The Role of Ministers in Community Development: The DRCA OFS as a Case Study

The Dutch Reformed Church in Africa, Orange Free State (DRCA OFS), is one of the Dutch Reformed family of churches2 in South Africa established in 1910 for black South Africans. The analysis of the DRCA OFS mission and diaconial ministry reveals that the mission in the DRCA OFS is declining, that co...

Description complète

Enregistré dans:  
Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Pali, K. J. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
Vérifier la disponibilité: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: [2019]
Dans: Acta theologica
Année: 2019, Volume: 39, Numéro: 1, Pages: 200-221
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Missionaire / Cléricalisme / Développement / Diaconie / Südafrika
Classifications IxTheo:CH Christianisme et société
KBN Afrique subsaharienne
KDD Église protestante
RK Diaconie
Accès en ligne: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Volltext (kostenfrei)
Volltext (kostenfrei)
Description
Résumé:The Dutch Reformed Church in Africa, Orange Free State (DRCA OFS), is one of the Dutch Reformed family of churches2 in South Africa established in 1910 for black South Africans. The analysis of the DRCA OFS mission and diaconial ministry reveals that the mission in the DRCA OFS is declining, that community projects are used to address mainly immediate needs, and that there are no strategies to address urgent social challenges in society. In the light of this, the article intends to analyse the role of DRCA OFS ministers in community development in South Africa. The leading research question is: To what extent are DRCA OFS ministers involved in community development in South Africa?
ISSN:2309-9089
Contient:Enthalten in: Acta theologica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.18820/23099089/actat.v39i1.10