• Pentecostal leadership disputes in Zimbabwe : a pastoral challenge 

  Mundhluri, Zephania; Masango, Maake J.S. (AOSIS, 2024-08)

  Conflicts in the Pentecostal church leadership have been growing since time immemorial. However, leadership disputes have become traumatic and tragic in Zimbabwe to the extent that junior pastors are committing suicide ...
• Leading Maranatha Reformed Church of Christ beyond hundred years through serving and cell groups 

  Manala, Matsobane J. (AOSIS, 2024-06)

  This article had as a point of departure, the fact that the most important component of church life and work, was its members, whose edification and enablement were of vital importance. A background was proffered to help ...
• Preaching : truth sharing as a prophetic voice 

  Nel, Malan (University of the Free State, 2024-11-14)

  What kind of preaching and what kind of preacher will facilitate the cultivation of contextually relevant missional congregations? A main thesis in this search was and still is that integrating and coordinating all ministries ...
• The School for Social Innovation at Hugenote Kollege and congregational vitality through faithful innovation 

  Niemandt, Cornelius Johannes Petrus (Nelus) (University of the Free State, 2024-11-14)

  This article presents a case study and the story of the School for Social Innovation (SSI) at Hugenote Kollege in Wellington, South Africa. It explores the influence of Andrew Murray Jr, the history of the college, the ...
• Inclusivity in youth ministry praxis and the challenge of mainline church attrition 

  Droege, Michael William; Nel, Malan (AOSIS, 2024-06-04)

  Despite a century of professional development in youth ministry, the American church continues to face generational attrition. This article explores this paradox, employing practical theology to scrutinise the historical ...
• Engaging emerging adults : a missional model of ministry for house churches in South Africa 

  Knoetze, Johannes Jacobus; Prince, Ronele (AOSIS, 2024-02-29)

  This article examines the role of house churches in South Africa in the ministry of emerging adulthood. Emerging adulthood is a turbulent life stage that is characterised by change and exploration. Additionally, it ...
• The Africa we want : family and youth ministry, inequality, and poverty 

  Knoetze, Johannes Jacobus (Sage, 2024)

  This contribution draws on the Agenda 2063 document to engage the role of family and youth ministry in relation to inequality and poverty. The question this paper addresses is, how can we read Agenda 2063 with a specific ...
• Die bedieningbehoeftes van Afrikaanssprekende universiteitstudente in Suid-Afrika 

  Kemm, Nienke; Nel, Malan (AOSIS, 2024-03)

  This article is the result of an empirical study conducted in the student congregations of the Dutch Reformed Church, the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa and the Reformed Church in South Africa. The study has been ...
• Aspects of the experience of ordination by URCSA female ministers in the Western Cape 

  Curtis, Daryll (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  I would like to draw attention to the experiences of ordained Coloured women in South Africa, in particular those ministering to congregations in the Uniting Reformed Church South Africa (URCSA) in the Western Cape. Coloured ...
• Raising the future together : assessing the impact of the Chics program on primary caregivers in low-income daycares 

  Van der Merwe, Antoinette; Senyolo, Catherine; Van Niekerk, Attie (Elsevier, 2024-12)

  Parental involvement in a child's school is crucial during early childhood, a critical period for skill-forming and neurodevelopment. However, the impact of early childhood programs on parents is understudied. This study ...
• The role of storytelling as a possible trauma release for war veterans : a narrative approach 

  Dickson, Nicole; Meylahn, Johann-Albrecht (AOSIS, 2024-05)

  The master narrative of Apartheid South Africa created a specific identity for white boys and men and, together with this identity, a very particular role and place within the South African context. This identity was ...
• Living water in Ezekiel 47 : how eco-hermeneutics raise climate awareness among Christian youth 

  Van Vliet, Geke (AOSIS, 2024-09)

  This article examined the role of biblical interpretation amid the world’s water crisis. It aimed to make biblical texts accessible to non-specialist readers by using several methods of interpretation. The methods used ...
• Meaning of life and death during COVID-19 pandemic : a cultural and religious narratives 

  Buqa, Wonke (AOSIS, 2024-03)

  The sudden arrival of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in South Africa drastically changed the normal way of life in all sectors. It compelled everyone to look at the meaning of life and death differently ...
• Interracial conflict and cultural division in Moreleta circuit : a quest for developing an inclusive missional church 

  Fuku, Thozamile Abednego; Nel, Malan; De Beer, Stephanus Francois (AOSIS, 2024-07)

  Interracial conflict and cultural divisions have been a serious challenge in the church globally. Through the years there has been vast available literature about the phenomenon as it happens and this study will specifically ...
• Integrating pastoral care and appreciative inquiry for sex trafficking survivors : a framework for healing 

  Frieslaar, Brent V.; Masango, Maake J.S. (AOSIS, 2024-08)

  Integrating appreciative inquiry (AI) and pastoral care may help address the complex issues of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. This article explores the benefits of incorporating AI principles into ...
• Hagar’s spirituality prior to and after captivity : an African and gendered perspective 

  Maseko, Xolani; Soko-de-Jong, Thandi (AOSIS, 2024-05)

  This study is an exploration of the Hagar narrative from the perspective of African Womanist Theology. The article focuses on the spirituality of Hagar before and after her captivity (Gn 16). The research takes an ...
• Breaking the silence : is the church failing to address South Africa’s sociopolitical problems? 

  Mkhize, Thabani (AOSIS, 2024-05)

  This article investigates why the Ecumenical Church in South Africa has not responded effectively to social issues such as bad governance, corruption, inequality, crime, and ethical decline. It uses contextual and ...
• Ambivalence and the unsettling aftershocks : postcolonial perspectives on Vellem’s spirituality 

  Mpofu, Buhle (AOSIS, 2024-03)

  Addressing a myriad of complex social, economic and political issues in the South African context requires that we draw from a variety of voices. This postcolonial reflection draws on the work of Vuyani Vellem’s African ...
• A theological response to racism in post-apartheid South Africa : a Korean perspective 

  Kim, Seungbum; Mpofu, Buhle (AOSIS, 2024-04)

  This article explores a theological response to racism from a Korean perspective as a way to celebrate the legacy of Vuyani Shadrack Vellem who introduced the first Korean author (S.K.) to Black Theology of Liberation ...
• "Anthropology" and the "Imago Dei" as (related) problematic concepts when considering technology: suggestions towards greater cross-disciplinary understanding 

  Lombaard, Christoffel Johannes Stephanus (Africa Journals, 2023)

  In this contribution an interdisciplinary contribution from Theology on the unfolding relationship between humanity and technology, is considered. In order to contribute with validity to these academic and societal ...

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