• Ouers se primêre rol in geloofsvorming 

  Yates, Hannelie; Avenant, Johannes C. (AOSIS, 2025-02)

  This article, firstly seeks to explore the role parents play in shaping their children’s faith, and secondly, to examine how it influences congregations’ role. The article begins by providing a concise overview of faith ...
• Geloofsreis – nuut ontdek 

  Nel, Malan (AOSIS, 2025-02)

  No abstract available.
• Report on a case study process evaluation of a HeartMath intervention and faith following a traumatic experience 

  Edwards, David J.; Dreyer, Yolanda; Steyn, B.J.M. (Barend Johannes Marthinus) (Dialogo Publishing House, 2024-12)

  An initial study was undertaken on a HeartMath intervention, focusing on coherence, resilience and faith following a traumatic experience. Quantitively, there were significant post-intervention positive improvements in ...
• A HeartMath intervention, focusing on coherence, resilience and faith, following a trauma 

  Edwards, David John; Dreyer, Yolanda; Steyn, B.J.M. (Barend Johannes Marthinus) (AOSIS, 2024-02-27)

  Traumatic experiences can have an impact on faith. HeartMath, which focuses on coherence and resilience, is one approach utilised to help overcome traumatic experiences. This study focused on a HeartMath intervention, ...
• 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, 2025-01)

  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 ...
• 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 ...

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