)The present research aimed to demonstrate that small groups ministry is not only an effective instrument to revitalise a declining church. This ministry also provides the model experience for missional witness and action ... -
Theological education and the effect of tribal identity upon Christian unity and mission in Burma
Curtis, Steven (North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Many Burmese are isolationists by default because of their strong ethnic and tribal sensitivities, compounded by extended socio-political repression. This insularity is often undiminished even among Christians, leading to ...